National Defense Department Proposal Advocated by Champ Clark
In a June 21 1940 letter from Ron Bennett to William Randolph Hearst the proposed bill to create a national defense department is outlined. It would abolish the War and Navy Departments, form a unified defense cabinet with separate air force coordination, and address interservice coordination and accountability. It cites General Billy Mitchell’s air power advocacy and argues for equal status for air forces within a single national defense structure.
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Ron Bennett
Champ Clark
Department of Defens
United States
Washington, D. C
William
Randolph Hearst
Lee Angeles
Mr. Hearst
Department of National Defense
Department of War
Department of the Navs
War Department
Navy Department
Secretary of National Defense
Defense
Army
Tiavy
Defenseong
Navy
William Mitchell
Army Air Force
Courtmertial
Naval Aviation
War and Navy Departments
Bennett Champ Clar
Alexandria Harbor Raid Sparks War Talk Across Egypt
Egyptian harbor near Alexandria bombed by Italian planes in a bold raid aimed at British and French fleets. Casualties reported include two dead and 23 wounded as anti aircraft fire and fighter planes battled the attackers. Cairo reports mention British air strikes on Tobruk and Libya bases with ships and planes damaged, while many Egyptians fear war with Italy is imminent.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Italy
France
Armistee
Germany
Moharrem Bay
Cathy Beach
Africa
Kenya
Ttaly
Mussaibhi
Britain
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Tobruk
Libya
Lhkely
Ole
Bady
BR. A. F
el Aden
el Gubba
Malta
Macarea
R Agoli
Juid
Garissa
Two Nazi Vessels Sunk in Air Raid
London reports two German ships were sunk by British planes in a night air raid on a harbor in Holland. The air ministry announced the strike as part of ongoing operations against enemy maritime targets.
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London
Wiman
Willemseard
Holland
Germans Wipe Out Three in British Raid Over England
Waves of German warplanes struck east coast England before dawn killing three civilians and wounding three as RAF fighters and anti aircraft fire scattered the attackers. A man, his wife, and a servant sheltered in a garden during a drone of explosions as bombs fell across Suffolk and other towns.
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London
England
Merce
Plas
Air Ministry
Suffolk
Seven Hurt as British Raid Berlin Area
Berlin area reports say seven people injured and several buildings damaged in the first air attack of the war on the Berlin region. British naval bombers targeted hospitals, factories, and suburbs. Berlin officials deny the French claim. Two Bremen civilians were injured by bombs near the station in Bremen Babelsberg. Incendiaries damaged vehicles and a telephone system. a street incursion also hit a Berlin suburb. Four planes were described as routed by anti-aircraft fire.
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Anany
Berlin
Rater
Atsiiun
Babelsberri
Bern
DNB
Glibral Germanews
Berelin
Bremen
Babelaberg
Om Garnke
Western
Germany
DND
Essen
Londoner in France shoots wife then self in villa
Cap D Antibes report states Sir Arthur George Aherdry, 79, born in London, and his wife Jeanne Charcot, sister of the late French ambassador, were found shot dead in their villa. A note indicated he fired at his wife and then himself.
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Bordeaux
le Petit Parisien
Cap D'Antibes
Arthur George Aherdry
London
Jeanne Charcot
Ambrer
Deputies disperse sect members on Baylor Street
Deputy Sheriff John Gray and Elton Cade reported dispersing a group of Jehovah's Witnesses in the 400 block of Baylor street after residents refused to file a formal complaint. Deputies made arrests as they sought to restore peace and order in the neighborhood.
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John Gray
Elton Cade
Jehovah's Witnesses
Baylor Street
Depulink
Keep Out of War Plea From Legion Leader in Missouri
Raymond J. Kelly national commander of the American Legion told a group of Legionnaire ex-service men that they believe they can stay out of the war and demand that the president and Congress keep the United States out. The remarks were reported fromGFIELD Missouri on June 22.
Italian Report of Sunk Ships and Raids in the Mediterranean
Rome reports a broad Mediterranean campaign with submarines sinking three enemy ships and bombings of Bizerte and Marseille. It cites air and naval strikes across North Africa, Italy, and East Africa, including damage to a cruiser near the Balearics and disruptions around Tobruk and Dire Dawa.
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Rome
Mediterranean
Bierte
Tunisia
Marseille
Communrique
Balearics
Bizerte
Marseilla
Mare
Beliie
Brittany towns LOCLent and St Malo fall to German forces
June 22 report from Berlin states Brittany harbor towns St Malo and Lorient fell as German high command announced. Small French units still resisted along the Miglnot Line in Lorraine with gains around the Loire. Prisoner totals rose past 200000 including an entire brigade and several generals.
