Confusion in Vichy over Syrian armistice terms and Turkish stakes
The article outlines Berlin and Vichy maneuvering over Levant armistice talks as Darlan returns from Paris. It notes British pressure, possible Nazi orders to delay surrender, and the wider impact on Turkey and Iran amid German-Russian war developments. Also reports Aachen cathedral damage from a recent air raid.
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Hitler
Russia
Vichy
Darlan
Paris
Levant
Beirut
Syria
Dentz
Berlin
Turkey
Lebanon
Britain
Turkey -In - Asia
Iran
Red Army
Oscaw
London
Ankara
Italy
Greece
North Africa
Aathedral
Aachen
Ilemagne
R A F Downs Fourteen Nazi Fighters
London reports the Royal Air Force engaged over France with Blenheim bombers and escorts. Eleven RAF planes were lost while fourteen German fighters were destroyed and six coastal ships totaling over 20 000 tons were sunk. Night raids attacked Italy, Aachen, Osnabruck, Bielefeld, Muenster, Ostend docks, Cherbourg, Le Havre, and Bethune.
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London
Aachen
Osnabruck
Bielefeld
Muenster
Ostend
Cherbourg
le Havre
Bethune
France
Air Ministry
Tip of Washington Monument May Be Used in Bomber Metal
The aluminum tip of the Washington Monument could be melted for defense scrap to aid bomber production. F H LaGuardia and Interior Secretary Ickes discussed removing the cap stone to fund aluminum scrap campaigns, noting the tip has inspired crowds since its 1880 casting as the largest aluminum casting.
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Washington
Washington Monument
F. H. LaGuardia
Interior
Ickes
Defense
LaGuardia
Iceland Approves US British Occupation Pact In Iceland
Iceland's parliament voted 39 to 3 to approve the agreement allowing United States forces to occupy Iceland alongside British troops. Premier Jonasson said Britain will withdraw once enough US troops land to ensure protection. The measure states US protection lasts during the war.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.P
United States
Hermann Jonasson
Britain
Althing
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Washington
Churchill
Jonasson
Agriculture Department Reports Bumper Crops in Prospect
Washington July 10 The Agriculture department crop reporting board says 1941 agricultural production should reach record levels if favorable weather continues. Wheat expected at 923,613,000 bushels the fifth largest, corn at 2,548,709,000 bushels the largest since 1937, and rice and dry beans far above past years. Sugar beet production forecast at 9,582,000 short tons with cane and seed at 5,760,000 short tons.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Nebraska
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
California
Plans for State Bar Convention Outlined in Butte
Plans for the Montana State Bar Association annual convention to be held in Battle Mountain on August 31 and September 1 2 will be outlined Friday afternoon in Butte. Officers of the association and committee members will meet at noon to review general arrangements with D Corette as chairman. Other members include Harlow John Emigh Largey Madd John B McClernan Earle Genzberger Mark J Doepker H Maury and W D Kyle.
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Montana State Bar Associa
Batte Y
Wertz
Helena
Butte
D. Corette
Harlow
John FP. Emigh
Largey Madd
John B. McClernan
Earle Genzberger
Mark J. Doepker
H.maury
W. D. Kyle
Roosevelt seeks 37 temporary general promotions
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve the temporary promotion of 37 officers to major general or brigadier general. The move aims to lower the Army's average age for these ranks to align more closely with British and German forces.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House Approves Draft Bill Change Allowing 28+ Deferments
The House voted 345 to 17 to remove sweeping strike control from the draft bill amendments and to grant deferment to men aged 28 or older as of July 1. The chamber also eliminated two labor strike seizure provisions, sending the measure to a Senate House committee for reconciliation.
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Washington
House
Chamber
Military Affairs Committee
May
Senate House Committee
Senate
Solons Battle Over Charge U S Is Building Irish Base
In Washington on July 10 Senator Taft accused the United States of constructing a naval air base in northern Ireland for Great Britain. Senator Barkley replied he had no knowledge of such a project while Senator Danaher urged more openness from the administration amid claims of secrecy.
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Solons Battle Over Charge
U. S
Washington
Taft
Ohio
United States
Great Britain
Northern Ireland
Barkley
Kentucky
PT Aw Mb Seedee
Bess
Iceland
Danaher
Merritt, Chapman & Scott
New York
Petain Protests Ignored as War Violence Persists
In Vichy on July 10, the Petain government protested Britain’s refusal to halt firing in Syria and Lebanon and disavowed responsibility for ongoing violence. General Weygand, commander in North Africa, arrived in Vichy by plane as talks of armistice and offended honor circulated amid conflicting statements.
