Beds Object To Closing of Burma Road
London reports Japan demands Britain close the Burma to Yunnan highway used for war supplies to China. Russia counters to keep the route open, arguing it ships goods via Burma. Britain hesitates to alienate China or jeopardize modest gains with Russia.
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Japan
Britain
Burma
Yunnan
Russia
China
Sinkiang
Mongolia
Burma-Yunnan
Moscow
Stafford Cripps
V. M. Molotoff
French British Accord in Orient Stir Tokyo
Tokyo reports say Paris and London agreed that Indo China remain allied with Britain and that British and French navies would keep Pacific cooperation. Japanese officials checked the claim as a potential deterrent to any Japanese activity on the Indo China border. French sources warned the pact may have been made before Oran port clash, possibly affecting Far East cooperation.
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Tokyo
Singapore
Saigon
Indo-China
Britain
Pacific
Oran
Far East
Willkie Discusses 1940 Campaign Structure Names
A dinner with Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr and Samuel Pryor Jr explored potential campaign managers for Willkie. A 15 member executive committee is nearly set with 12 named, while John D M Hamilton’s future role remained undecided. Walter Hallanan said the plan outlines a nationwide campaign and a win strategy.
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Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Massachusetts
House
Martin
Samuel Pryor, Jr
Connecticut
Subcommittee
Willkie
John D. M. Hamilton
Walter S. Hallanan
West Virginia
Chinese Delicacies Baffle U S Chemists in Hong Kong Shipment
New Orleans reports 20 cases of Chinese foods and drugs from Hong Kong. Government chemists and specialists from the bureaus of animal industry and plant quarantine, plus the pure foods and drugs administration, examine items labeled in Chinese characters. Pak Kan Sui labeled lye. dried Tai Hang debated as dried beans. Other items include unsalted dried fish, dried mushrooms, hard eggs, dried seaweeds, lotus nuts, and dried shellfish. Shipment directed to Tong & Company at Cleveland Mississippi.
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New Orleans
United States
Hong Kong
Bureaus of Animal Industry
Pure Foods and Drugs Administration
Tong & Company
Cleveland
Miss
Passport Rule Halts Canadian Golf at Portal Hole
Border regulation requires Canadians to carry passports entering the U S. At Portal North Dakota players stop at the eighth hole with the ninth in the United States. The Canadian greenkeeper tends the ninth green aboard this course.
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Minor
N. D
United States
Portal
Man 74 Dies After Being Struck in Jamestown
Jamestown reports Wal tex Bottomley, aged 74, was killed yesterday after being struck by an object. The incident occurred in the area around the railroad yard, according to local authorities.
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Jamestown
Berlin Welcomes Hitler in Simmering 1940 Return Display
Berlin crowds cheered as Hitler returned from the western front. The reception at Wilhelmplatz lasted about 20 minutes with Hitler smiling from the balcony. Italian Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo Ciano arrived in Berlin amid reports of Nazi Italian cooperation and potential pressure on Britain.
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Erich Raeder
Joachim von Ribbentrop
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Moravia
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Boulogne
Calais
Paris
Forest of Compiegne
Strasbourg
Maginot Line
Canadian War Memorial
Vimy Ridge
Langemarck
Gunther Prien
Hatch Anti-Politics Bill May Reach House Before Convention
The Hatch Anti-Politics Bill would bar state and local government workers paid partly with federal funds from active political campaigning including conventions. House action is slated Tuesday with a vote expected midweek. the measure would take effect Oct 1 unless amended.
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Washington
House
Michener
R-Mich
House Judiciary Committee
Senate
Curbstone Romeo Besieging Deanna Removed by Police
Hollywood police removed 21 year old Robert Smith who loitered outside Deanna Durbin's home claiming he was in love and wished to marry her. Durbin declined to press charges and Smith was released after a complaint was not signed.
