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July 4, 1940

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Headlines from July 4, 1940

SOME UNITS RESIST; 2 Casualties Reported --One French Admiral Refuses Conditions CLASH CONTINUES AT ORAN London Says It Is Essential to Keep These Vessels Out of Enemy Hands

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

French fleet units in Brit ports put under Brit control; Canadian officials silent; conditions offered to French warships in North African ports; Brit rept that action taken against French ships at Oran after conditions were refused is continuing; France keeps location of ships secret

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Ortiz, Ill, Leaves Argentine Presidency; Vice President Castillo Temporary Head

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RAIDS IN WIDE AREA; Many Civilian Casualties as Bombs Fall in City and Country SIX OF ATTACKERS DOWNED British Strike Back--Berlin Reports 19, Mostly Children, Killed in Hamburg

By James MacDonald Special Cable To the New York Times

RAF bombs air bases in Germany, Belgium and Netherlands and other mil objectives; Germans claim 19 killed in Hamburg raid; list of civilian casualties from Brit bombs as of June 30 pub

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BRITAIN EXPECTED TO REBUFF JAPAN; Will Not Surrender on Issue of Burma Road--Pact With United States Denied

By Special Cable to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Brit prepare reply on Burma Rd; Brit defense of Shanghai and Hong Kong discussed; Japanese conciliatory in Hong Kong; will not evacuate natls at present; Brit warn all non-Chinese to leave; Consul Gen A P Blunt negotiating for food

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The International Situation

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The British Navy is forcibly taking control over French naval ships in British ports, it was announced in London this morning.

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1940Pat Stapleton, Canadian ice hockey player (died 2020)^[†]

Patrick James "Whitey" Stapleton was a Canadian ice hockey player. A defenceman, Stapleton played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) and the World Hockey Association (WHA), most notably for the Chicago Black Hawks. He was the father of Mike Stapleton, who had a lengthy career in the NHL.

Headlines from July 4, 1940

SOME UNITS RESIST; 2 Casualties Reported --One French Admiral Refuses Conditions CLASH CONTINUES AT ORAN London Says It Is Essential to Keep These Vessels Out of Enemy Hands

Ortiz, Ill, Leaves Argentine Presidency; Vice President Castillo Temporary Head

RAIDS IN WIDE AREA; Many Civilian Casualties as Bombs Fall in City and Country SIX OF ATTACKERS DOWNED British Strike Back--Berlin Reports 19, Mostly Children, Killed in Hamburg

BRITAIN EXPECTED TO REBUFF JAPAN; Will Not Surrender on Issue of Burma Road--Pact With United States Denied

The International Situation

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