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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1940
Page
1
Thirty persons were reported killed when German bombers attacked Marseille port and city, hitting an English ship in the harbor and dropping bombs in town. Nimes was also bombed as French fighters intercepted a Nazi air expedition over the Rhone valley.
General George C. Marshall argues that a real threat in the hemisphere makes it essential for Congress to authorize calling out the national guard if needed. He cites legal limits, notes the War Department opposes full mobilization, and says time is critical for preparation while expansion of the regular army could avoid guard use.
Armed guards posted at the British and French embassies and consulates in Madrid as students demonstrated against British possession of Gibraltar. Police dispersed a group near Puerta Del Sol, another formed shouting Gibraltar. An armored car was sent to the British embassy as protests began.
During the Memorial Day weekend on its third day 175 people died nationwide. Traffic accidents caused 123 fatalities, below NSC’s May weekday toll of 139. Other causes totaled 52, including drownings, a train death and accidental gunshots.
Governor Jones pledges Arizona cooperation with President Roosevelt to support a national guard call up. He says the move aims to deter European belligerents and would raise standards among state units. Military sources note that even with congressional approval, troops would be allocated by corps areas rather than by state.
Italy decreed all gasoline burning vehicles off the streets effective today. Motor traffic dropped by about 90 percent as the government tightens controls amid a gasoline shortage from prior Ethiopian campaigns. Possible announcement Mussolini would join Germany in the war hung over Rome.
London June 1 Gen Viscount Gort commander of the British expeditionary force to France returned home on orders after a remarkable military coordination saved much of the Allied army caught in a German trap. He left two key battlefronts at Calais and Dunkirk where small Allied forces held against German pressure as pilots dropped supplies through smoke and shellfire. Other fronts north of the Somme were quiet aside from ongoing fighting near the beleaguered positions.
German bombers swept from Basel to the Rhone valley and Lyon industrial suburbs causing heavy damage to French plants and roads. Italian involvement reportedly near, with Marseille and southeastern France also bombed as sirens wailed near Geneva.
Four people died when a giant Douglas DC-5 being tested for the U S Navy crashed in a field near Los Angeles. Investigators reviewed possible sabotage as El Segundo police and Douglas Aircraft guards secured the wreckage after the craft exploded on impact.
Bucharest June 1 Grigore Gafencu resigned as foreign minister citing ill health and was replaced by Ion Gigurtu minister of communications a close ally of the German government The 47 year old Gafencu known for pro British and pro French stance steps down Gigurtu 48 former manager of a gold exploration concern is named to reorient Romania toward both Berlin and Moscow by King Carol.
War expert J W T Mason explains Abbeville as a possible German base to threaten Paris. He notes rail junctions along Boulogne Abbeville Amiens and Dieppe are key to any western flank and that control of these lines could impede a Paris push. Abbeville connects Lille to Paris via Treport and Dieppe railways.
German spokesman in Berlin declared the battleship Nelson, flagship of the British home fleet, sunk with 700 crewmen lost from a 1320 crew. London naval sources said the German claim was not worthy of denial. The report followed rumors of the ship's sinking.
The German air force reports sinking three enemy warships and eight transports off Dunkirk. Berlin said anti aircraft units downed 627 enemy planes and destroyed 216 tanks through May 31. Hitler ordered Dutch prisoners released as they fought as honest soldiers. Marines and air crews in Europe recount supply concerns and evacuations as Allied forces respond. Eighteen Czechoslovak fliers claim 41 German planes shot down in days. The Allied Supreme War Council met in Paris and reached full agreement on necessary measures.
German assault on the Somme to recapture bridgeheads failed to gain ground. French forces, including remnants of the so‑called lost army in the Lille pocket, were reported breaking toward the sea behind the Dunkerque arc. Allied rear guard remained safe as attacks continued.
The American League shows Chicago, Boston and New York delivering high scoring games with Boston defeating Chicago 29 to 17 in a 9 inning mismatch. New York loses 8 to 5 to St Louis while Philadelphia clobbers Detroit 69 to 12. National League action features Boston edging Cincinnati 39 to 2 and Chicago routing Brooklyn 48 to 39 in extended play.
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