Italy renews Malta aid in renewed air raids and clashes
Rome reports the Italian high command communique detailing renewed air bombardments of Molin and Alexandria naval bases with several planes missing. Clashes on the Cyrenaican border favored Italian forces, with a tank and armored car captured and enemy planes shot down near Tobruk. East Africa saw Italian aviation conduct offensive flights beyond Kassala and bomb motorized elements, while enemy airports at Kataklmt Ferlin piso were struck.
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Taian High Command
Molin
Alexandria
Tobruk
East Africa
Kassmlla
Alt Katakal
Mt Ferlin
Piso
Fleet Chief Richardson Arrives From Hawaii
Admiral J O Richardson arrived unexpectedly at the Navy Department from Hawaii aboard the fleet now stationed there. He was to confer with President Roosevelt and Secretary Lewis Compton on fleet location and naval operations studied from the European war.
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Washington
Tuly Billo
J. O. Richardson
Navy Department
Hawaii
United States Battle Armadz Iz
Roosevelt
Lewis Compton
Harold R- Shark
Richardson
Jessorts
Hawaiian Waters
Ten register here for absentee votes at county office
Ten people registered at the county clerk’s office on Monday morning for absentee voting. Mrs. J E King, former president of the San Antonio board of education, led the group as the first to register.
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Clark's
Colithe House
J. E. King
San Antonin
Population of Capital Zoom
Special to The Lake Washington reports census figures showing the District of Columbia’s population rising from 415,989 in 1930 to 669,154 in 1940, a 36.2 percent gain. The rise moves Washington from 14th to 12th among U.S. cities, reflecting federal employment growth and a larger workforce tied to New Deal bureaucracy.
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Lake
Washington
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
United States
Warship sinking hoax prompts federal probe
Washington officials investigate a hoax claiming the U S warship Barry was sunk by a German submarine. FCC monitors contact PCC chair James L Fly for a radio identity solution as FBI agents and the Navy double check the destroyer U S S Barry in a neutral Spanish port amid frantic capital activity. Secretary Cordell Hull relayed the bogus report to President Roosevelt at Hyde Park.
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INS
Federal Communications Commission
PCC
James L. Fly
U. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Navy Department
Harry
Mackay
Spain
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Admlrel Hueld Stark
Naval Operations
Navy de Partment
Curfew Hour in Paris Extended
Paris authorities under the German military governor extend the curfew from 10 p.m to 11 p.m. Cafes may extend closing hours but streets are forbidden from 11 p.m. to dawn without special permission, reflecting wartime control and security measures.
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Paris
Beelin
Petain regime seen as interim with Laval Weygand trio
Geneva July 6 reports from the censored press of unoccupied France say Petain's government is only temporary and would yield to a new regime with Petain as chief of state similar to Franco in Spain. A Grenoble dispatch forecasts Lebrun's resignation, replaced by Petain, with Laval Weygand and Adrien Marquet dominating.
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Petain
Francisco Franca
Spain
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le Petit Dauphinois
Grenoble
Albert Lebrun
Fetain
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Italan
Laval
Bordeaux
Francisco Franco
Britain
Navy Ministry
Gibraltar
Dutch General Winkelman Sent To German Camp
Washington reports General Gerard Winkelman who surrendered the Dutch army to Germany has been interned at a German concentration camp. The Netherlands legation said many of his subordinate officers are also interned and noted the deportation spurred broad civilian disaffection under Nazi rule.
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INS
Gerard Winkelman
Germany
Netherlands Legation
Legation
Winkelman
Holland
Fervision
Maverick Attends Aviation Session in Waco
Mayor Maury Maverick attends a Texas aviation advisory committee meeting in Waco. Reserve Officers Association members discuss lessons from Europe with Lieut. Cal Cape, Howard Edgar, and Fred Harttiter as Stinson’s manager notes the war's impact. The Waco session is the third. civilian guests are not allowed.
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Maury Maverick
Waco
Texas Aviation Advisory Com
Mittee
Camp Pullis
Lieut
Cal
John Cape
Howard Edgar
Araviatior
Fred Hart Tittery
Stinson
San Antone
Soviet Demand on Turkey Expected Trailed by Diplomats
Russian ambassador Terentiy, en route to Moscow aboard a Black Sea steamer after a conference with German envoy von Papen, was cited as carrying word that Moscow would soon present demands to Turkey. Diplomats speculated on possible concessions over Dardanelles access or Caucasus regions, with Germany and Italy seen backing Moscow. Turkey reportedly pressed ahead with mobilization as regional powers align.
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Alexei Terenticy
Moscow
Black Sea
Brans von Papen
Turkey
Russia
Terentiey
Dardanelles
Mars
Caucasus
Whey
Germany
Taly
Britain
France
Italy
Hood Is Reported Hit in Battle Off Mers El Kebir
VICHY France July 8 Hayne of the French news agency reported that the British battle cruiser Hood had been hit many times and that two British destroyers were seriously damaged perhaps sunk during the battle with French naval units off Mers El Kebir July 3. Two British planes were shot down by French fighting planes and coastal batteries according to an official announcement cited by Havas.
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Vichy
France
W— Hayne
Hood
Mers Els
Keble
Germany closes Franco Spanish frontier report
New York July British radio quoted by Columbia Broadcasting that Germany has closed the Franco Spanish frontier. The broadcast noted about 60,000 German soldiers in plain clothes already in Spain and more arriving.
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New York
Germany
Columbia Broadcasting Company
Spain
Princesses Aid Benefit Program in Windsor Park
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret Rose joined evacuee children for a charity benefit in a country show at Windsor Great Park. The event featured dances and sketches to raise funds for minesweepers, with Queen Elizabeth, parents, and villagers in attendance as the royal party visited church at the Windsor Park chapel.
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Princesses
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Queen Elizabeth
Queen
Prine Vestés
Windsor Great Park
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