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Deanna
Hollywood
Robert Smith
Deanna Durbin
James Durbin
Smith
Miss Durbin
Headquarters
Durbin
Britain Calls 300000 Men To the Colors In War Effort
British authorities announced a call up of 300000 men as Germany presses a broad war effort. Reports from Alexandria describe the French fleet situation and British efforts to keep French ships from falling into German hands while Newfoundland artillery units arrive to bolster coastal defense.
British Deny Blockade of Martinique by Warships
London dispatch says British authorities deny that Royal Navy ships are blockading Martinique in the French West Indies and decline further comment on the island's developments.
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Martinque
London
Martinique
West Indies
Two U S Battleships Leave Virgin Islands
The battleships New York and Texas along with five destroyers left St. Thomas on a training cruise for an undisclosed destination. The Virgin Islands lie 450 miles from Martinique in the Leeward Islands group.
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St. Thomas
Virgin Islands
United States
New York
Texas
Neutrality Patrol
French Martinique
Leeward Islands
Physician Slain in Akron Office as Wife Watches
Dr. Malcolm B. Miller 61 was shot four times in his downtown Akron office. A well dressed man with a trim mustache fired four shots, then fled through an alley. Police found a Western six shooter on the desk and pursued clues. motive undisclosed.
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Slair
Akron
Malcom B. Miller
Ruby
Dr. Miller
Germans Repulsed at Souchez and Krasnik Breakthrough
Twenty five years ago a Daily Herald page reports German forces repulsing near Souchez and in a labyrinth position on the Western Front, while Archduke Joseph’s army breaks through Russian lines at Krasnik, reflecting wartime casualty and movement notes.
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Archduke Joseph
Krasnik
Bulgarian Hero Lone Invasion of Romania Reported
A Bulgarian soldier crossed the frontier into Dobruja with a rifle and two grenades. He routed twenty Romanian soldiers who retreated without firing a shot. The patrol found him singing at the Romanian post before removal.
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Sofia
Rumania
Dobruja
The War Today on Hitler’s European Customs Union Plan
The piece outlines Hitler’s aim to erase Britain from continental affairs and impose a Nazi controlled customs union across Europe. It describes the Reichsmark as base, barter trade, and a self sufficient Germany with controlled regional economies plus a drive eastward to Russia and the Near East, including Iraq.
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Europe
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England
Germany
Fuehrer
Zollverein
Munich
Prussia
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Balkans
Kaiser Wilhelm
Russia
Iran
Persia
Iraq
France
Near East
Farmer plows oats for alfalfa and doubles crop yield
Walter Dieckgrate of Tecumseh Nebraska plowed oat stubble to plant alfalfa last fall. A spring volunteer oats yielded 60 bushels per acre when harvested. His alfalfa crop followed and was described as fair.
Italy Recruits Graziani To Govern Libya As War Expands
Italian cabinet approves 265 million lire for naval base improvements and war damages bonds. Graziani named governor general of Libya succeeding Balbo killed in a crash, signaling broader operations to reassert Italian dominance in African Mediterranean territories. Ciano heads to Berlin for talks with German officials amid Axis diplomatic maneuvering.
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Sicily
Mussolini
Rodifo Graziani
Libya
Italo Balbo
Relazioni Internazionali
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Balbo
Galeazzo Ciano
Berlin
Balkans
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Ciano
Munich
Adolf Hitler
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Russia
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British Report Four Air Raids on Gibraltar
A British air force communique details air actions from Cairo on July 6. Blenheim bombers hit El Gubbi Libya dispersing aircraft, with no losses to RAF. South African air force hit Lugh Ferrandi East Africa hangars and a petrol store. Gibraltar endured four single aircraft raids with no damage or casualties. Allies claim possible downing of two of nine aircraft over Sidi Barrani.
