Fresh German Troops Sent Into Drive From Front Line
Louis P. Lochner reports from Berlin that thousands of fresh German troops are being rushed into the Paris front as Dr. Otto Dietrich dismisses peace talks. He says Germany seeks total victory and notes Hitler’s unity of people, state, and armed forces as the key to strength.
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England
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Volkastaat
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Bureau
Paris Feels the Shadow of Destruction as War Grows
Amid German control of Paris the article weighs France’s fate and Allied resilience. Weygand orders a massive withdrawal as German assaults threaten the Seine and Marne fronts. Britain ramps up aid while fears mount of Franco Spanish and Italo German offensives and a possible invasion of England.
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Georgia and Southeast Coast Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with scattered afternoon thunder showers in Georgia. Alabama and extreme northwest Florida see considerable cloudiness with local showers Saturday. Gentle to fresh easterly winds along the coast.
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Britain to speed US war purchases for France aid
London reports Britain will rush American war material funding to support France, freeing funds for any usable weapons. Reinforcements reach behind Paris as Caledonia Scotstoun cruiser sinks, while Scharnhorst may have taken a hit. New British expeditionary force arrives in France with troops and materiel flowing by rail and ship.
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Spain
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Great Britain
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Paris
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Caledonia
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Trondheim Fjord
Nazis Take Paris and Push South Toward Dijon
Allied dispatches report German forces entering Paris and driving south with tanks and armored units. The advance reaches Romilly about 65 miles southeast of Paris, threatening the Maginot line as Tours serves as temporary government capital and evacuations continue.
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Dijon
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United States
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Montmedy
Loire
Orleans
Columbia
Broadcasting Corpora
Roosevelt pledges broad aid to Allies and expands defense
President Roosevelt said all possible help is being extended to the Allies and outlined new defense steps. He cited Hitler's remark on invasion being grotesque and announced a $1.498 billion army expansion bill plus a national defense research committee led by Dr. Vannevar Bush. The plan unites the National Academy of Sciences, the National Research Council, and the Federal Bureau of Standards to accelerate defense work.
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Navy
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National Research Council
Federal Bureau of Standards
United States
Nazis Break Maginot Line Push Toward Paris
Nazi forces advanced after storming toward Paris and captured Le Havre and Montmedy as German high command boasted of flank attacks on the Maginot Line. French troops retreated from Paris while Britain mobilized funds for American supplies amid the rapid invasion.
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