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Vichy
France
Petain
Britain
Syria
Lebanon
Maxime Weygand
North
Africa
Butte Man Calls For Recreation Centers At Army Camps
Lawrence O Boyle a former miner now serving at Fort Lewis Washington on furlough says recreation centers are urgently needed at Army training camps. He notes crowding in towns like Tacoma and Olympia and criticizes insufficient army bus service to transport soldiers to dances and events.
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Butte
United States Army
Lawrence O’boyle
Anselmo
Fort Lewis
Wash
Eileen O’boyle
O’boyle
Tacoma
Olympia
Four Juveniles Injured in Butte Car and Fence Incidents
Four young Butte residents were seriously hurt last night in auto and fence accidents. Betty Caldwell 11 suffered a severe head wound from a collision at Marcia and Whitman streets and was taken to St James hospital. Lutita Wertz 11 was cut by a pointed iron fence after an unspecified fall near West Broadway and was rushed to Murray hospital. Danilo Borozon 2 was struck on East Broadway and treated at St James hospital. Reports name drivers Betty Shepard and Mrs J E McCollum, sisters of one injured child. Authorities note a deadly incident in Toluca Mexico with seven killed after mob violence near San Mateo Oxacatitan.
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Butte
Betty Caldwell
Hobson Street
Marcia
Whitman Streets
St. James Hospital
Betty Shepard
Silver Bow Street
J. E. McCollum
Warren Avenue
McCollum
Murray Hospital
Lutitia Wertz
West
Granite Street
West Broadway
Danilo Borozon
East Park Street
East Broadway
K. C. Carson
Butte and Montana Weekend Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy conditions in Butte Friday and Saturday afternoons. Slightly warmer Friday. Montana shows scattered afternoon clouds Friday and Saturday with modest warming, especially east of the divide on Saturday.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Russians Claim Final Victory in Great Battle Front
Nazi high command declares a final victory in the Bialystok Minsk pocket with 323,898 Soviet prisoners and massive Soviet losses. Hitler’s communique says 6,233 Red planes, 7,615 tanks and 4,423 guns destroyed. Russians say front stabilized after 19 days of fierce fighting.
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Hitler
Bialystok-Minsk
Minsk
Berlin
New York
United Press
Russia
Adolf Hitler
Stalin Line
Baltic
Russian
Poland
U.P
Bialystok
Red Air Force
High Command
Fuehrer
French Warships Seek Refuge in Turkish Harbor
Eleven French warships and auxiliaries from Beirut took shelter Thursday in Alexandretta harbor in Turkey and all crews were interned. The move follows the siege by British forces, with more French vessels reported en route. British circles speculate the ships may join allied service, despite Vichy hopes for return to France after the Syrian conflict.
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Ankara
Turkey
Beirut
Alexandretta
Soviet report says German attack halted on 1 800 mile front
The Soviet war communique reported a German infantry division broke into Russian lines with tanks but was routed leaving about 3 500 dead and wounded and 2 400 prisoners. It claimed 28 field guns and eight anti aircraft batteries captured and said nothing of consequence occurred elsewhere on the front. Izvestia said Red air force gained air superiority over the western front and claimed bombing of German troops along the Dvina and at Ostrov and Novograd Volynsk sectors.
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Moscow
U.S
Russia
Red Army
Izvestia
Red Air Force
Dvina
Polotsk
Vitebsk
Ostrov
Novograd-Volynsk
Nine Thousand Air Corps Cadets in Training
Major Percy Brewer reports about 9000 aviation cadets currently in training as U S Army Air Corps pilots. The northern aviation cadet examing board will hold tests at the Federal building in Butte for Mining city area candidates, ages 20 to 27 with substantial college work or equivalent. The program seeks rapid expansion to 30000 pilots in 1942 with 84 flying schools by end of 1942 and 8000 British flyers to be instructed next year.
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U. S. Army Air Corps Aviation Cadets
Percy ©. Brewer
Northern Aviation Cadet Examing Board
Butte
Federal Building
Brewer
Air Corps
Army
U. S
Major Brewer
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