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June 27, 1940

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NAZI COAST RAIDED; Air, Sea and Land Forces Strike at Continent to Obtain Data RETIRE WITHOUT LOSS Foe's Bases Bombed-- German Fliers Strike Back in Scotland

By Harold Denny Special Cable To the New York Times

Germany minimizes coast raids

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CANDIDATES GIRD FOR FINAL BATTLE; Hotel Lobbies Buzz With Talk of Stop-Willkie Deal--Gov. Stassen Comes Out for Him

By Lawrence E. Davies Special To the New York Times

Willkie opposes turning TVA back to private utilities

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The International Situation; In Europe and Africa

By Unknown Author

British raiding troops, supported by warships and air bombers, succeeded in making landings at several points on the German-occupied French coast, London announced yesterday.

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4 ARE NOMINATED; Willkie's Name Sets Off Cheers of Gallery as Some Corners Boo BEDLAM IN THE AISLES Ban on Bands Dampens Traditional Din for Dewey and Taft A Night of Speeches Dewey Nomination First Wadsworth Nominates Gannett CANDIDACIES PUT BEFORE DELEGATES Feeling Stirred Over Willkie Willkie Demonstrations Set Off Three Candidates in the Lead Second Ballot Critical One Stassen Declares for Willkie Willkie Gains in West Virginia

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Nominates Gannett for Pres

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'Appeasement' Move Is Feared in Britain; Chamberlain May Be Forced From Cabinet; BRITISH FEAR MOVE FOR APPEASEMENT Germans Tell of Move Source Not Disclosed

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Chamberlain foes fear appeasement move; move reptd by German radio

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1940Ian Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, Scottish politician, Secretary of State for Scotland^[†]

Ian Bruce Lang, Baron Lang of Monkton, PC DL is a British Conservative Party politician and Life Peer who served as the Member of Parliament for Galloway, and then Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, from 1979 to 1997.

Headlines from June 27, 1940

NAZI COAST RAIDED; Air, Sea and Land Forces Strike at Continent to Obtain Data RETIRE WITHOUT LOSS Foe's Bases Bombed-- German Fliers Strike Back in Scotland

CANDIDATES GIRD FOR FINAL BATTLE; Hotel Lobbies Buzz With Talk of Stop-Willkie Deal--Gov. Stassen Comes Out for Him

The International Situation; In Europe and Africa

'Appeasement' Move Is Feared in Britain; Chamberlain May Be Forced From Cabinet; BRITISH FEAR MOVE FOR APPEASEMENT Germans Tell of Move Source Not Disclosed

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