In the News letters praising Hearst column
A collection of reader letters from 1940 praising Hearst The News column. Correspondents from San Bernardino Pasadena Oakland and Washington express admiration for Hearst and the column. They discuss war, propaganda, and support for Anglo Saxon civil rights in global affairs.
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Washington
W. R. Hearst
Ben Simeon
Calif
Europe
Aan
House Jean Foreign Affairs
EL Moling Ave
Pasadena
William Randolph Hearst
San Rimeon
Hearst
Pauw
French and Italians clash as war widens across Europe
June 15 dispatch reports French and British forces fighting in Normandy and Champagne with heavy bombardments in Lorraine Alsace and Troyes. Rome says Italian and German actions include sinking a French destroyer near Genoa and raids on Savona and Rome. Air forces conduct reconnaissance and bombing as North Africa and East Africa see continued fighting and raids.
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High Command
Normandy
Louyiers
Evreux
Thie
Farié
Lorraine
Alsace
Rome
Af Genoe
Ligurian
Riviera
Genoa
Savona
Bordes
Veraplébo
Hinder
Seton Fallee
Dawre
Jude
Dur
Feet
Crlatigim
Ligurien
IvVieva
Malta
Subrousine
Italian North Africa
Italian East Africa
Savel
Aden
Wafir
Gubutin
Assab
Italy
Feab Lable Alles Sdak
French Withdraw as Nazis Advance on Front Near Paris
French forces under Generalissimo Weygand pull back before a German drive and launch counter-attacks along the northern front toward Argonne. Reports say defenders remain intact and are checking German gains as the eastern push reaches Romilly and St Dizier while a wing advances west of Paris toward the Seine.
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Loums
Maxime
Weygand
Argonne
Sush
Nigh
Monique
Romilly
Paris
St. Dizier
Nancy
Montmedy
High Command
Seine
Roosevelt to receive British and French ambassadors
Washington June 1 Roosevelt planned to receive the British and French ambassadors today as part of ongoing Allied diplomatic engagements. The formal meeting underscores cooperation with the Allied powers during the wartime period.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reds Enter Lithuania Crisis Deepens Across Borders
A Soviet note accuses Lithuanian authorities of abuse and kidnappings as Red Army troops march into Lithuania after the government resigns. Prime Minister Antanas Merkys and the National Union cabinet resign amid a critical crisis with Moscow. Gen. Stasys Rastikis takes on formation of a new government to broaden representation.
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Berlin
Preminr Antanas Merkys
Nationaldat Union Uthwanian
DNB
Kaunas
Stasys Rastikis
Wth
Chatre
Red Army
Lithuania
Italian Sub Sinks British Warship Calypso
The Admiralty reports the cruiser Calypso was sunk in the Mediterranean by an Italian submarine. One officer and 48 men are missing. Enemy mines also sank two trawlers, Myrtle and Ocean Sunlight.
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London
Admiralty Today
Mediterranean
South Africans raid Ethiopian targets reported
Pretoria and the Union of South Africa report direct hits by the South African air force on Italian barracks and buildings at two undisclosed locations in Southern Ethiopia. The announcement comes amid ongoing combat activity in the region.
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Ethiopia
Pretoria
Union of South Africa
Union
Saul Altici
War at a Glance from the Arvenlated Press
Berlin reports German troops storming the Maginot line with French forces in flight and anticipated collapse. London notes Allies retreating and Britain urging air force volunteers as 300,000 more men enlist. Italian reports of invasion on the Alpine frontier and attacks on Malta and Aden after a French destroyer is sunk. Soviet pressure on Lithuania accompanies a request for neutrality. A U S liner Washington carries 1768 refugees and the Manhattan awaits room for 4000 more as Turkey urged to stay neutral.
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Berlin
Maginot Line
London
Britain
France
Malta
Aden
Genoa
Lithuania
Russia
Popuace Boy
Bucharest
Carol
Turkey
Galway
Ireland
U. S
Washington
New York
Manhattan
Envoy Dies in Plane Blast in Helsinki
Henry W. Anthiel Jr. of Trenton, attached to the American legation in Helsinki, was killed in a mysterious explosion aboard a Finnish air liner from Tallinn to Helsinki. Finnish and Estonian authorities opened an inquiry into possible sabotage as the plane carried about 250 pounds of diplomatic matter.
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Helsinet
Henry W. Anthiel Jr
Trenton
N. Dj
Helsinki
Tallinn
Fstenla
Gunnar Stahl
Finnish Aero-Transport
German guards seal embassy in Paris and Berlin reports
June 15 dispatch says German troops guard the American embassy in Paris with Ambassador Bullitt confined to embassy grounds for several days. CBS's Edwin Hurttich reports Berlin confirms similar steps around American officials in The Hague and Brussels. Authorities deny Bullitt detained, calling measures protective.
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New York
Paris
Ambaas Dan Bullitt
Edwin Hurttich
CBS
Berlin
Hague
Brussels
Churchill War Statement Set Before Hoist of Came Ron
London dispatch announces Prime Minister Churchill will deliver a war statement before Parliament’s opening bell Tuesday. The exact timing and further details were not disclosed.
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Churchill
London
Camerons
Bombs and Shells Hit French Forts Along Saar Front
German forces push through the Maginot line on the Saar sector in a sustained advance. Stukas bomb Verdun Metz and other targets as French defenses falter, with reports of large French casualties and prisoners. Paris fears a German entry as Versailles flag is raised.
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Berlin
Maginot Line
Saar Front
France
Palace of Versailles
Paris
Mets
Verdun
Gouth
Argonne Forest
Dune
Momater
Ine
Sedan
Meuse
Make Ime
Hitler
Germany
Versailles
Échuital
Swiss Consider Invasion Near Basel
Swiss intelligence officials reported heightened alert as posters urging civilian steps to counter a possible parachute invasion appeared along the Rhine front north of Basel. Observers noted a sudden tightening of military preparations and increased activity suggesting distressing information uncovered from belligerent neighbors.
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Basel
Switzerland
Rhine Front
Separate French Peace Plan Denied by British Source
A British source says report of a French separate peace plan is baseless. Berlin confirms France and England both want the war to continue, with no reason to end it at this time.
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London
France
Berlin
England
Weather Summary for San Antonio and East Texas
Mostly cloudy with occasional rains Saturday night and Sunday. Moderate east to southeast winds. Airport highs around 88 Saturday and Sunday, lows near 64 Saturday night. City highs about 86, low 60 Saturday morning. East Texas mostly cloudy with occasional rains, northerly to easterly on the coast. West Texas fair Saturday night and Sunday with possible thunderstorms in the south. Temperature little changed.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
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Celil
Willem Randolph Hearst
James King
Wiliam
Tring
Coumne
Tle
Kathleen King Dasher
G Street
San Bernardino
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Winston Churchill
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MHS
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Pierce Maginot Line
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Foosévelt
Sens
Preseli Appes
Reuters
Tours
Bordeaux
Taly
Calais
Hid
Dunkerque
REDS
Moscow
Soviet Union
Tithuanigg
Tithuanie
Envoy
Etricken
David Perla
Apata
Hinique
Lowee
Ake Waren
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Harstid
Tromsoe
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