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Berlin
Loclent
St. Malo
Lorraine
High Command
Brittany
Lorient
Gerarmer
Strasbourg
Weisssenburg
Fare River
Gironde
Loire
England
Billingham
Texel
New York
Roesing
Fordham University
Germany
Neumann-Silkow
Baron von Boespinger
Michael
New Estonian Government Formed With Vares as Premier
Berlin reports a German radio announcement naming Joann Räs Vares as Estonian premier and forming a new government. Reich officials expressed disinterest, while Russia previously pressed for a Moscow-aligned cabinet and free passage through the Baltic region.
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Berlin
Joann Res Vares
Reich
Russia
Moscow
Riht
Cabinet Terms Taken Up in France Talks
France reveals cabinet discussed German armistice terms handed to French plenipotentiaries in Compiegne. Deliberations proceed as France plans Italy talks for broader peace, with no quick decision expected and ongoing military actions across the front including Loire, Rhone, and Vosges.
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Bordraux
Italy
Ute Andaing
Compiegne Forest
von Monique
Lores
Nab Wall
Liny
France
High Command
Loire
Monteontour
Liguets
Ofhalilton-sur-Indre
St. Etinne
Roantie
Rhone
Andance
Ahr Alps
Prance
Eri
Mane
Spolly
Marseilles
Pighling
Vosges
French Hold Bellegarde as German Attacks Fail
Swiss French frontier reports say French defenders at L Ecluse fort repulsed a morning attack and drove German forces from Bellegarde, five miles south. Artillery silence atop the Rhone gorges marks a pause as refugees say Bellegarde was regained and the railroad south of the town was dynamited to hinder northern thrusts. German motorized units and bombers had earlier captured Bellegarde and pressed toward Fort L Beluse, termed the Gibraltar of the Rhone.
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Chancy
L'Ecluse
West
Bellegarde
Germarts
Rhone River
Iunelvnn
Jura
Bell¢garde
Rhone
Fort
L’beluse
Gibraltar
Transport Sunk With 5000 Men in Bordeaux Raid
Berlin dispatch reports via German news agency that a 42,000 ton transport was sunk in a raid on Bordeaux harbor with about 6,900 men lost. The casualty figure reflects a severe loss among the ships sunk during the operation.
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Berlin
DNE
Bordeaux
Armistice terms loom as French and German emissaries meet
German sources report Ley expecting France to sign an armistice this afternoon after four French emissaries held talks in Berlin Bordeaux and Paris. They may issue a written declaration while noting the terms are non negotiable. Deliberations stretched late into the night with aides and a secretary present.
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Compiegne Forest
France
Ley
Teportes
Berlin
Eid
Bordeaux
Paris
Germany
Antonio
J. H. Jarkoe
Jarkoe
San Antonio
Lar
Investment Head Named Aid to FDR
James Forrestal, president at Dillon Read in New York, was appointed an administrative assistant to President Roosevelt at a salary of 10000 dollars a year. He will begin work next Wednesday and is expected to serve as liaison for the national defense program and aid in handling defense matters.
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Hyde Park
James Forrestal
Dillon Read and Company
New York
Rangevelt
Chinese claim sinking Japanese ships on Yangtze river
Central Chinese news agency reported Chinese artillery sunk one Japanese destroyer and two gunboats on the Yangtze near Tungjiu in Anhwei province on June 18, killing many of the crew.
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Hongkong
Ine
Yangtze River
Tungjiu
Anhwei
Origin of Blaze in Auto Sought by Deputies
Deputies worked to learn the origin of a fire that destroyed an automobile owned by Charles Bally of Fort Sam Houston on the old Austin road near Doddfield. The blaze occurred Friday night.
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Sounday
Charles ©. Bally
Fort Sam Houston
Austin Road
Doddfield
War at a Glance by the Absacitied Isers
War brief outlines multiple theaters. Compiagne Forest emissaries face brief armistice terms. Berlin reports casualties and air raid damage. London reports hit and run raids driven off. Bordeaux cabinet reviews Hitler terms while French counterattacks occur. Alexandria and Cairo endure early air raids. Tokyo signals closer Axis ties and policy shifts. Washington notes Britain seizes French fleet and planes flee.
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Compiegne Forest
Berlin
Bristol
Southampton
England
London
Bordeaux
Hitler
Alexandria
Cairo
City
Two Men Held in Vice Squad Raids
Two men returning were booked on vagrancy charges after downtown vice squad raids. Frank Nixon, 46, of 107 East Houston Street, posted bond, and Harry Coln, 39, of 315 Navarro Street, released on bonds of 25 and 50 dollars respectively. The text also briefly notes news from London about Somerset Maugham in Paris during the German occupation.
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Frank Nixon
Usted
East
Houston Street
Harry Coln
Navarro Street
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Partly cloudy periods forecast for Brn Antonio area with Saturday night and Sunday showing clouds and scattered showers or thunderstorms in western districts. Southeast winds become moderate to fresh on the coast with temperatures near the low to mid 90s across the period and minor night cooling.
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Antonio
East Texas
Wash Texas
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