Paris Compiegne talks fuel uncertain armistice bids
Berlin dodges firm decision as French German delegates meet in Compiegne Forest to discuss Hitler terms. Britain and Mediterranean fronts heat up with air raids and fleet questions, while Romania Japan and other powers shift toward Axis ties and regional moves.
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Stefani
Berlin
Tassyam
Compiegne Forest
Wilhelm Neitel
London
Bordeaux
Paris
English Channel
Suez Canal
Italy
Alexandria
Bremen
Britain
United Kingdom
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Libya
Bizerte
Tunisia
Marseille
France
Germany
Baltic nations may become fully Sovietized after occupation
Reports to Swedish papers describe large pro Soviet demonstrations in Estonia Latvia and Lithuania after red army occupation. A Lithuanian minister said troops guard against war rather than enforce administration. Latvia's premier called the current three governments provisional pending elections. In Riga over 50 000 demonstrated marching to the Soviet legation.
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Stockholm
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Kirchenstein
Riga
Tidningen
Japan Seeks Stronger Hand in Orient as War Shifts
Tokyo reports a revised three point policy to bolster ties with Germany and Italy, expand influence in the southern Orient, and resist American rapprochement. Hongkong notes Japanese troops curb guerrillas as France agrees to Japanese inspectors on the Yunnan railway.
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France
Rumania
Carol
Japan
Germany
Italy
Orient
South China
Hongkong
Associated Press
Tokyo
Europe
Indo-China
China
Yunnan
Indo- China
Britain
Burma
Soviet Russia
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Yomiuri
Manchukuo
Stimson
Asahi
Independent
Government mobilization funds for war production and security
The plan calls for Ford to build motors for tanks and weapons with unspecified quantities of tanks guns ammunition and supplies. It also funds 68 new navy fighting ships and boosts the FBI by 500 agents to fight spies and saboteurs.
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Ford Motor Company
Navy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New York Reports Armistice Signed by Germany and France
NBC and CBS reports from Compiegne state an armistice between Germany and France was signed at 6:50 p m, with terms undisclosed. French plenipotentiaries depart for Rome. hostilities to cease six hours after Italo-French armistice.
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New York
National Broadcasting Company
Compiegne
Germany
France
NBC
Columbia
William L. Shirer
CBS
Compiegne Forest
Italy
Rome
Wilhelm Keitel
Charles Huntinger
William V. Kerker
Kerker
Adolf Hitler
Keitel
Huntziger
Japanese Troops Move Toward French Indo China
Japanese forces reported from Kwangsi are moving toward French Indo China as occupation proceeds near Hongkong. The operation targets Chinese guerrillas with limited ground fighting and some bombing, while British officials deny any threat to Hong Kong.
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Hongkong
China
South China
Kwangsi
Indo-China
Rivers Withdraws Approval Of Pay Hike For Miller
Atlanta governor E. D. Rivers withdrew the $150 monthly salary increase he had granted two days earlier to restored Highway Chairman W. L. Miller. The reversal comes after the initial approval drew attention to the budget.
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Rivers
Miller
Atlanta
E. D. Rivers
W. L. Miller
Landing field found on German ranch in Ecuador
Guayaquil dispatch reports that immigration authorities uncovered a German citizen preparing a landing field for aircraft on a ranch near Chambo. The individual was ordered to leave Ecuador within ten days.
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Ecuador
Guayaquil
el Telegrafo
Rio Bamba
Chambo
Knitters Learn Spinning On Wheels Amid War Yarn Shortages
In Los Angeles, war related yarn shortages push knitters to spin their own yarn on traditional wheels. Mrs. Lorraine Thornton has taught as many as 80 people at once, sharing skills to cope with the disrupted European supply.
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Los Angeles
Europe
Lorraine Thornton
Its Your Move Passed by Censor Delays Mail Game
Oakwood Ohio reports military censorship slows a 12 game postal chess match between L S Ream and A E Brown of Sydney Australia. They have played since July 1938 and expect to finish in about a year. Egypt’s principal exports include cotton cotton seed sugar cigarettes onions eggs phosphates rice and gum arabic.
