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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
3
Chinese Central News Agency reports fifty casualties after Japanese air raid by 117 planes on Chongqing. Soviet and German news offices damaged, Havas and Tass buildings demolished, AP office near collapse. Two bombs hit British ambassador’s garden but home remained intact.
Kaunas Lithuania reports political circles in Kaunas believe Russia seeks permission to station at least half a million soldiers in Lithuania, the Baltic state with direct frontiers to Germany. The move would fortify Moscow frontier defense plans, per Stockholm Tidningen correspondent.
Haile Selassie, ex-emperor of Ethiopia, awaits Britain’s decision on his offer to return and lead troops against Italy. He reportedly wants British recognition of Ethiopia restored from Italian rule and seeks assistance to regain his throne. A stray ad note about a blotter and Texas League schedule appears in the margins.
Want ad highlights feature a 3 യ 3 3 déclarant list of sale and rental items. A house at 3308 West Martin offered for 1150 dollars. Furnished apartment at 807 West Mainolia rents. A 4 bedroom furnished home at 425 Broadview Drive Woodlawn Hills for 12 50 monthly. A 6 room mmfurnished house at 828 Montrose for 30 per month. Room and board for aged and affiliated at Marquari Home. A 1097 Packard trunk with extras on sale 508. Three ply wallboard per foot. Typewriters for rent 6 for three months.
News reports from the front describe Italian troops blowing a bridge at Vinto Mille on the Alpine frontier after mobilizing 69 to 70 divisions. Paris defense remains strong with Marne lines near Chateau-Thierry and Meaux. German forces push north and west while French air raids strike deep into Germany.
Sir Stafford Cripps and Erik Labonne, new British and French ambassadors to Soviet Russia, arrived in Moscow today on the same plane. Italian ambassador Dr Augusto Rosso also returned by train. Soviet newspapers printed Roosevelt Charlottesville speech excerpts without comment.
London reports Britain is conferring with Dominion governments on sending children from war zones to dominion territory. Geoffrey HL Shakespeare, secretary of overseas trade, announced the plan today.
New York June 13 15 The American Medical Association House of Delegates voted unanimously to appoint a medical preparedness committee to coordinate conscription of about 170000 doctors for wartime service if needed. Surgeon General Jamieson Magee proposed the plan, with Dr Morris Fishbein describing a punch card system listing all licensed physicians for possible deployment to guard the health of troops and home front.
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