Germans Break Through At Main Maginot Line And Paris
Berlin reports German forces launch a frontal attack on the Maginot Line after claiming entry into Paris and Le Havre. The high command says French troops retreating on the northern Paris front, with several advances by German motorized units and tanks.
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Maginot Line
BERLIN
Saar
Monimedy
Paris
Le Havre
Seine
high command
Maginot
Germany
Scotstoun
Nazis Enter Paris as German Forces Sweep Champs Elysees
German troops rolled into Paris from the northwest and followed a path through Argenteuil Neuilly and the Arc de Triomphe. Tanks and armored cars led the advance with anti tank units behind them as Parisians watched in tense silence. The report notes the entry five weeks after the invasion of the Low Countries and the start of wider war.
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BERLIN
Paris
Champs Elysees
Bismarck
Argenteuil
Neuilly
Arc De Triomphe
Champs Elysee
low countries
Seine
Avenue De Neuilly
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Weather summary for Ohio and region
Generally fair weather with warmer temperatures in the north tonight. Saturday will be partly cloudy with possible local thunderstorms in the afternoon or evening. A western disturbance centered over the Dakotas and Minnesota influences the pattern while high pressure from the west pushes east. Scattered showers occurred in the Atlantic Gulf states and Ohio Valley. cooler conditions prevail near the lake region.
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OHIO
Dakotas
Minnesota
Arizona
Washington
Oregon
lower
lake region
Florida
Atlantic
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
lake
Britain Rushes Thousands of Troops to France Across Channel
London reports Britain dispatching thousands of troops aircraft tanks and guns to France as emergency BEF units. The pledge to fight on at all costs is backed by new reinforcements to aid French lines and defend the British Isles. Air Marshal Joubert warned of a potential German invasion of Britain with sea and air assault possible.
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BRITAIN
London
Acme
France
Great Britain
English Channel
Isles
Somme
Aisne
Seine
Marne
Paris
Meginot
Philip Joubert
England
Capture Of Paris Shines In Modern Offensive Tactics
German forces seize Paris five weeks into the blitzkrieg in Holland and Belgium. The advance marks a major military achievement driven by refined offensive tactics and leadership, with the Allies unprepared and relying on defense. The piece notes reconnaissance, dive bombers, tanks, and mobile infantry as keys to the breakthrough.
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GERSzANS
PARIS
United States
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Hitler
Maginot Line
France
British Armed Merchant Cruiser Scotstoun Sunk by U Boat
The admiralty reported that the armed merchant cruiser Scotstoun was torpedoed and sunk by a U boat yesterday. Two officers and four sailors were feared dead, with the rest of the crew landed at a British port. Captain S. K. Smyth commanded the Scotstoun.
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LONDON
admiralty
Scotstoun
high command
Rawalpindi
Carinthia
Scotstown
S. K. Smyth
U.S. Rebuffs Finland War Debt Installments
The Senate adopted a resolution stating the United States will not accept Finland's semi annual war debt installment due tomorrow or the next due in six months.
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U.S
Finland
WASHINGTON
Senate
Flag Day Observance in Elyria at 8 P M
Elyrians mark the flag anniversary with a dusk program at Ely Stadium under the Elks lodge. Lieutenant Governor Paul M. Herbert will speak as the principal address, with Elks and other groups coordinating. if rain, the service moves to the Elks hall.
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Elyria
Ely Stadium
Elks’ lodge
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Elks’ hall
U S Protests To Japan Over Bombardment of Chungking
In Tokyo United States Ambassador Joseph C. Grew delivered an American protest to Japan’s foreign office today, denouncing intensified Japanese air raids on Chungking, China.
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TOKYO
United States
Joseph C. Grew
foreign office
Chungking
China
Elyria Lumber House Opens Sunday June Sixteen
Elyria Lumber invites the public to its house opening on Sunday June 16 from 2 to 8 pm at 238 Foster Avenue. The event announces the new building and welcomes visitors to tour the premises.
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ELYRIA LUMBER
Foster Ave
Paris Falls to German Forces as French Withdraw
Paris, capital of France, sees German entry after French high command abandons the city. Refugees flee as police seal gates. A second German drive advances toward Romilly and St Dizier in a widening offensive from Chalons sur Marne.
