Armistice ends war in France with terms set by Britain
London reports the French German armistice details. German forces will occupy territory north and west of a Geneva Tours line, with demobilization of French forces and grounding of aircraft. French naval forces to be disarmed and repatriation of populations to occupied areas ordered. Prisoner exchanges defined and armistice to take effect six hours after signing and remain until peace.
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Italy
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English Score Major Point In Disavowal of Petain To Attract Colonial Support
England's praise for Churchill's move to condemn the Freemovement and back a London French national committee signals London seeks colonial backing. British claims of French colony pledges rise, while concern remains over the fate of the French navy and air force, plus a large army in Syria, under British control altering the balance in the looming conflict. The second item notes the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia moving swiftly through preliminaries as Alf Landon, Governor James, and Senator Bridges receive familiar cheers amid routine formalities.
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Philadelphia
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
James
Pennsylvania
Bridges
New Hampshire
Congress Approves $14.5 Billion Budget for Next Year
The recessed Congress left a near 14.54 billion dollar bill for operating the federal government and its defense program for the coming year. The record includes 5.08 billion for defense, plus 795 million in contract authority and 125 million in lending power, with permanent appropriations around 3.98 billion. President Roosevelt had requested a 14.14 billion total, about 397 million less, largely due to defense adjustments.
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Ogden Probes Man's Death
Ogden detectives investigate the shooting of Steve Valdez alias Joe Valdez a 40 year old Mexican farm laborer whose body was found near the Riverdale viaduct with a bullet wound in the forehead. A .32 caliber revolver bought Saturday is missing though its wrappings were found beneath his right hand as deputies seek whether the death was self inflected or foul play. Two or three transients who had camped nearby also remain unaccounted for as the probe continues.
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Weber River
Fisherman Finds Body in River Near Questa New Mexico
A fisher found a male body jammed under a boulder in the Rio Grande four miles west of Questa. Unidentified, residents suspect E R Wakefield, Denver telegraph man, drowned after a failed attempt to run Black Canyon rapids. Wakefield’s body was never recovered. A S Hunt survived.
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E. R. Wakefield
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Black Canyon
A. S. Hunt
Alamosa
Colo
Wakefield
John Anderson
Hunt
Wreck Near Grace Kills Preston Man
A high speed wreck five miles south of Grace killed Lorinwanner 33 of Preston instantly. Wendell Westerberg 28 of Nider died later in Soda Springs hospital from injuries. The car, driven by Westerberg, veered out of control and crashed after a long series of rolls. State police, officers from Preston and Grace assisted in the investigation.
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Grace
Lorinwanner
Preston
J. H. Bowns
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Borrow
Westerberg
Joe Mills
Marjorie Whitehead
Rex Bud Barrett
Val Steele
Lee Hansen
E. Andrew Adams
Italians Capture Austrian Positions Near Malbork
Twenty five years ago today June 24 the Associated Press reports Italian forces captured Austrian positions near Malborghe in a wartime operation. The article notes tactical gains and the broader battlefield context during the period.
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Associated Press
Malborgeth
Income Tax Levies Double For Men Earning $3,000
Washington dispatch details a typical taxpayer with a $3,000 income who finds federal tax increases from Congress raise his bill from 27 to 49.70 dollars. The piece notes lower exemptions for married men, a 10 percent super tax, and new taxes on cinema admissions whiskey and beer, with the family’s annual costs rising accordingly.
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Treasury
Party Urging New Rule At Republican Convention
The Republican rules committee in Philadelphia approved a proposal to deny delegates in future conventions from districts that poll under 1,000 votes in prior presidential or statewide races. Louisiana Texas Arkansas and North Carolina backers urged adoption to rebuild the party in the south and curb buying delegates. Tom Burke of Billings Montana named committee chairman. the full convention must approve the rule.
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Peace Officers Gather Here For Annual State Conclave
Idaho Peace Officers gather for the annual conclave with opening remarks by George N. Sheffield Moscow police chief on child delinquency and Moscow school patrols. Mayor Terrell welcomes 250 delegates from state agencies and three states. W. G. Banister to speak in a later session. Gov Bottolfsen unable to attend.
