Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Current Events April 14, 1942; VICHY FRANCE SWINGS TO NAZIS:


T H E C A PITA L TIMES
MADISON, WlS., TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1942

Vichy Swings To Axis; May Break With U.S.
Say Pro-Nazi Laval Gains Control of New
French Government
Petain -Mere Figurehead ; Darlan
Loses Power
[By The Associated Press]
FRANCE moved sharply toward tys
with Germany today as chief
of state Marshal Phillipe Pe-
tain decided to form a : new
government including Pierre
Laval, c h i e f exponent of
stronger ties with the reich.
and Admiral Jean -Darlan.
anti-British vice premier.
The 85-year-old marshal's
anti-British vice premier.
The 85-year-old marshal's
decision, stirring immediate
speculation on the possibility
of France turning her still
powerful fleet over to, Adolf
Hitler.
.
Nazis, Puppet; Premier
Acts as Ministers
ignore Orders
BERN, Switzerland — (AP) —
The puppet premier, Vidkun-
Quisling, has taken over
personal direction of churches
in Norway after failing to force the
rebellious clergy to resume- the pulpits
from which they resigned en-masse a
week ago, reports reaching here said----

Demands U. S. Seize
French Possessions
American resentment over the
new powers given Pro-Nazi Pierre
Laval in .the shakeup of the Vichy
government was expressed in congress
today. Rep. Poage of Texas
demanded that the United States
seize French possessions in the
western hemisphere in retaliation


The Portsmouth Herald
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 14, 1942

Laval, Axis Pal Gets Post In Vichy Cabinet
Chief Of Government'
Expected To Expedite
Collaboration With Nazis
Petain Yields To Berlin Pressure;
Riom Trial Changed To 'Place
Guilt For Franco-German Clash'
Bern, Switzerland, April 14 (AP)—Marshal Petain
agreed under German pressure today to reorganize his
Vichy government under pro-Axis Pierre Laval for renewed
collaboration with the Nazis which may lead to a diplomatic
break with the United States, foreign diplomatic
sources said

US-Filipinos
Fight Back
Jap Invaders
(By The Associated Press)
Greatly out-numbered American
and Filipino troops were officially
reported putting up stubborn resistance
to Japanese invasion forces
today on Cebu island in the Central
Philippines while Lieut -Gen Jonathan
Wainwrights defenders of
Corregidor underwent four more assaults
by Japaneses bombers
The Japanese force on Cebu 250
miles south of Manila was estimated
at 12000

Wartime Brings Vice
Problems to Portsmouth
N. H. Probationist Says
WCC Told That Today's Youth
Needs Restriction, Discipline
"Portsmouth does have a vice problem and there are
houses here that definitely need dealing out," Miss Bernadette
Connor, only woman probation officer in New Hamp-
shire declared last night before members of the Woman's
Community council
"And it you could talk with some of the girls that I have
had under my supervision from Dover you would realize
that this is the truth," she stated.





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