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Oakwood, O
L. S. Ream
A. E. Brown
Sydney
Australia
Ream
Egypt
How Did It Happen by New York Bulletin
Opinion piece critiques public actions and public rights while describing a charity benefit at the Rose Theatre for European relief via the Red Cross. It also covers World War II air strategy, English resolve, and Hitler's miscalculations, plus local golf events at Glen Arven and course status in Albany.
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Rose Theatre
Europe
Red Cross
Glen Arven
Thomasville
Albany
Tallahassee
Garner and Farley discussed possible Democratic vice presidency
Washington June 22 Vice President Garner and Postmaster General Farley were understood to have pooled political resources to back a satisfactory vice presidential nominee and platform for the Democratic National Convention. Colleagues said Garner and Farley, though nominal presidential aspirants, predicted a long confidential conference on President Roosevelt running again.
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Washington
Garner
Farley
Roosevelt
U S Can Spend For Defense Without Lowering Living Standards
Augusta Georgia June 22 Dr David R Craig of Washington president of the American Retail Federation says the United States can spend 3 000000000 on national defenses without impairment of the present standard of living. He urges we can pay for defense programs now while cautioning against a downward spiral in consumption that might affect living standards.
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Augusta
United States
David R. Craig
Washington
American Retail Federation
Craig
Germans claim 500000 French troops surrender in Alsace Lorraine
Berlin reports the high command announces that 500000 French soldiers had surrendered in the Alsace Lorraine region.
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Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
Somerset Maugham Missing in Paris After Occupation
Friends say the novelist was in Paris shortly before German forces entered the city and have heard nothing from him since the occupation began. The report dates from June 22 and notes no further communication.
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London
Somerset Maugham
Paris
Air raiders hit British Malta base with night strike
June 22 reports say P aircraft attacked the British Mediterranean base at Malta. Bombs fell mainly into sea and channel between Malta and Gozo. one bomb struck Gozo.
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British
Malta
Gozo
Italian Fliers Bomb Jibuti In French Somaliland
Italian raiders bombed Jibuti in French Somaliland several times this morning. No casualties or damage were reported. Anti air craft batteries engaged targets as the raid unfolded.
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Jibuti
French Somaliland
Baby Girl Miriam Janet Born to Al Jacobs Family
Mr and Mrs Al Jacobs of Somerville Massachusetts announce the birth of a daughter Miriam Janet born Sunday June 9 Mrs Jacobs returns to her former name Sara Feinberg daughter of H Feinberg of this city Friends report J B Moore seriously ill with paralysis confined to home Bryan and his young son visiting in town from Canal Zone guests of A B Goodenow Residents of town host Wewahitchka Florida trip for Copeland family Violet Warren of Greensboro visiting Booker family Ruth Booker returns from Rawleigh North Carolina
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al Jacobs
Sommerville
Mass
Miriam Janet
Jacobs
Sara Feinberg
H. Feinberg
J. B. Moore
L. Bryan
A. B. Goodenow
North
Dawson Street
Mrs. Bryan
Canal Zone
States
C. W. Booker
Ruth Booker
Rawleigh, N. C
Thomasville Band Concert Set for Tomorrow Afternoon
The Thomasville municipal band will give a concert tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 at the courthouse. A good program has been arranged and a large crowd is expected to attend.
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Thomasville
Court House
Hull Announces Pan American Nations Agree
Secretary Hull said all 20 other American republics responded in principle to a proposal for a Pan American conference on issues from the European war. Details to be arranged, conference likely as early as possible, possibly in Havana around July 15. An inter American trade pact was being drafted but may not precede the meeting.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Havana
Army bases planned for Savannah and Atlanta
Washington reports stalled approval for a major army supply depot at Fort McPherson and a large anti aircraft training center near Savannah. The measure provides 1.3 million dollars for the depot and authorizes 535000 acres for the Savannah training site, plus 1.32 million for Fort Benning construction.
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Washington
Atlanta
Savannah
House
Fort McPherman
Eayannee
Ramspeck
D-Ga
Fort’ McPherson
Senate
Fort ‘McPherson
Fort Benning
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U. S
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Wewahitchka
Fla
Violet Warren
Greensboro, N. C
Mrs. C. W. Booker
Savanah
Times-Enterprise
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