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W. G. Banister
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Mont
Dan Currie
Sheffield
Robert M. Terrell
William Manifold
Minidoka County
W. H. Wasner
R Avenue
Seattle
C. A. Bottolfsen
WPA to Remove Reds and Band Members from List
Boise dispatch reports that starting July 1 the Works Progress Administration will bar Communists and Nazi band members from employment projects. Director Dean W. Miller cites the new relief act and existing rules restricting aliens and members of groups advocating overthrow of the U S government. Penalties for fraud include a $2,000 fine and up to two years imprisonment or both.
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Work Projects Administration
Idaho
Dean W. Miller
WPA
United States
Life Terrier Escapes State Prison
BOISE June 24 A cordon of searchers ... on the trail of Danny Williams 19 convicted murderer who escaped from State prison in mid morning. Williams, serving a life term, hid in a Swils barrel en route to the penitentiary hog ranch and fled into brush at the ranch. Two other convicts, Ray Kammeyer 23 and Robert E Lester 33, escaped Saturday and are at large. Williams home is Las Vegas Nev and he had prior terms in Nevada and Idaho institutions. He is six feet five inches tall, weighs 129 pounds, slender with black hair brown eyes and medium complexion.
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Ed Whittington
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Robert E. Lester
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Nevada
Idaho
Explosion at Bucharest munitions depot kills soldiers
An undetermined number of soldiers were killed today by a blast at a Bucharest suburb munitions depot. Fire spread to a nearby military camp as officials barred details and newspapers from reporting the incident.
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Baseball Scores American New York at Cleveland Night Game
Philadelphia 000 St. Louis 201 Babich and Hayes Auker and Swift All others postponed.
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St. Louis
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Auker and Swift
Paris Pet Policy Sparks Rabies Alarm
Paris authorities urged citizens to seize stray dogs and cats and have them killed and buried to avert a rabies outbreak as abandoned animals roamed French cities in June 2014.
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Paris
Alameda Ladies Aid Meeting Postponed Due to Member Death
The scheduled Wednesday meeting of the Alameda Community Ladies Aid is postponed until next week because a member of the group has suffered a death in the family.
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Alameda
Nazi Dictator Proclaims Ten Day Celebration
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler proclaims victory over France and orders flags to fly for 10 days and bells rung for seven. The German high command states hostilities cease in France at 1:35 a.m. Tuesday with the armistice spanning German and French forces. Continued on Page Two.
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Compiegne
Navy to Build 68 Vessels At Cost of 750 Millions
Washington June 24 AP Retiring Secretary Edison announced the navy would let contracts for 68 ships costing 750 million dollars once a bill authorizing negotiation without competitive bidding is signed. The plan adds to 23 ships already let for 350 million. Three aircraft carriers four heavy cruisers nine light cruisers 30 destroyers and 22 submarines are included. Edison will retire today, with Col Frank Knox named to succeed him. He said industry could absorb a 70 percent navy expansion but shipyards must expand. He noted few surplus vessels and no sale of many surplus torpedo boats to Britain.
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Congress
New Jersey
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Chicago
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Great Britain
Transient Suffered Serious Injury In Railroad Yards
Leo Collins of Mullan Idaho is in critical condition at General hospital after a switch engine bumped a box car door onto his head causing a deep gash and a severe basal skull fracture. Lawrence Traxler of Denver rode in the car. Union Pacific yard master Ed Brooks notified police and Officer Ace Nelson transported Collins to the hospital under care of County Physician H T Hughart.
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Mullan
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Denver
Ed Brooks
Union Pacific
Ace Nelson
Colins
Utah Weather Fair Tonight and Tuesday
A calm weather outlook for Utah with clear skies and mild conditions. Tonight will be fair with rising temperatures and warmer trend continuing into Tuesday. The forecast calls for gentle winds and no significant precipitation.
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