Roosevelt Plans Western Hemisphere Economic Union
President Roosevelt moves to unite the 21 American republics and Canada in an economic bloc to counter global upheavals. Hull Wallace Morgenthau and Hopkins push the plan, possibly creating a regional cartel to control wheat copper cotton meats and other surpluses for world trade. France seeks peace with Germany, a development that could spur this hemispheric collaboration.
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WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Canada
White House
Cordell Hull
Agriculture
Henry \. Wallace
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Commerce
Harry Hopkins
France
Germany
Americas
Europe
Western Hemisphere
Britain Will Carry On The War Alone
London reports Britain will continue the war against Germany despite France seeking peace terms. British sources say France will fight on in theaters outside French soil, with navy and air force intact. The watchword remains No Surrender as Britain and empire press for aid from the United States to avert total ruin.
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LONDON
UPi
Great Britain
Germany
France
Poland
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Netherlands
Belgium
Near East
Africa
Britain
United States
Philippe Petain
Mediterranean
Petain
Ohio Weather Outlook With Showers Tuesday
Cloudy with local showers tonight and chances of thunderstorms in east and south portions on Tuesday. Temperatures stay above normal in the central valleys as high pressure lies over the Mississippi eastward and lower pressures linger in the northern plains and Rocky Mountain region.
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OHIO
Mississippi
plains
Rocky Mountain plateau
Atlantic states
Russia Moves Motorized Troops Into Latvia and Estonia
STOCKHOLM June 17 Russia sent motorized troops into Latvia and Estonia amid claims of violating mutual assistance treaties. Earlier, troops had entered Lithuania as part of a Baltic balance shift. Tass reported ultimatums against Estonia and Latvia over alleged secret pacts with Germany. Estonian diplomats said troops occupy several cities. Latvian frontier reportedly crossed. Tidningen noted the Soviet advance brings the Red Army closer to Germany and raised war rumors across the region.
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STOCKHOLM
Russia
Latvia
Esthonia
Lithuania
Germany
Tass
Baltic
Balkan states
Turkey
War Reverts To Starvation Sea Blockade Strategy Against Germany
The article argues that after French ceasefire hostilities revert to a blockade strategy to win the war against Germany and Italy. It discusses the French navy fate, British naval leverage, and the potential risks of combined German Italian sea power in the Mediterranean. It cites invasion expectations and the limits of air superiority versus infantry strength.
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Germany
Italy
Maginot Line
France
Atlantic
ranean
Suez Canal
Gibraltar Strait
Mediterranean
Gibraltar
thetlantic
Great Britain
British Isles
Hitler
Bundle of Dynamite Found Near Akron
Authorities were unable to identify the person or persons who left a 15 stick bundle of dynamite in a field in East Akron. Arnold McDonald found the explosive wrapped in old clothing and ready to be exploded.
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AKRON
Arnold McDonald
Prisoners Of War Parade Through Paris In Cold Rain
An American Embassy observer reports on French prisoners of war trudging through Paris on day three of the German occupation. Haggard faces, torn clothes, and mud stained shoes mark their march as crowds and guards control their movement toward camps.
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PARIS
Berlin
Berne
Switzerland
German high command
Crillon
TU.SAs
colonies
Seine
Notre Dame Cathedral
Pont Neuf
Louvre
Tuilleries gardens
Eleven U. S. bombers collide killing eleven fliers
Two U S Army B 18A bombers from Mitchel Field crashed mid air during maneuvers over Bellrose Manor Queens during a dawn exercise. Eleven airmen perished including Lieuts Burlingame Dow Bedient Lambert Hail and others. Parachute failures and flames caused multiple fatalities on the ground.
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NEW YORK
United States Army
Mitchel Field
Bellrose Manor
Queens
a.m
army
Paul Burlingame
J. F. Dow
H. P. Bedient
Martin J. Costello
Corp
T. P. Kraszewski
Clinton O. Rhodes
Richard M. Burlander
P. M. Lambert
J. H. Hail
Claude A. Seelbner
Frank X Deeley
Burlingame
West Point
U.S. Military Academy
Spain Invited to Peace Negotiations with France
Madrid report says Germany invited Spain to participate in peace talks with France. The June 17 dispatch notes Spain would join negotiations aimed at ending the conflict in Europe.
