Churchill vows to fight on with empire around us
Prime Minister Winston Churchill declares Britain will carry on the war with all imperial strength until Hitler is defeated. He says France’s fall changes nothing in British resolve and Britain and the empire will defend the world, with France expected to aid from colonies.
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Belgium
England
U.S. Acts To Speed Delivery Of Planes To Canada Allies
Washington June 17 The United States eased war plane delivery to Allies by authorizing ships to fly across American borders. Planes bought in the U S could sail directly into Canadian airspace and transfer legal title en route. The ruling envisions direct U S to Europe flights, though few ships could make the journey.
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Washington
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Ind Aft Pty Tek
Europe
Unconditional Surrender Talk Between Hitler and Mussolini Planned
Berlin reports Hitler will meet Mussolini to discuss France peace terms amid Axis demand for unconditional capitulation. German sources say Petain's government seeks honor terms while fighting continues along the broad French front after Orleans seizure.
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Paris
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France
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Marshal Petain
France Falls as Paris and North Fall to Nazis
Paris capitulation scenes unfold as Petain calls for an end to the fighting after Hitler and Mussolini coordinate plans. France reports front collapses from Laigle to the Loire with Paris and the Seine region under German advance and no armistice yet in sight.
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Benito Mussolini
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Saone
Doubs
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Rouen
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Alps
Germany
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Berlin
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Europe
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Baseball finals National League first game results
In the first game Pittsburgh edged Boston 9 to 6 behind MacFayden Lanning Heintzelman and Lopez with Posedel and Berres. Second game Pittsburgh won 1 to 0 as Brown Klinger and Davis combined in a shutout. Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 6 to 2 with Vander Meer Moore Lom bardi Beck and Atwood. St Louis defeated Brooklyn 3 to 1 with Shaun Owen Tamulis Kimball and Phelps. Chicago beat New York 2 to 1 with Root Hartnett Dean and O Dea.
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Phelps
Mancuso
Economic Union Of Americas Sought By FDR
President Roosevelt moves to unite 22 western hemisphere nations in a tight economic alliance to sell surpluses through a central medium. Key officials Hull Wallace Morgenthau Hopkins work on plan as France seeks peace with Germany. Commodities include wheat copper cotton meats and coffee to shape a hemispheric cartel.
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Harry Hopkins
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Germany
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Europe
Navy expands to 84 ships under Vinson plan
President Roosevelt signs bills authorizing a naval air force of 10,000 planes and 16,000 pilots and adding 21 warships. The administration backed a $1.2 billion expansion to raise authorized fleet strength by 22 percent with $20 million for reserve bases. Vinson stated rapid buildup is imperative.
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Defense
Eleven U S Fliers Killed In Air Crash
Eleven army fliers died when two United States Army B-18A bombers from Mitchel Field collided during maneuvers over Queens Bellrose Manor. The planes crashed in mid air and burst into flames on the streets below.
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Small Baltic Nations Taken Over By Russia
Soviet troops occupied Tallinn and Tartu in Estonia and entered Latvia and Lithuania as governments accepted Moscow's ultimatum. Riga reportedly fell as Kaunas dispatches noted delays. President Smetona reportedly fled to Germany and was interned at Koenigsberg. speculation rose on Russia's widened troop presence beyond mere domination.
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Smetona
Germany
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Boulder Dam Bill Passes House in Brief Debate
The House approved HR 9877 to revise Boulder Dam project finances in a quick, under twenty minute session and sent the bill to the Senate. Washington dispatch notes the measure aims to adjust the fiscal operation of the Boulder Dam development.
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Boulder Dam
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Senate
Supreme Court Upholds Pima Utility Rule
The Arizona Supreme Court reaffirmed its ruling that the automobile lieu tax is unconstitutional. The decision in the Yavapai county case against the board of supervisors by Bert Tilton and E C Seale governs this appeal from Cochise county. A separate Pima county case involves validating a $140,000 income tax levy on Tucson Gas and Electric.
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Cochise County
Yavapai
Board of Supervisors
Bert Tilton
E. C. Seale
Pima County
Tucson Gas, Electric
Morgenthau: British to take over French war contracts in U.S.
Secretary Morgenthau announced that London would assume control of all French war equipment contracts in the United States, signaling a major shift in wartime logistics and alliance coordination.
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Washington
U.P
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
United States
House approves Army expansion to 400000 men
The House passed unanimously a bill to raise the U S army strength to 400000. The measure moves to the Senate for final consideration.
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Washington
House
Senate
U. S
Britain Faces Naval Gamble If French Fleet Joins Axis
DeWitt MacKenzie argues Britain depends on its navy and French fleet to defeat Germany. If France yields or is punished, England could lose sea control as allied tonnage shifts toward Germany and Italy, complicating Britain’s war effort and threatening supplies.
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