Bombing Raids Hit Northwest Germany and Norway
The air ministry said heavy British bombers attacked enemy airdromes and military objectives in northwest Germany and gun emplacements in the Dunkerque area. Medium bombers targeted roads railways and troop concentrations in Dunkerque, with night operations continuing. Six enemy planes were shot down over Narvik on June 1 and 2.
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London
Air Ministry
Germany
Dunkerque
Royal Air Force
Narvik
Norway
Eyes Dropped From 250 Makes Dunkirk Evacuation Count
Britain reports 24 ships lost including three destroyers among more than 170 minor war vessels aiding the Dunkirk evacuation. Admiralty calls the operation the most extensive naval withdrawal in history. London broadcasts warn that German cities will bear the consequences of the Paris bombing.
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London
Great Britain
Dunkerque
Admiralty
Paris
Mesa firm low on Stein's Pass job
Skousen Brothers of Mesa submitted a low bid of 100 556 19 to the state highway department for Stein's Pass improvements in northern Cochise county. The project covers grading draining and oil surfacing starting 9.5 miles east of Benson and extending 4.4 miles northeastward.
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Phoenix
Skousen Brothers of
Mesa
State Highway Department
Stein’s Pass
Cochise County
Benson
Baseball Finals Headlines and Scores from National, American Games
The report lists multiple baseball finals with team matchups and scores. Key results include New York versus Pittsburgh, Boston versus Cincinnati, Chicago versus, St Louis versus New York, and Cleveland and Detroit outcomes with pitcher and batter pairings noted for each game.
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St. Louis
New York
Niggeling
Trotter
Susce
Swift
Donald
Dickey
FDR Seeks 10 Percent Cut to Bolster Budget
President Roosevelt outlined a plan to reduce general government spending by 10 percent and channel the savings to the defense fund. He will confer with Budget Director Harold Smith to impound parts of annual appropriations, while noting some departments including the State Department may face deficiencies. The White House said salary reductions are not yet under review and that defense gains could aid reemployment and reduce relief needs. It cites prior expected savings of about $180 million in 1940 and projected similar gains in 1941, though no firm figure is set.
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Washington
Roosevelt
National Defense Fund
Harold Smith
White House
Stephen T. Early
State Department
Kelief
Early
Treasury
Copper sales peak since winter amid strong demand
New York reports Fri copper sales rising to 24 423 tons the largest since February when over 75 000 tons moved. Dealers note weekend demand continued with prices firm at 11 44 cents a pound and the refinery scrap price for No 1 heavy wire scrap raised to about 11 5/6 cents per pound.
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New York
Nazis Claim 330000 Prisoners Captured in Artois and Flanders
Berlin reports by the German high command that 330000 British and French prisoners have been captured during the big battle in Artois and Flanders. The communique notes the figure is preliminary as Allied rearguard resistance slows progress toward Dunkerque and Bergues near Dunkirk.
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Berlin
Artois
Flanders
Dunkerque
High Command
France
Norway
English Channel
Bergues
British Watch Italy As More Troops Saved
Britain monitors Italy amid France withdrawal and mopping-up phase in the north. French Navy lifts troops to safe areas. exact counts are hard to estimate. Evening Standard predicts Italy could join the war within days.
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Italy
Associated Press
London
Britain
France
Evening Standard
Lord Beaverbrook
Standard
German division wiped out near Rethel by French forces
NBC heard a British Broadcasting Corporation German report stating an entire German division was wiped out near Rethel during a German assault on French positions. The timing of the fight was not disclosed.
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New York
British Broadcasting Corporation
NBC
Rethel
German claim of 1.2 million Allied troops captured since May 10
A New York report relayed from Scandinavian stations states that 1,200,000 Allied troops have been captured since the western offensive began on May 10. Dutch Belgian English and French personnel are included in the figure.
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New York
Germany contests Belgian Flanders casualty figures
Berlin reports that British claims of 250000 German deaths and 1000000 total casualties in the war in the west are grotesque exaggerations. Official German news agency DNB says German losses are a fraction of those numbers and downplays the totals.
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Berlin
Flanders
DNB
Germany
West
Dutch circles deny Queen Wilhelmina plan to go to Indies
London. June 3. A German circulated report that Queen Wilhelmina plans to travel to the Netherlands East Indies was denied today by official Dutch circles in London.
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London
Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Netherlands East Indies
Plane Motors Are Asked Of Auto Makers
Secretary Morgenthau said he asked five automobile makers to begin or expand airplane engine production. Ford Chrysler Studebaker Packard and General Motors engineering staffs will study how they can help. The plan aims to avoid interfering with auto production, though tool shortages for war materiel could affect 1942 car redesigns.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Ford
Chrysler
Studebaker
Packard
General Motors
Tommies on Dunkerque Beach Slaughter Described by Sergeant
A British sergeant returning from Flanders reports Dunkerque a blaze of fires at night with German bombers circling but avoiding the town. He recalls a German pilot showering oil and gasoline on a large rowboat of 20 soldiers before firing tracer rounds, saying they had no chance. He also notes devastation along the withdrawal route through Armentieres.
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England
Flanders
Dunkerque
Armentieres
Paris Bombing Toll Surges in Nazi Raid
German bombs hit Paris and surrounding districts killing 45 and wounding 149 as officials logged 83 bombs in Paris and 557 in nearby areas. Unofficial tallies suggested 250 to 300 German planes took part with at least 16 shot down.
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John Lloyd
Paris
France
Ruhr
Bullitt
William C. Bullitt
United States
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Havas
Place de la Concorde
Seine
Associated Press
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