Stormy Senate debate over Stimson and Knox nominees
The senate military committee ordered hearings on Roosevelt’s nomination of Henry L. Stimson as war secretary as a nationwide debate over foreign policy and defense raged. Colonel Knox’s nomination for secretary of the navy also stirred bid for cabinet reorganization amid speculation of staff changes including Frances Perkins.
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Washington
Senate Military Committee
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Woodring
Stimson
Topeka
Kas
United States
Congress
Frances Perkins
Knox-Stimson
Senate
Hemisphere as Economic Unit New Deal Aim
President Roosevelt announced a Pan American economic cooperation plan built to support national defense with economic unity across the hemisphere. He dismissed questions on cabinet Republican appointees and said a capital structure of a few billion dollars is excessive.
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NEW Deal
Associated Press
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Washington
Alf M. Landon
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Fuhrer selects 18 Armistice scene for triumph
The Associated Press reports Adolf Hitler presented peace terms to French envoys in the Compiegne forest railcar, the same site of Germany’s 1918 surrender. Terms aimed to end the war in France, demilitarize the French forces, and set pre conditions for a new European peace, with fighting continuing nearby and French resistance cited.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
France
Compiegne
Germany
England
Clemenceau
Richelieu
Brest
Jura
Alps
Maginot Line
Lyon
Grenoble
Bordeaux
Marshal Foch
Kaiser Wilhelm
Wilhelm Keitel
Hitler
Nearbad
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Onel
Walther Brauchitsch
Omepiogne
Republicans Move Toward Antiwar Platform in 1940 Nominating Fight
Philadelphia June 21 Republicans sharpen antiplatform declarations after a tumultuous national committee greeting. They labeled Henry L. Stimson and Colonel Knox as interventionists for accepting posts in Roosevelt’s cabinet and argued the President seeks war. Rumor swirled Roosevelt may not seek a third term. Subcommittee led by Landon to draft a brief platform aligned with the Glenn Frank report.
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Philadelphia
National Committee
Henry L. Stimson
Colonel Franker
Alf M. Landon
War
Navy
Roosevelt
Landon
Stimson
Knox
Summer Solstice Marks Sun Reach at Dawn
The text notes today is the first day of summer and mentions at 637 a.m. the sun reached its northernmost point. It presents a concise, dated observation of the solstice and its timing, reflecting a period voice.
Temperatures Report Amid Mixed Readings Yesterday
A fragmented weather note records varied temperatures with a high near 78 and a low around 48. The report mentions yesterday's readings and a vague reference to ongoing conditions, but specifics are unclear due to OCR garble.
Thompson Chosen State Commander of V. S. U. V.
Attorney Lowell C. Thompson of Minford and Portsmouth is named state commander of the Sons of Union Veterans. The selection occurred in Columbus during the G. A. R. convention, marking the second time in 58 years that a father and son have held the department commander post. Thompson,
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Lowell C. Thompson
Minford
Portsmouth
Sons of Union Veterans of the
Columbus
of Department
Thormpson
Hitler Reenacts Foch Seat As Armistice Terms Issued
In Compiègne France on June 21 Adolf Hitler and his aides sat in the same railway car where Marshal Foch dictated the 1918 armistice. Keitel presented terms proclaiming France defeated as Hess and Von Ribben, present with Hitler, watched. A nearby bust of Foch framed the scene.
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Xompiegne Forest
France
Adolf Hitler
Foch
Ger
Wilhelm Keitel
Hitler
Mussolini
Keitel
Germany
Horst Wessel
Finances To Train Skilled Men Asked Draft Bill Given Senate
Coroner holds death accident Henry P Klingman 79 of Scioto county named 10th automobile fatality of year after truck collision on Y road near Towpath. Grandson Robert Klingman 9 narrowly escaped injury as man and son watched from road. Driver Horton Daniels claimed speeding car forced swerve. coroner rules accidental death. Page 2 continues Finances.
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Senate
Henry P. Klingman
Fourth Street
Scioto County
J. D. Rose
Klingman
Robert Lee Klingman
Fred Klingman
Ae Ee
Daniels
Hillman Hit In House Army To Call 9000 Reserve Officers
Roosevelt urged Congress to provide 22.59 million dollars for rapid training of skilled and semi-skilled workers needed for the defense program. The request went to a Senate Appropriations subcommittee amid critical legislative debate.
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Hillman
CIO Amalgamated Tees Workers of America
Roosevelt
House
Army
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Senate Appropriations
Romania to Form Totalitarian Party Akin to Nazism
Announcement reports King Carol planning a new totalitarian political party modeled on Nazism in Romania. The move signals a shift toward centralized rule and potential suppression of opposition.
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Romania
Carol
Britain Faces New Phase After Armistice Terms
Dewitt Mackenzie argues that French resistance is crushed and Britain must endure occupation under enemy rule until final victory. He notes heavy bombing in the Battle of Britain and highlights Brest as a critical German port, with continental ports under threat from Brittany to the Arctic.
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Compeigne
France
Britain
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Brest
Brittany
North Sea
Atlantic
Arctic
Bombs Jolt Nazi and Reds Offices in New York
June 21 heightened precautions were taken to guard belligerent nation representatives in New York after two bombings damaged the German consulate and the Communist Daily Worker. Ten persons were hurt in the incidents.
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Associated Press
New York
The
Daily Worker
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