Turkey Faces Momentous Decision Over Allied Pact
Istanbul on June 7 reports Turkey weighing its 10 live obligations under the Britain and France aid pact. If Italy enters the war, observers see Turkey possibly forced to join Allies to defend the Eastern Mediterranean, though some diplomats doubt any nation will risk a guaranteed loss.
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Slayer of Texan Is Electrocuted
Huntsville June 7 Bur Franks was electrocuted at the penitentiary for the murder of W. D. Wileman a noted banker. Wileman was fatally wounded during a May 16 robbery of his bank. Franks offered no emotion and prayed as the switch clanged.
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War Vet Named to Italian Post
Rome reports Premier Mussolini appoints Marshal Amitio DeBono aged 74 as commander of Italy's southern army group. De Bono, a World War I veteran and fascist leader, previously led troops against Ethiopia and serves on the Fascist grand council.
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Mexico's congress to be summoned for security measures
Reports from Mexico City indicate President Cardenas will convene Congress this month to debate controlling foreign movements, arming possession limits, and strengthening the armed forces. A government source says a possible defense pact with the United States for hemispheric security is under consideration.
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Trotsky Case Sud Named In Mexico City
A special squad of Mexican secret police was assigned to probe the unsolved machine gun attempt on Leon Trotsky. Ten agents were relieved of other duties to focus on the case. Twenty attackers disguised as policemen struck Trotsky in his bedroom, leaving him wounded and a secretary bodyguard missing.
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Fort Withstands 1000 Nazi Shells
French military sources report a Maginot fort withstood 1000 shells from German artillery. German six inch guns failed to pierce the fortification, according to Paris dispatches.
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60,000 Expected at Shrine Meet
MEMPHIS Tenn June 7 UP Officials forecast 60 000 visitors for the Shrine convention opening Monday despite ministers warning the war crisis could reduce attendance by about 25 percent Imperial officers were due to arrive to participate in a crippled children's hospital council meeting.
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RAF bombs Abbeville amid French raids in June reports
Great Britain reports 45 minutes of bombardment on Abbeville targets with three direct hits on a Somme bridge. Beav erbrook says production up 62 percent in May. RAF raids Ruhr and Hamburg areas claim hits on convoys and trains. Civil defense plans mass air raid instruction as luxury goods restrictions tighten.
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Reynaud Declares German Dream Breaks Against French Resolve
Premier Reynaud, now supreme war commander, told the French that German hegemony in Europe will collapse as Allied victory nears. He cited the Allied escape from Flanders, Paris bombing morale, and the Somme battle’s progress as reasons for hope, and urged peaceful settlements with Mediterranean rivals if needed.
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Warfare condemned by Scottish church in Belfast meeting
In Belfast on June 71 a Scottish United Free Presbyterian assembly declared that war is contrary to Christ's teaching and spirit. A proposed amendment framing the present conflict as Christian humanity against paganism and slavery failed by nine votes. The Unite Free Presbyterians are a small branch of Presbyterianism.
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Bill to Honor Head Keyed Washington Navy Cross Action
The bill authorizing a Navy Cross for Capt Frank N Roberts U S Army for heroism in supervising the rescue of survivors from the U S Pansy gunboat sunk by the Japanese in the Yangtze on December 12 1827 passed the House and awaits President Roosevelt's signature. Other measures sent to the White House included a gold medal for William Sinnot wounded at Miami February 15 1933 during the Zan cancer assassination attempt on Roosevelt and a move to promote Maj Gen John K Hines to full general from retired status without extra pay.
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Plane Cannon Tank Nemesis
Paris reports French aerial cannon and three inch fire shells designed to attack tanks. The fixed guns ride on planes and fire explosive projectiles from the propeller arc, created by French Swiss and American engineers. Military officials call these weapons the No 1 enemy of tanks as shells detonate on impact with thin armor.
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Planes Over Surrey Report Nazi Reconnaissance Threat
London report identifies suspected Nazi reconnaissance planes over Surrey. Observers first saw them at about 30 000 feet, later noted two machines at lower altitudes. British fighters launched from a nearby airfield. initial sightings revealed by sun reflections on wings. No anti aircraft fire occurred.
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Navy Yard Adopts Six Day Forty Hour Week
Mare Island navy yard assigns about 2300 workers to a six day forty hour schedule by order of Rear Admiral David Baxley. Workers will operate two eight hour shifts with a day off on Sunday and will receive time and a half for Saturday work.
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Fascists Held in Bognor Regis England
Six members of the British Union of Pascals were arrested in Bognor Regis England today including Mrs Alma Hudson wife of Commander C. E. K Hudson of the British oxvy.
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Zimmerman Death and the Zimmermann Note Era
Berlin obituary notes the death of German statesman and World War I figure Arthur Zimmermann at 81. It recalls his 1917 Zimmermann note inviting Mexico to join the Central Powers and offering territories in the American Southwest, a spark leading to the United States entering the war.
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Wright Granted Honorary Pilot Certificate by Roosevelt
Congress sent a bill to the President directing the civil aviation authority to award Orville Wright an honorary pilot's certificate. The action follows longstanding efforts by Wright and honors his status as a pioneer aviator.
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