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Paris
Champagne
Chalons sur Marne
high command
Romilly
Chalons
Seine
Sube
St. Dizier
Italian and French Troops Clash On Mountain Top
Rome reports a clash on an Alpine mountain top between Italian and French troops with both sides incurring losses. The high command says French attacked a mountain in Haiian territory and were repulsed.
President Signs Army 1941 Fund Bill
President Roosevelt signed the 1941 Army appropriation of 1.822 billion dollars to boost regular troops to 280,000 and add 2,566 airplanes with tanks and other ground equipment. The package is part of a larger defense effort, with separate bills funding navy needs and a plan to train pilots through civilian schools and at Randolph Field and Maxwell Field.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Army air corps
Harry H. Woodring
Iran
Believe Turkey To Be Involved In War With Italy
Istanbul dispatch reports that Turkish papers discuss possible Turkish involvement in a war with Italy. Editors dismiss Mussolini’s assurances that eastern Mediterranean states will stay out of conflict and warn of prudent precautions. Ikdam predicts Turkey will be drawn into the Italian war crisis.
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Turkey
Italy
ISTANBUL
Benito Aiussolinis
Mediterranean
Mussolini
Ikdam
No Change In Tube Co. Schedule
Next week's operations at the National Tube Company plant in Lorain will be unchanged from this week. Four blast furnaces and open hearth furnaces are to continue, the Bessemer converter will operate a single turn, and other departments will keep present schedules.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer converter
Roosevelt cites Germany pledges record and new defense panel
President Roosevelt cites Berlin’s broken pledges to other nations and notes a national defense research commission will head with Vannevar Bush to accelerate rearmament. The new body will work with the Bureau of Standards, National Academy of Science, NRC, War and Navy departments and the defense commission.
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Roosevelt
Germany
WASHINGTON
U.P
Adolf Hitler
western hemisphere
Hitler
Karl Von Weigand
America
Paul Reynaud
France
national defense commission
national defense research commission
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie institution
cormismission
national aeronautical advisory council
bureau of standards
national Academy of Science
Naitional Research Council
War and Navy departments
Fire destroys country market in Alliance
Alliance Ohio June 14 fire of undetermined origin destroyed the one story country market of Ray Barnes causing an estimated four thousand dollars in damage.
British planes hit Scharnhorst near Trondheim Fjord
The Admiralty reported that the German battleship Scharnhorst was hit once and probably twice by British fleet bombing planes in Trondheim Fjord on the Norwegian coast during an early Thursday attack on German naval units.
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LONDON
Admiralty
Scharnhorst
Trondheim Fjord
Norwegian
Trondheim
Italians Bomb British Red Sea Base Aden Raid
The RAF announced that Italian planes bombed Aden in the Red Sea three times on Wednesday. British fighters repelled each raid and one Italian tri motor bomber went down in flames with two prisoners taken. An Italian plane was too damaged to reach its base. The attacks were framed as retaliation for British raids on Italian East Africa bases.
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CAIRO
middle east
Royal Air Force
Red Sea
Aden
RAF
East Africa
Appeals To The French People To Stand Firm
Premier Reynaud urged the French to stand firm in defense of liberty and honor in a radio broadcast from France today. The appeal emphasized resolve and continued resistance against occupying forces.
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NEW YORK
Paul Reynaud
France
Reynaud
French Might Attack Paris At Later Date
London dispatch reports an authorized military source warned Paris could cease to be an open city if German troops pile into the capital. Implication is that French forces might attack Paris themselves if opportunity arises.
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Paris
LONDON
French leaders in dissension over peace with Germany
Geneva dispatch quoted by Lavor Fascista says President Lebrun favors a separate peace with Germany and Italy to save France. Lebrun reportedly met with former Premier Laval while Premier Reynaud’s firm stance weakens as cabinet members tilt toward Lebrun.
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Lavor Fascista
Geneva
Albert Lebrun
Paul Reynaud
France
Lebrun
Germany
Italy
Pierre Laval
Reynaud
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