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Scapa Flow
Prien
Holland
Belgium
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England
Cairo
el Gubbi
Libya
Barida
South African Air Force
Lugh Ferrand
Italian East Africa
Gibraltar
Alexandria
R.A.F
Sidi Barrani
Beavers Solve Warrensburg Water Supply Problem
Warrensburg residents doubled the city water supply as a migrant beaver family built a 30 foot dam on Big Brook two and a half miles above the supplementary reservoir. Supervisor Lyman D. Pasco praises the economical method and notes a small cost to elevate a highway between Warrensburg and Luzerne.
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Warrensburg
Big Brook
Lyman D. Pasco
Luzerne
Lincoln nickel meter mystery sparks city hall tale
In Lincoln a motorist found a nickel in a downtown parking meter and learned meters were off for a week. He reported to Councilman Henry J. Amen who then produced a nickel to even the tale. In Ogdensburg Mrs Lilian Schreuter of Brooklyn was chosen as president of the women’s auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars encampment succeeding Mrs Eth Plume.
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Henry J. Amen
Amen
FE. W
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Lilian Schreuter
Brooklyn
Women’s Auxiliary
Or York
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Eth Plume
Mount Vernon
British Sink French Ship Near Crete
In a midweek report Prime Minister Winston Churchill told Parliament Britain struck at a Strasbourg class ship off Crete. The ship was pursued by Fleet Air Arm aircraft and torpedoed, expected out of action for months. French authorities denied Commandant Teste presence at Mers El Kebir, saying the vessel remained safe in a port.
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Mers El-Kebir
Algeria
Winston Churchi
House of Commons
Fleet Air Arm
Petit Dauphinois
Toulon
Teste
French Fleet in Alexandria May Face British Disposal Terms
British sources say the French fleet at Alexandria will soon decide under new terms. Vice-Admiral Godfrey has been given more time to act as ships cannot depart the port. Disposition mirrors Mers-El-Kebir with surrender or safeguards against falling to Germany or Italy.
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Alexandria
Alexandrial
Godfrey
Mers-El-Kebir
Ontario to cut relief for families of two by July 22
Ontario will end relief contributions for families of two amid improving employment conditions. Employable male heads of families with one dependent must leave relief by July 22, with no further provincial support during this national emergency. Only eight municipalities had more than 300 employable heads on relief in May.
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Ontario
Toronto
Ont
H. C. Nixon
Spokane Chamber to Adopt Three England Refugee Children
The Spokane Chamber of Commerce learned it would foster three refugee children from England sent by William J. McKie. A 12 year old boy and two girls aged 9 and 6 travel to Spokane where guardianship and care are pending.
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Spokane
Wash
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
England
William J
Fighting) McKie
Canada
Chamber of Commerce
Future Nazi Challenge to Doctrine Seen
Secretary Hull flagged a German note replying to America’s June 18 stance on hemisphere possessions. Berlin argued the Monroe Doctrine is untenable if Americans interfere in Europe and asserted no aim to acquire US territory. Hull reaffirmed US policy of resisting incursions and cooperating for international law. Roosevelt, at Hyde Park, linked democracy to peace and warned against corporate dominance.
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The
Reich
Japan
Far East
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Europe
Baron Edgar von Spiegel
New Orleans
von ‘Spiegel
Emenaeee
Percy Cipavaiatseee
Anti-Monroe Doctrine Stand of Reich Firm
Berlin reports Germany maintains its policy toward Latin America despite US warnings that the Monroe Doctrine must be respected. Official German sources cite a Berlin magazine article approved by Foreign Minister Ribbentrop, tied to a June meeting of American republic representatives, as the best source of comment.
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Berlin
Germany
Latin America
United States
State Hull
Washington
Rome-Tokyo
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Europe
Americas
Philadelphia Lawyer Pledges Strenuous Drive on Aliens
Earl G. Harrison, a 41 year old Philadelphia attorney, was appointed to direct registration and fingerprinting of aliens under the new federal law. He promised a firm, non punitive program, stressing rights protections and an education effort through foreign language papers radio and volunteers to prepare aliens for registration starting September 1.
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Earl G. Harrison
Harrison
Francis Biddle
Roosevelt
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