24 Hour Watch Along Border Proposal
Washington reports a bill to place 24 hour border observation along the U S Mexico line. Rep Bryder D Pa would fund stations with illumination and intercommunications to deter illegal entry at a cost of 1 25 million dollars. He urged Army guard over civil service staff to deter “wolves in sheep’s clothing” entering from Mexico.
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Washington
Bryder
House
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
United States
Secretary of ‘War
Snyder
United States Army
Mexico
French Count on Way to See F D R
Paris June 3 Count Rene de Chambrat recently returned from Flanders was reported to fly to Washington today to inform President Roosevelt about French military operations. Nephew of Speaker Nicholas Longworth he is the secant of General Lafayette whose hereditary U.S. citizenship he holds. His wife Marie Laval is daughter of former Premier Pierre Laval. They married in 1935 and honeymooned in the United States and Canada. He took a clipper plane from Lisbon last night.
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Paris
Rene de Chambrat
Flanders
Washington
Roosevelt
Lnte
Nicholas Longworth
United States
House of Representatives
General Lafayette
Marie Laval
Pierre Laval
Canada
Baladger Gadd
Lisbon
Flanders Trap Heroes Honored in Legion of Honor
Paris june 2 two French generals Blanchard and Prioux celebrated for Flanders victory rise in rank in the Legion of Honor on the recommendation of Generalissima Weygand. Blanchard commander in northern France raised to Grand Croix while Prioux commander of the First French Army becomes a Grand Officer. Who else reported missing?
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Paris
Georges Blapchard
Rene Jacques Prioux
France
Flanders
Legion of Honor
Dunkerque
Frioux
Hime
Browder Seeks Second Presidency at Communist Rally
Earl Browder, 40, former Kansas bookkeeper and longtime Communist Party leader, was named standard bearer at a Madison Square Garden rally by a 20,000-strong convention. James W. Ford of Alabama was selected as his running mate as the party campaigns nationwide and faces prior prison sentences. Major radio networks faced a listener boycott and declined to carry convention broadcasts amid equal facilities debates.
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New York
Earl Browder
United States
Kansas
Communist Party
Madison Square Garden
James W. Ford
Alabama
Ngoni
Inge
Federal Radio
Taw
Catholic War ‘Veterank, Incorporated
Mumenous Network
Browder Talk Not Carried by KTSA
KTSA canceled the Sunday night interview with Earl Browder the Communist presidential nominee. General manager George W. Johnson said a commercial program forced the change and that the Browder broadcast from 6 to 6 18 a m could not be announced in time. The station reported 25 to 30 calls praising the decision.
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KTSA
C. B
Earl Browder
George W. Johnson
Browder
Johnson
KTLA
Theslation
German Losses Claimed Small in Western Front Report
Berlin reports claim Allied armies face surprising difficulties as German press says losses were under expectations. Lt Col Hesse cites effective German defense and air power with tanks and Stukas doing most work. Hitler and top commanders praised. Versailles era advantages cited.
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Berlin
Western Front
Hesse
Adolf Hitler
Hight
Andain
Dukes Death Hints Big Toll in War Casualties
London reports the Duke of Northumberland and other British notables killed in action amid warnings of heavy losses. The 28 year old duke, a coal property owner, died during the Dunkirk retreat. His banner was flown at half staff over Alnwick Castle. Evelyn Boscawen, 23, heir to Viscount Falmouth, also slain in Flanders. Viscount Cowdray, 30, captain in the Sussex Yeomanry, wounded in Flanders and noted for capturing the British polo team in the United States last year.
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London
Duke of Northumberland
Guke
Dunkerque
Alnwick
Leutenant
Grenadier Guards
Evelyn Boscawen
Liewtenant
Coldstream Guards
Viscount
Falmouth
Flanders
Viscount Cowdray
Sussex Yeomanry
United States
East Indies Trip of Queen Denied
London June 3 A German circulated report denied by official Dutch sources claims Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands plans to travel to the East Indies. The government has been in England since just after Germany invaded the Low Countries. The report was treated as unfounded by officials in London.
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London
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
East Indies
Officiel Dutch Tireles
Engeland
Wrestler Held as Fifth Columnist in Montreal
A German-American wrestler who allegedly boasted of leading a fifth column was arrested in Montreal as a defense of Canada case proceeds. Police did not reveal his identity. he reportedly warned soldiers that Roosevelt would not be a day in the event of U.S. intervention in the war.
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Montreal
United States
Canada
Wong
Roosevelt
War 25 Years Ago Today Recap of Galician and Middle East Axis gains
A compiled summary notes Austro-German forces capturing Priemysi in Galicia after a bayonet assault on Russian defenders. It reports Berlin claiming Amara and the Tigris in Ottoman theater, and Austro-German armies pressing toward Lemberg. Mentions Finnish officials reacting to Russian demands and German Turkish cooperation plans.
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Priemysi
Amara
Tigris
Lemberg
Impartaniee
Iles
Hatlan
Pacifists Held After Tears Riot In Waxahachie
A Waxahachie county jail crowd detained about 60 pacifist sect members on Sunday for distributing literature and urging no allegiance to any government. Police and local residents clashed, with fights and street disturbances easing only after 200 sect members arrived. Odessa arrests mirrored the unrest as officers escorted detainees to the county line. The incidents mark a wave of similar disturbances across Texas cities over the past two weeks.
