France Faces German Push as Italy Joins War
Paris reports Premier Reynaud boasting strength in the Mediterranean as Italy joins Germany against France. German forces said to be within 30 to 35 miles of Paris, with advances toward Rouen and the Oureq river, while leaflets urge French surrender.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
France
Mediterranean
Italy
Germany
Berlin
Britain
Rouen
Seine
Oureq
Soissons
Turkey Prepared to Act for Allied War Pacts
Reports from Istanbul Budapest Belgrade and Athens describe Turkey ready to declare a wartime alert and honor mutual defense pacts with Britain and France in response to Italy's entry into the war. Officials say Turkey will aid the Allies though not bound to confront the Soviet Union.
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Turkey
Istanbul
Athens
Greece
Italy
Aegean Sea
France
Britain
Mediterranean
Russia
French Front Reports Seine Crossings and Vigorous Counterattacks
The French high command bulletin notes German crossings of the lower Seine while French forces press vigorous counterattacks. Canada votes to declare war on Italy. Hitler vows victory with Italy against England and France. The US House expands war department appropriations. Allies prepare for Italy as Britain and France pledge a strong response.
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France
Seine River
Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Italy
Germans in Galicia driven across the Dniester
Fifteen days of fighting in Galicia see German forces compelled to retreat across the Dniester. Allied troops report heavy casualties as units fall back toward defensive positions near Lviv and Stanisławów.
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Galicia
Dniester River
Utah Weather Tonight and Tuesday Warmer
A weather note reports warmer conditions tonight and on Tuesday in Utah. Forecasters predict rising temperatures with mild regional warmth across the state, guiding outdoor plans and travel expectations.
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Utah
Pocatello Adopts 1940 Budget At 324129 Total
City council approved a 324,129 budget with 186,720 general fund to cover admin and department expenses. Bond payments receive 22,905 for interest and 33,044 for principal retirement. Other allocations include street lighting 24,208 airport 11,375 libraries 17,480 cemetery 8,665 oiling 9,812 sprinkling 7,700 and bond 2,220.
Italy Joins World War On Italy Italy Italy Italy
Italy aligns with Germany against England and France as Mussolini’s fascist legions move into French territory via the Riviera. An official communique says Italy considers herself at war with France beginning Tuesday June 11 and at war with Great Britain.
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Italy
Germany
England
France
Berlin
Mussolini
Riviera
Great Britain
Drownings After Picnic Boat Rock At Island Park Lake
Two St Anthony men Edward J Hansen 24 and Clement Hurst 23 drowned when picnickers rocked a boat at Island Park lake in Idaho. Six others were rescued as CCC enrollees and volunteers searched near the reservoir shore. Reed Coffin owned the boat and aided the rescue with Sheriff Hill and Sheriff Bigler coordinating the effort.
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Island Park
Pond's Lodge
Idaho
St. Anthony
Edward J. Hansen
Clement Hurst
Island Park Lake
Hansen
Edwin Hill
Fremont County
Ursel Bigler
Madison County
Reed Coffin
Baseball Scores From Prominent Leagues
Baseball scores listed for games including Brooklyn Pittsburgh and others with partial inning results. Several matchups show rain delays with New York at Chicago and Detroit at New York postponed. Teammates named include Hamlin Kimball Phelps Sewell Heinterlman Butcher Davis Sullivan Lopez Owen and Kramer Swift Hudson Early.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Hamlin
Kimball
Phelps
Sewell
Heinterlman
Butcher
Davis
Boston
St. Louis
Sullivan and Lopez
Davis and Owen
New York
Chicago
Fight in decisive stage as Hitler presses advance
The French front enters decisive stages as German forces throw vast resources into a 225 mile battle line aimed at Paris. An estimated 1.8 million troops, 3,500 tanks, and heavy pressure along the coast threaten Le Havre and a western swing toward Paris. Weygand seeks a miracle as developments move quickly.
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Eral Weygand
Hitler
Pars
Argonne
le Havre
Houen
Paris
Horses Run Away Damage Property In City Yard
Mrs. E. T. Troescher reports a team of horses pulling a wagon ran into her yard, damaging a tree and lawn. The horses were driven by Jimmy Cowley and owned by Clyde Kinghorn who lives north of the city. Kinghorn agreed to pay for the damage.
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E. T. Troescher
E. Lewis
Jimmy Cowley
Clyde Kinghorn
Kinghorn
Troescher
Roosevelt to Give Aid, Scores Italy
President Roosevelt declared the United States would aid opponents of force and accelerate domestic production. He spoke at the University of Virginia graduation, criticizing Italy for entering the European war and outlining dual aims of aiding allies while boosting U S preparedness. He said Italy refused a proposed international assurance plan.
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Roosevelt
Italy
Charlottesville
United Sates
University of Virginia
United States
Europe
Americas
Mussolini
Mussolini Brings Italy Into War With Germany
Italian forces march into French territory via the Riviera as Mussolini declares war on the Allies from the Palazzo Venezia balcony. He pledges to fight alongside Hitler to free the Mediterranean and end British control, calling for broad mobilization of Italy and its empire.
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Italy
Rome
Toulon
Nice
Corsica
Gibraltar
Tunis
Mussolini
Albania
Yugoslavia
Greece
Malta
Dodecanese Island
Turkey
Cretes
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Tripoli
Tunisia
Egypt
Germany
Palazzo Venezia
France
England
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Paris
Empire
Kingdom of
Hitler
Brenner Pass
Mediterranean
Mare Nostrum
Norway Surrenders as King and Government Flee
German troops move back into Narvik after Allied withdrawal leads to Norwegian army capitulation. Allies secretly pulled out last Wednesday leaving war materiel behind. British air losses cited with claims of sinking carrier Glorious. King Haakon VII ordered Norwegian forces to lay down arms at midnight.
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Stockholm
Norway
Narvik
Haakon VII
Beer Sales Rise in Idaho Tie In May
D. Kleinberg, director of Columbia Breweries of Tacoma, visits Pocatello to confer with R. E. Bohner of East Idaho Brewing. Bohner notes Alt Heidelberg May sales up 38 percent from the previous year.
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D. Kleinberg
Columbia Breweries, Inc
Tacoma
Pocatello
Mr. Kleinberg
R. E. Bohner
East Idaho Brewing, Inc
Bohner
Alt Heidelberg
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Vittorio Emanuele
Washington
House
Senate
War Department
London
Ministry of Information
J. Ward Green
The
Associated Press
Hurst
CCC
Paul Shank
Buffalo River
Coffin
Jack Barney
Fred E. Shirley
Leatha Wilmore Althea Thomas
Maurine Lil- Jenquist
Rexburg
Island Park Reservoir
American St. Louis
Kramer and Swift, Hudson and Early
Cleveland
Detroit
Dewitt MacKenzie
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