Knox Urges U S to Send Planes and Ships Now
Colonel Knox warns of peril if Allied defeat occurs and urges the U S to lend five hundred fighting planes to Britain and France while possible. He argues for selling destroyers and replacing ships with up-to-date models, warning a German victory would threaten world trade and U S security. He cites Mexican and Central American German influence and lauds steps toward national defense, stressing sea and air power.
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Knox
United States Army
Britain
France
Europe
Germany
Japan
Asia
Italy
Norway
United States
Mexico
England
Canada
South
Central America
Panama
Canal
South America
Germans Drive Deep In France As Weygand Line Breaks
German forces press along the Weygand line with tank and infantry divisions, aided by dive bombers, striking along the Somme front toward Harve and Paris. Berlin claimed 143 Allied planes destroyed yesterday with 49 air battles losses. German advances risk trapping French troops in a large pincers near Le Havre, Paris, and Laon.
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High Command
Hamburg
Netherlands
Germany
Belgium
France
Somme
Harve
Paris
Champs Elysees
Weygand
English Channel
Oise-Aisne Canal
Abbeville
Ham
Oise-Aisne
Laon
Channel
le Havre
Soissons
Britain
Belfast Car Plunge Ends With Narrow Escape
Thomas Reidy and three passengers escaped death when their car crashed through a cable fence during a Belfast blackout and plunged down an embankment.
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Thomas Reidy
Belfast
Ireland
FDR Expects Large Airplane Aid And War Run
Morgenthau says Allies seek huge orders of U.S. aircraft and a new program may follow the first 1 billion dollar plan. Jackson’s ruling opens possibility of selling surplus arms to Allies and war weapons are described as usable. Roosevelt to expand defense plans with a 400 thousand regulars and FBI funding.
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Morgenthau
Anglo-French Purchasing Commission
War Department
Jackson
Early
White House
Vickers
Marlin
Lewis
Roosevelt
Defense Commission
Congress
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
State Department
United States
Roosevelt Seen As Only Candidate At 1940 Democratic Convention
In Washington on June 6, signals point to President Roosevelt as the sole top nominee for the 1940 Democratic ticket. Senator Harrison of Mississippi urged endorsement for a third term, while Speaker Bankhead’s name would be dropped if Roosevelt runs. Alabama may pass when nominations open. Garner and Farley may or may not withdraw.
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Roosevelt
Harrison
D-Miss
Mississippi
Bankhead
D-Ala
Alabama
House
Garner
Farley
Massachusetts
Rep. McCormack
D-Mass
White House
Herbert Holmes
Holmes
John Caretto Dies at Home in Bisbee
John Caretto 62, former postmaster and Bisbee city councilman, died of a heart attack at his home after 48 years in Bisbee. An Italian immigrant, he served as postmaster during Hoover's presidency and was a 1912 Bull Moose delegate. Surviving: widow two sons James J. Caretto and Tony Caretto. two daughters Mrs. Jerome Clark and Mrs. Bert La Rue.
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John Caretto
Italy
Hoover
James J. Caretto
Phoenix
Tony Caretto
Jerome Clark
Portal
N. M
Bert la Rue
Culver City
Calif
Pacific States Heads Charged With Scheme
Federal prosecutors alleged that Robert S. Odell former president of Pacific States Savings and Loan and 11 others devised a mail fraud scheme to seize company certificates at a low market value. Records identified by O R Kinney showed $26,000,000 in certificates bought for $16,000,000 during 1932 38. The U S Attorney said the group aimed to acquire assets worth millions to share among themselves.
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Los Angeles
Robert S. Odell
Pacific States Savings and Loan Company
O. R. Kinney
U. S
Walter Campbell
Campbell
Paulette Goddard Said To Have Saved Rivera
Diego Rivera credited Paulette Goddard with likely saving his life when gunmen tried to kill him in Mexico. Rivera, visiting San Francisco for murals, said he fled after the assassination attempt on Leon Trotsky, aided by Goddard and Irene Bohus as decoys.
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San Francisco
Diego Rivera
Paulette Goddard
Mexico
Rivera
Golden Gate Exposition
University of California
Leon Trotzky
Miss Goddard
Irene Bohus
Magnesite Used as Furnace Lining for High Heat
Magnesite a mineral resembling white marble is used as lining material in steel furnaces due to its ability to withstand temperatures up to 5200 degrees Fahrenheit.
Burgunder Granted Right To Defend In Person And Counsel
The supreme court affirmed Burgunder’s right to appear and defend, noting no evidence of insanity at the time of the Peterson killing. It found he knew the nature of his act, as shown by planning and executing it in secret, and hastening away afterward. Officials said three possible avenues of escape from execution remained: an appeal to the United States Supreme Court, a petition for relief, or other legal steps.
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Burgunder
Supreme Court
Peterson
United States Supreme Court
Hatch bill sent to House floor curbs federal employee politics
Washington June 6 UP The rules committee sent to the House floor the Hatch bill to ban political activity by about 250000 state employees funded in part by federal money. The Senate approved measure cleared a stormy path through the House after earlier defeats and revival. The vote date is not set and four hours general debate was allowed.
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Washington
Rules Committee
House
Hatch
Judiciary Committee
United States Should Not Impose Itself on European Conflicts
Italian commentator Gayda argues the United States cannot act as armed judge of European quarrels. He says Washington lacks duty to save the Old World, warns US intervention would back a minority against the Axis majority and provoke future reactions.
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United States
Europe
Washington
Gayda
England
France
Lawrence Youth Hooks 16 Inch Alligator in KU Tank
Don North of Lawrence baited a hook on the Kaw river and reeled in a 16 inch alligator later identified by KU zoology professors from tail clips as an escaped specimen believed housed in university tanks.
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Lawrence
Kas
Don North
University of Kansas Zoology Department
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