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Waxahachie
Forrester Hancock
Wang
Jal White Office 2
Waxahachie Legion
Ike Teague
C. Randle
Jap Premier Sees Way to U S Amity
Tokyo reports Premier Admiral Mitsumasai Yona told reporters there is a way to improve relations with the United States, but he said such a method is not being considered or disclosed. His remarks left listeners unsure whether Japan would alter its China and Far East policies.
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Tokyo
Mitsumasai Yona
Newapaperson
Japan
United States
Invan
China
Italian Newsmen Remains in London
London dispatch reports that Italian newspaper correspondents in London are continuing their duties with piety, have not been instructed to depart, and have not begun any exit visa preparations. The Reuters correspondent notes no steps toward leaving the city.
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London
Reuters
British Agents Allegedly Arrive in Mexico to Spur Incidents
Mexico City June 3 press bureau of the German delegation charged that many British secret service agents have arrived in Mexico and near the Panama Canal to organize embassage operations and provoke incidents. The bureau chief Arthur Dietrich said authorities have authentic information of agents aiming to awaken fear and hatred of Germany in the Americas, especially the United States.
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Mexico City
German Egation
Secret Service
Mexico
Panama Canal Zone
Germany
Americas
United States
Arthur Dietrich
Reich
Panama Canal
Trotsky Case Clues Hunted In Mexico City
Leandro Sanchez Salazar, chief of the secret police, said all detained for questioning in the attempt on Leon Trotsky had been released. He noted no major breakthrough yet while preserving secrecy. Police interrogated Monique Ramirez of the Mexican Communist party about the alleged auto-nasault and Ramirez claimed Trotsky had plotted the attack.
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Mexico City
Leandiro Sanchez Salazar
Secret Police
Leon ‘Trotsky
Cme
Salazar
Guat ‘Era Manuel Nunez
Mexican Communist Party
Monique Ramirez
Ramirez
Coyoacan
Governors in National Meet at Duluth Conference
Governors meet in Duluth on June 3 to discuss endorsing President Roosevelt’s bid for authority to mobilize the national guard. Divisions appeared over the issue with some favoring Congress retaining control while others urged swift action amid world affairs. Governor Loyd C. Stark of Missouri chaired the executive committee as they planned to focus on broad defense topics.
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Duluth
Minn
Natron
National Governors
Roosevelt
National Guard
Congress
Loyd C. Stark
Missouri
Dunkirk Evacuation Update Presses On as Rescue Claims Grow
London reports thinning flow of BEF survivors from Dunkirk as German air and naval pressure tightens the pocket. War Secretary Eden cites over 140,000 British troops saved, with additional French forces evacuated, while Royal Air Force and Allied fleets reinforce to cover rearguard withdrawals. British fighters claim 18 German planes damaged or destroyed, Hudson bombers credited with decisive actions. Sir George VI leads home-front morale drive, inspecting factory armament production.
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London
Channel
Royal Air Force
Dunkerque
Anthony Eden
England
Une
France
Mediterranean
Italy
Mussolini
War Tront
Duverque
Air Ministry
SAS
King George
Countess Haugwitz Reventlow Sends 10 Ambulances Abroad
Los Angeles dispatch reports Countess Haugwitz Reventlow former Barrate Hulton, amid wartime fundraising, ordered 10 fully equipped ambulances for Red Cross work in England. She said lawyers advised ambulance aid and that the units will be sent where they can do the most good.
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Los Angeles
Haugwitz Reventlow
Barrate Hulton
London
Red Cross
England
Mos
250 U.S. Warplanes Loaded for France
New York June 3 250 U S bombers destined for France were loaded today on three freighters including British Norwegian and Greek vessels at Staten Island. Each bomber weighs 10 to 16 tons and costs over 300000 dollars. The shipment marks 250 planes shipped from this port to France within 48 hours. A Norwegian ship left Saturday night with 10 planes.
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New York
France
Stelen Island
Germans Attack Hospital Ships Off French Coast
German planes bombed and machine-gunned two British hospital ships, Worthing and Paris, off the French coast Sunday, wounding crew and passengers. A 10‑year‑old boy was killed. the Paris with wounded aboard abandoned the Worthing and then returned to port.
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London
Worthing
Paris
Netthier
Suspects Seized in Egypt as Internal Security Tightens
About 700 fifth column suspects were sent to government camps in upper and lower Egypt after weekend raids. Some 600 were captured in Cairo with the rest in Alexandria. They are held under guard awaiting trials before military tribunals as Premier Aly Maher Pasha vows new measures to strengthen internal security. Full guards guard telegraph lines, railway stations, bridges and key routes. Police patrol the streets while authorities prepare transport to relocate vulnerable civilians from Alexandria and Beyotia.
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Alexandria
Dune
Upper
Egypt
Cairo
Aly Maher Pasha
Mediterranean
Alexandria Ir Beyotia
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