French Armistice Talks Reach Pivotal Phase at Compiègne
Reports describe continued negotiations among French and German plenipotentiaries in the Compiegne Forest as armistice terms loom. Berlin, London, and Washington noted shifting fleets, air raids, and strategic moves amid a widening war in Europe.
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Anton
Sid
Compiegne Forest
Wilhelm Reitel
London
Bordeaux
Paris
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Suez Canal
Italy
Alexandria Harbor
Baltic States Seen Moving Toward Sovietized Regimes
Stockholm reports Swedish papers note demonstrations in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania after Soviet occupation. Officials in Lithuania Latvia and Latvia say troops guard against war while government forms may change legally and elections will decide, with large protests in Riga reaching over 50,000 people.
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Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
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Riga
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Japan Plans Stricter Control in Orient and Indo China
Tokyo reports a revised three point policy for Japan aiming at closer ties with Germany and Italy, stronger southern Asia influence, and a hard line against U S rapprochement. Hongkong reports Japanese forces expanding near the colony while demanding French curb on China bound war supplies via Indo China.
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Indo- China
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Burma
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United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
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Manchukuo
Stimson
Asahi
Independent
War mobilization funds planned for arms, ships, and agents
The plan funds Ford Motor Company production of unspecified tanks guns and ammunition and supplies. It also provides for 68 new fighting ships for the navy and expansion of the FBI by 500 agents to fight spies and saboteurs.
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Ford Motor Company
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Armistice Report From Compiegne Sealed With Signing
NBC and CBS relay Compiegne armistice news with Col Gen Keitel for Germany and General Huntziger for France signing. The terms remain undisclosed until the Italo French accord is completed. Hostilities to cease six hours after that pact and French delegates head to Rome for settlement talks.
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National Broadcasting Company
Compiegne
Germany
France
NBC
Columbia
William L. Shirer
CBS
Compiegne Forest
Italy
Rome
Wilhelm Keitel
Charles Huntinger
Kerker
Adolf Hitler
Keitel
Huntziger
Japanese Move Toward French Indo China
Japanese troops from Kwangsi move toward French Indo China as occupation near Hong Kong continues. The advance, officially against Chinese guerrillas, involves bombing and road movements with few police at frontier crossings. British officials deny alarmist claims, saying no threat to Hong Kong and that measures are precautionary.
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Hongkong
China
South China
Kwangsi
Indo-China
Rivers Withdraws Approval of Miller Pay Hike
Atlanta June 22 Governor ER Rivers withdrew budgetary approval of a $150 a month salary increase he had approved two days earlier for restored Highway Chairman W L Miller.
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Atlanta
ER. D. Rivers
W. L. Miller
Landing field found on German ranch near Chambo
Guayaquil reports immigration authorities uncovered a German preparing a landing field for aircraft on a ranch near Chambo. The German was ordered to leave Ecuador within ten days.
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Guayaquil
el Telegrafo
Rio Bamba
Chambo
How Did It Happen by N Y B
A period column discusses public auctions and a Rose Theatre benefit for Europe Red Cross, then shifts to World War II era commentary. It condemns Hitler, lauds English resolve, and notes a Fourth of July golf tournament at Glen Arven amid local course openings and closures.
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Europe
Red Cross
Glen Arven
Thomasville
Albany
Tallahassee
Garner and Farley Weigh Vice Presidential Nominee Plan
Washington report says Vice President Garner and Postmaster General Farley are pooling political resources to influence a Democratic National Convention vice presidential pick and platform. They, as likely presidential aspirants, were said to have held a confidential long discussion about a Roosevelt rerun.
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Washington
Garner
Farley
Roosevelt
U S Can Spend 3 Billion On Defense Without Lowering Living Standards
Augusta article reports Dr. David R. Craig of Washington a national defense outlay of 3 billion dollars can be financed without impairing living standards. He says we can pay for defense now but cautions against a downward spiral in consumption that could affect living standards.
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United States
David R. Craig
Washington
American Retail Federation
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Germans announce 500000 French troops surrender
Berlin reports the high command confirms that 500000 French soldiers have surrendered in Alsace Lorraine, a major World War II development.
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Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
Knitters Learn Spinning Wheels Amid War Yarn Shortages
War disrupted European yarn imports push Los Angeles residents to spin their own yarn. Mrs Lorraine Thornton teaches up to eighty people at once, sharing techniques on traditional spinning wheels.
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Los Angeles
Europe
Lorraine Thornton
L. Bryan
A. B. Goodenow
North
Dawson Street
Mrs. Bryan
Canal Zone
States
Somerset Maugham Reported In Paris Before Occupation
Friends of novelist Somerset Maugham said he was in Paris shortly before German troops entered the city and have heard nothing since the occupation began. The report notes no subsequent contact from Maugham.
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London
Somerset Maugham
Paris
It's Your Move Passsed by Censor
Military censorship delays a 12 game postal chess match between L. S. Ream of Oakwood and A. E. Brown of Sydney Australia. They began in July 1938 and expect to play about another year. Egypts principal exports include cotton and cotton seed sugar cigarettes onions eggs phosphates and gum arabic.
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Washington
France
Hitler
Oakwood
L. S. Ream
A. E. Brown
Sydney
Australia
Ream
Egypt
Air Raiders Attack Malta Base In WWII Bombing
Air raids struck the British Mediterranean base at Malta with attacks in the morning afternoon and midnight. Most bombs fell into the sea or the channel between Malta and Gozo, with one bomb hitting Gozo.
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Malta
Gozo
Italian Raiders Bomb Jibuti Promptly
Italian raiders bombed Jibuti in French Somaliland several times this morning. There were no casualties and no damage reported. Anti aircraft batteries opened fire as the raids occurred.
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Jibuti
French Somaliland
Baby Girl Miriam Janet Born To Lat merville Couple
Mr. and Mrs. Al Jacobs of Latimer, Mass announce the arrival of a baby girl born Sunday June 9. Miriam Janet is the name chosen. Mrs. Jacobs is the former Sara Feinberg of this city.
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al Jacobs
Latmerville
Mass
Miriam Janet
Jacobs
Sara Feinberg
H. Feinberg
Thomasville Municipal Band Concert Tomorrow Afternoon
The Thomasville municipal band will give a concert tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 oclock at the courthouse. A good program has been arranged and a large crowd is expected to attend to enjoy the music.
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Thomasville
Court House
Hull Announces Pan American Nations Agree
Secretary Hull said all 20 other American republics favored a Pan American conference on issues from the European war. Details to be worked out, with a tentative plan and possible Havana meeting around July 15. An inter American trade pact was being prepared but not guaranteed to precede the conference.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Havana
Army depot planned for Fort McPherson and Savannah training site
Washington reports House approval of enabling legislation funding a 1.3 million dollar army supply depot at Fort McPherson and authorization to acquire 35 000 acres near Savannah for an anti air craft training center and proving ground. Additional funds totaling 1.32 million are authorized for further Fort Benning construction.
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House
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