France in Fierce Battle as German Offense Rages
War reports describe the sixth day of fighting on multiple fronts with the Weygand line retreating toward the Bresle and Oise valleys while German tanks thrust toward the Seine and Paris faces heightened civilian mobilization. Prime Minister Reynaud contemplates cabinet changes as Paris braces and Bullitt pledges American support.
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Oise
Marne
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Weygand
Seine
Argonne
Mussolini Declares Italy Ready for War in Historic Rally
Il Duce, speaking from Palazzo Venezia to a huge crowd in Piazza Venezia, proclaimed Italy ready to face the risks and sacrifices of war. He framed the conflict as a struggle between a young, progressive Italy and decadent nations, vowing to respect neutrals while pursuing mastery of the Mediterranean and alliance with Germany.
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Palazzo Venezia
Piazza Venezia
Fascist Party
Italy
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Mediterranean
Milan
Rome- Berlin
Germany
Il Duce
Cross to Honor Marquette on Michigan Dunes
A large stainless steel cross will rise on a dune south of Ludington to memorialize Pere Jacques Marquette. The Jesuit explorer and missionary died returning from a journey to Illinois, marking a lasting tribute in the Upper Peninsula.
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Ludington Mich
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Michigan Dunes
Ludington
Pere Jacques Marquette
Michigan
Illinois
Feast Of St Anthony To Be Observed Here
The Feast of St Anthony of Padua will be observed by St Anthony's Fraternity of the Third Order at All Saints church Thursday at 7:30 p m Father Allen O F M of San Xavier mission will speak and invest new members with the habit Benediction will close the ceremonies All are invited to attend
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St. Anthony’s Fraternity
Germany Defers Nonflammable Film Requirement Indefinitely
Germany has postponed indefinitely the rule mandating that motion picture film be non inflamable. No new deadline or compliance date has been set, leaving the regulation in abeyance while authorities review safety standards and alternative measures.
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Germany
Italy Enters War Threatens Mediterranean Commerce
The United States hastens to apply neutrality laws to Italy as it joins the war. Italy's entry will close most European waters to American commerce outside a northern Iberian strip. Hull notes a quick expansion of neutrality provisions may occur, with officials weighing timing and scope.
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Cordell Hull
Bennett Champ Clark
Tom Connally
Tex
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Calif
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Ireland
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Genoa
Manhattan
Roosevelt plans address as defense bills advance in Congress
Congress moves ahead with defense recommendations and a special tax bill to fund military expansion. Senate debates on administration plans to trade planes and arms to original manufacturers for resale to Britain and France loom. Attaches note several senators seek foreign policy discussion. Other developments include Vandenberg’s claim isolation is over but neutrality ends, King proposing Canada lease Caribbean lands for 99 years, and 30 prominent Americans urging war on Germany.
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New York Herald-Tribune
George Watts Hills
Durham
N. C
Stringfellow Barr
St. John’s College
Annapolis
German forces press on Paris front as Norway capitulates
German high command reports advancing forces from the coast toward Cherbourg and Le Havre while pushing along the Seine and Marne toward Champagne. The commander claims Allied counterblows falter and notes 91 Allied planes destroyed. Norway’s Narvik withdrawal is called complete victory.
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le Havre
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Seine
Marne
Germany
Lamp topple causes severe burns to man at DeVry Brick yard
Dolores Fuentes, 39, living behind the DeVry Brick yard on St. Mary's road, was treated at the county hospital for second degree burns. He was burned when an oil lamp fell and set fire to the mattress where he slept early Sunday.
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Dolores Fuentes
DeVry
St. Mary's Road
Milwaukee Man Sues for Divorce After Tough Steak Incident
Robert M. Goss, an auto mechanic, filed for divorce alleging his wife served him tough steaks after he had all his teeth pulled. The couple had been married since 1916.
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Milwaukee
Robert M. Goss
Sciences Quiz Is Scheduled for June Exam
The Arizona state board of examiners in the basic sciences announces the June 18 exam at the University of Arizona. Candidates enter medicine and related fields will meet at 7 45 a m in the registrar's office and test through the day on subjects including gross anatomy chemistry bacteriology hygiene pathology and physiology. Board members listed include Dr. G T Caldwell president Dr Ernest Anderson vice president Dr Mary E Caldwell and C A Hannum.
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Arizona State Board of Examiers
University of Arizona
Robert L. Nugent
Nugent
G. T. Caldwell
Ernest Anderson
Mary E. Caldwell
C. A. Hannum
Removal Hearing Set For Ex Convict Vaughn
Richard Crews Vaughn 38, an ex convict, faces removal to Amarillo Texas on mail fraud charges. U S Commissioner C Wayne Clam pitt set the hearing for June 18 at 10 am with bond at 10000. Vaughn claims he is the wrong man and prefers California charges. He also has a Tucson grand theft preliminary on June 13. Vaughn was arrested after Denver authorities notified police he was wanted for confidence game charges.
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Amarillo
Tex
U. S
C. Wayne Clampitt
Vaughn
California
Texas
Tucson
Frank Mauser
Denver
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