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Spain
MADRID
Germany
France
Cascade Park Pool Opens for 1940 Season
The Cascade Park swimming pool started its 1940 season after two postponements. Officials expect higher attendance as weather warms. The pool, open daily 9 to 11 30 am and 2 to 5 pm except Sunday, was postponed due to high Black River water and has now been drained cleaned and refilled with 300000 gallons of clean water.
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Cascade Park
Black River
Britain Calling Up More Men For Army
London reports the Ministry of Labor announces a rapidly increasing rate of male conscription for Army service. Also an advertisement seeks an operator for Gulf Service Station at East River and Fourth Streets with small stock investment and reasonable rent. in person applications and references required.
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Britain
LONDON
Ministry of Labor
Gulf Service
Col
Eact River
Fourth Sts
Fatal Words Of Marshal Petain Speech Report
New York dispatch details Marshal Philippe Petain announcing leadership of the French government and urging a halt to fighting. He expresses sympathy for refugees and calls on French citizens to support the government during a grave hour and seek a way to end hostilities.
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NEW YORK
Marshal Philippe Petain
British Broadcasting Corporation
Columbia Broadcasting system
France
Suffers Hip Fracture When Hit By Auto
Carl Gehrke 87 of 1370 East avenue was taken to Elyria Memorial Hospital with a fractured right hip and other injuries after being knocked down by a car driven by R B Smith as he backed from a driveway. Police report notes several other weekend traffic incidents including bicycle and vehicle collisions and property damage.
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Carl Gehrke
East avenue
Elyria Memorial Hospital
R. B. Smith
Smith
Robert Mello
Third street
Arthur Richwine
National Guard
John F. Bacha
East 32nd street
Lorain
Second street
Gerald Haislet
Oberlin road
Frank Becker
Beech street
Charles Caplin
Cleveland
Lor Dall
Frank Harrson
Elyria
Middle avenue
Fifth street alley
Albert H Smith
Celia M. Knechtges
Grafton
D. A Schnabel
North Olmsted
Broad street
Mussolini Heads to Meet Hitler Amid Peace Talks
Premier Benito Mussolini departs Rome tonight to meet Adolf Hitler to discuss Marshal Petain’s peace bid. It would be their second meeting since the Brenner Pass conference on March 17, as both seek a shared view on the war against the Allies and recent French operations.
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ROME
Benito Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Germany
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Brenner Pass
Advance Of Nazi Armies Through France Continues
France asked Hitler for peace but Britain vowed to fight on alone. Orleans fell to German mechanized columns as Maginot Line was dubbed a mouse trap, while Hitler’s war flags spread from Norway to Paris. Britain refuses to yield. Soviet Russia eyes Baltic moves as Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia see troop incursions.
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France
City Of
Orleans
Maginot Line
Marshal Petain
Verdun
Joan of Arc
Rhone valley
Europe
Arctic
Norway
Swiss Alps
Baltic
Complete Capitulation Sought By Axis On France
Berlin June 11 Hitler to meet Mussolini over French peace let terms seen as capitulation not negotiation. Petain government says France forced to cease fighting and open talks. German forces advance past Orleans and encircle Maginot Line reaching Pontarlier near Swiss border.
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JOSEPH W. GRIGG
BERLIN
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
high command
Maginot Line
Orleans
Paris
Lire
France
Fuehrer
Henri Petain
Germany
Fuehre
Hitler
Marshal Petain
Mussolini
Loire
Joan of Arc
Germans Drive Deep Into Burgundy and Lyons Region
Germans push rapidly through Burgundy and Langres toward Lyons industrial area. Air forces intensify attacks, continuing to annihilate retreating French columns as reported in the front page synopsis.
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Burgundy
Langresn
Lyons
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EEADS RESEARCH GROUP
Vannevar Bush
Carnegie Institute
defense commission
Acme
Esthenia
J. W. T. MASON
U. S
Bulletin
United Press
Soviet Russia
Estonia
Pontarlier
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