Armistice Signs End of French-Italian War Declared
New York reports say 14 men freed by federal court for conspiracy to overthrow government or steal munitions. In Bordeaux a cease fire with Mussolini terms is expected any time after midnight. Berlin praises victory and orders Reich flags to fly for 10 days. Rome confirms France Italy armistice. fighting to end six hours after Italian notice to Germany.
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Bordeaux
France
Germany
Italy
Mussolini
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
German Reich
Rome
U.P
Alpine
Pietro Badoglio
Charles Huntziger
Jap Bombing Hits Chungking Consulates and Hospitals
In Chungking Japan conducted a large air raid with 126 planes hitting the British and French consulates, two hospitals, and surrounding districts. Six Chinese were killed in the French building, with about 200 casualties and a thousand houses demolished.
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Chungking
China
Navy to let contracts for sixty eight ships
The Navy plans to award contracts for 68 warships costing 750 million dollars once President Roosevelt signs the naval speed up bill. Edison resigns to seek New Jersey governorship. Col. Frank Knox named as his successor pending Senate action. Armistice ends hostilities with Italy as Italian and French representatives sign a formal agreement nearby Rome.
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Washington
U.S
Charles Edison
Navy
Roosevelt
Edison
Navy Department
Congress
Secretary of the Navy
New Jersey
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Willkie Opposition Grows in 1940 GOP Convention
In Philadelphia a 40 member Republican House group shows united opposition to Wendell Willkie. A 14 vote bloc shifts support within the Pennsylvania delegation of 72 pledged to Governor Arthur James as the convention seeks a presidential nominee and platform.
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Thomas &. Dewey
Wendell L. Willkie
Robert A. Taft
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Philadelphia
Frank B. Keefe
Wisconsin
United States
House of Representatives
Wendell Willkie
Willkie
Pennsylvania
Arthur James
Lizzie the elephant dies at Philadelphia Zoo during GOP convention
Lizzie, the United States oldest elephant, is found dead at the Philadelphia zoo as the Republican convention opens nearby. The Indian elephant, 42 years old, stood 8 feet 6 inches tall and weighed about five tons, reputed to be the largest in captivity.
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Philadpephia
U.P
Lizzie
United States
Philadelphia
Convention Hall
Conventions Clash as Dewey Taft Bid Faces Willkie Rise
Delegates at the Republican convention weighed Dewey Taft and Willkie amid war impact. Harris predicted 14 Willkie backers from a Pittsburgh group could swing after early ballots. The opening crowd filled a crowded hall as officials urged order while debates over heating and lighting framed the scene.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Ohio
Willkie
Frank J. Harris
Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania
James
Dewey
France Seeks U S Friendship Amid War Grief
France denounces British criticism of armistice talks and appeals to the United States for friendship. Petain government says it will cease fire within 24 hours and asks America to understand France s deep sorrow and to avoid inflaming French policy debates in London.
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Ralph Heinzen
Bordeaux
France
U.R
Marshal Philippe Petain
Britain
America
Low Countries
England
Jean Prouvost
Germany
Italy
United States
London
Browder Loses Appeal Against Passport Fraud Conviction
Earl Browder, Communist candidate for President and party general secretary in the United States, loses his appeal. The U S circuit court of appeals upholds his conviction for obtaining a passport by fraud. He is sentenced to four years in prison and a $2500 fine but has not yet begun term. the indictment cites false statements in 1937 and 1938.
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New York
Earl Browder
United States
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Browder
Disarming of all Mexicans ordered in 1940s Mexico
Military authorities order a nationwide seizure of pistols from all licensed holders. Guns will be held until after July 15 before return to owners. Aimed at preventing disorders around the national elections. Officers also prohibit entry to polling booths with weapons or knives.
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Mexico City
Lotg
Uruguay Receives U S Promise to Aid Against Fifth Column
In Montevideo on June 24 officials report U S Secretary Edwin C. Wilson pledged that the United States will aid American nations to crush internal and external threats. Observers say the speech may influence Uruguay’s congress as a Nazi plots inquiry, which has already led to nine German arrests.
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U.P
Martin Dies
Tex
Midwest
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House Committee
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Mexico
Montevideo
Uruguay
U. S
Edwin C. Wilson
United States
Wilson
Congress
Europe
Normandie To Stay At Hudson Pier In New York
The French liner Normandie the only large French ship in the New York area will remain at her Hudson river pier for the present the French consulate general said today.
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SAFA
New York
New York Area
Hudson River
England Moves to Halt France as German Armistice Terms Unfold
The British government declares the Bordeaux government no longer independent and outlines French surrender of defenses and possessions to Germany. General Charles De Gaulle forms a rival French committee to continue fighting, while Britain keeps diplomatic ties with Corbin and Bordeaux.
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London
France
Germany
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Britain
Bordeaux
Henri Philippe Petain
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Charles Corbin
de Galle
England
Polish PM says army corps lands on British shores
General Wladyslaw Sikorski announced in a broadcast that the main force of the Polish armies returning from France is landing in Great Britain as the war continues.
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London
Wladyslaw Sikorski
France
Great Britain
Air control pledge by ministry official quoted
Harold Nicholson, parliamentary secretary to the Ministry of Information, asserted in a broadcast that the day will come when the air will be under their command. The statement signals heightened government control ambitions in wartime broadcasting.
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London
Harold Nicholson
Ministry of Information
British Air Attacks Target Dutch German Railways
London reports new air ministry strikes on railway junctions and air bases in Holland and Germany amid ongoing Allied bombing campaign.
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London
British Air Ministry
Holland
Germany
De Gaulle vows continued French fighting spirit in exile
General Charles De Gaulle, head of the French national committee in London, declares in a night interview that all parts of the French empire will persist in fighting. He adds that he believes the French fleet will not surrender to the enemy.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Churchill Moves to Save Fleet as Bordeaux Falls
Winston Churchill condemns the Bordeaux government and backs a London based French national committee to keep the navy and air force under British control. The move aims to prevent Germany from gaining parity by seizing French ships and aircraft, amid calls to preserve the fleet.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
England
Bordeaux
Winston Churchill
London
Syria
Germany
Britain
Hitler
France
Petain
French National Committee
Arizona Accused by Red Official
The Communist Party national committee says William Z. Foster sent a letter to the Justice Department civil liberties division alleging civil rights violations in Arizona. The charge centers on barring minority parties from ballot access and cites the May Nogales arrest of George W. Johnson while collecting petition signatures for Communist candidates.
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New York
U.P
National Election Committee
Communist Party
United States
William Z. Foster
Civil Liberties Division
Department of Justice
Arizona
Foster
George W. Johnson
Nogales
Ariz
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