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The Pocatello Tribune

Location

Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1940

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France, Hitler to Meet as France Faces Armistice

Axis leaders Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini will meet in the west to decide France’s fate as German advances crush the nation. French Premier Petain seeks an armistice while Britain vows to continue the fight despite the loss of its ally.

Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini France Berlin Munich West Versailles Mussolini Rome Paul Daudoin Germany Marshal Petain Pontarlier Switzerland Premier Petain Verdun Britain Saar Austria Sudetenland Bohemia Moravia Slovakia Poland Russia Denmark Norway Luxembourg Netherlands Belgium Paris Treaty of Versailles. Premier Petain

Two Airplane Crashes Kill Fifteen In Midair Across Two States

In New York near Queens two Douglas bombing planes collided at about 2000 feet killing twelve airmen as they approached Mitchel Field. One civilian woman injured and homes burned in 239th Street. In Oklahoma near Tulsa a separate midair crash with three killed and two injured occurred during training near municipal airport.

New York Bellerose Queens New York City Mitchelfield Long Island Corp Francis X. Deeley 239Th Street Tulsa Okla Municipal

Russia Adds 3 Nations In Protective Alliance

The Soviet Union accepts Estonia Latvia and Lithuania as compliant to Moscow demands for joint defense pacts. Tass says new governments must ensure honest implementation and allow troop passage to prevent provocations as Soviet garrisons in Estonia and Latvia are maintained. Observers abroad view cautious signs of potential European war involvement.

Moscow Estonia Latvia Russia Lithuania Tass Stockholm London Europe U.S.S.R Finland Soviet Union

Second Naval Bill Appears

Washington reports the introduction of a new 1.209 billion expansion bill to add 84 ships, totaling about 399 600 tons under construction for the next fiscal year. Vinson and Walsh push identical measures to boost the fleet 23 5 percent beyond current 1 7 million tons, emphasizing rapid buildup.

Washington Vinson House Naval Committee Atlantic Walsh Mass Senate Naval Roosevelt

New York City Population Up Six Percent in Ten Years

Preliminary census figures show New York City at 7,380,259 residents, an increase of 449,813 or six percent over the last decade.

New York New York City

Lions to Host Round Table on Fifth Columnists Tonight

Lions plan a discussion led by Rudolph Goranson at the weekly club meeting on fifth columnists and related activities. Officials say the topic comes from Lions International and that time will also cover events tied to the Utah Idaho district convention in Pocatello this Friday and Saturday.

Rudolph Goranson Lions Club Tonight Lions International Organization Utah Idaho Lions Clubs Pocatello

Utah Couple Killed In Bedside Tragedy At Kaysville

Sheriff reports Mary Higginbottom 38 shot husband John Logan Higginbottom 50 while the family slept in Kaysville Utah. Mary then killed herself with the same gun two hours later. Three children ages 16 15 and 12 found the bodies. John Logan Higginbottom a Union Pacific station agent for 10 years lived in Kaysville after leaving Bowdell Ohio and was married 17 years ago to Mary Olsen.

Kaysville Utah Joseph Holbrook Mary Higginbottom D. T. Barnes John Logan Higginbottom John Rowena Marion Union Pacific Railroad Holbrook Bodwell Ohio Union Pacific Pocatello Mary Olsen Logan Higginbottom Joseph E Olsen Brigham City Joseph E. Whittaker J. R. Olsen Los Angeles Carl Olsen William Olsen Ogden Albert Olsen Declo Idaho Harold Olen Preston Blaine Olsen Tremonton Bodell Parrish Price Hazel Grant Honeyville Bowdell

Mrs Helen Jones Hurt In Auto Crash at Arthur and Whitman

Mrs Helen Jones wife of Austin L Jones suffered a forehead bump knee injury and bruised eye in a motor collision at 10 a m today at the intersection of Arthur and Whitman. The other vehicle was a truck driven by Robert E Dye of 1228 North Hayes.

Helen Jones Austin L. Jones South Grant Arthur and Whitman Robert E. Dye North Hayes

Idaho Weather Holds Fair Outlook Tonight and Tuesday

Idaho forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with only small temperature changes. No precipitation is expected and winds remain light across the region.

Idaho

Baseball scores update with scattered results and weather note

Baseball scores show no American games and several National and First Game results. Teams listed include St Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Pittsburgh Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia with various pitchers and scorers. Utah weather forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions tonight and Tuesday with warmer southern portions.

Utah

Weather Sets New Record For Pocatello

The weather bureau reported 101 degrees at 3 p m setting a new June heat record for Pocatello. Officials said the 100 degree mark had been reached twice earlier and warned the heat wave could rise further with possible thunderstorms later, noting past records in 1926 and 1918.

Weather Bureau The Mercury Pocatello U. S. Weather Bureau Gate City

Navies and Planes May Decide Europe's War Outcome

Analysis of naval power underscores Britain's dependence on its vast navy and potential impact if France loses naval support. Article estimates total tonnage of Britain, France, Italy, and remaining German ships and links sea control to peace terms with France. Dispatches note continuation on page 5.

Europe Germany Ben Italy Britain England

Roosevelt signs bills expanding U S naval forces

President Roosevelt signed two laws authorizing a naval air force of 10 000 planes and 16 000 pilots and adding 21 new warships to the fleet. The bills also fund 22 auxiliary vessels and cap spending for bases and reserve facilities while Congress weighs adjournment during the convention period.

U.S Washington Roosevelt White House

Car Accident Kills Bride Elect Norma Loveland

Norma Loveland 18, a bride-elect from St. Anthony, died when the family car left Yellowstone highway one mile north of Thornton during a return trip from Hesse Hot Springs. Her fiancé Leonard Newby and her brothers Charles and Jay Loveland survived with injuries. sheriff A H Bighr investigated and said she appeared to fall asleep at the wheel.

Rexburg St. Anthony Yellowstone Hesse Hot Springs Norma Loveland Miss Loveland Leonard Newby Charles Jay Loveland Newby A. H. Bighr Madison County Loveland Thornton

Supreme Court Returns to Boise for Session

Idaho's supreme court was back in Boise today after hearing cases in Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene last week.

Boise Idaho Supreme Court Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene

Berlin Bulletin Hints Peace Terms and French Surrender Talks

Berlin observers speculate Hitler may seek peace terms with France after forcing Britain off the continent while other German spokesmen insist the British empire remains the real foe. Reports say French resistance fades as German advances in France continue with no armistice signed. Roosevelt freezes French assets in the United States amid France holding over a billion in gold and securities. Vernon Bartlett predicts Germany can be defeated with help from dominions and the United States. French military spokesmen acknowledge gaps between armies as German thrusts widen with no armistice yet.

Berlin France Adolf Hitler London Vernon Bartlett Germany Europe Dominions United States Bordeaux

U.S. Allows War Planes to Be Flown From United States

The United States authorized ships to carry war planes across American borders to facilitate ally deliveries. The ruling theoretically enables allied aircraft to take off from U.S. soil directly for Europe.

Washington United States Europe

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