Iraqi Premier Flees Baghdad Amid Anti-Government Uproar
Public demonstrations in Baghdad drive Rashid Ali Al Gailani to flee the Iraqi capital after seven days of undeclared warfare with British forces. Reports say the ousted government’s foreign minister Seyyid Es Suwaidi fled to Amman while British air raids target key Iraqi positions and strategic sites across the region.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Egypt
Bagdad
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Little Kingdom
Seyyid
Es Suwaidi
Rashid Ali
Amman
Transjordan
Abdullah
Suez
Suez Canal
Libya
Ethiopia
Mediterranean
Middle East
Washash
Hawaidi
Habbaniyah
Yine
Baghdad
Beirut
al Falluja
Ramadi
Euphrates River
Habbaniyah Wairdrome
Warrant Worth Three Dollars From 1882 Presented
A 59 year old Colfax County warrant for $3, issued in 1882 to A. H. Young for services on a precinct registration board, was presented to County Treasurer F. A. Vigil for payment. The notice arrived from Gilbert Young in Los Angeles who hoped to cash it as a collector’s item.
Weather Amarillo and Vicinity Fair Friday
Continued fair with increasing cloudiness and little change in temperature through Friday and Saturday. Temperature by yesterday shows a calm pattern in Amarillo. The Amarillo Daily News circulation is listed at 35,006.
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New Mexico
West Texas
RAF Night Report of Action
British night fighters recount raids over Britain causing 24 German planes and at least 100 fliers dead or captured. Witnesses describe bombers breaking up in fire after dives and pancake landings, with one pilot credited for multiple raids and a Distinguished Flying Cross holder among the veterans.
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London
Britain
Air Ministry
Scouts Gather Here Today at Llano Estacado Field Day
About 500 Llano Estacado Council scouts arrive at Tri State Fair grounds for a two day Field Day. Troops from nine counties join a camp fire program led by Paul Posey and Dean Settle. Contests include camp inspections and path finding with a 5 PM Sunday camp break.
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Amarillo
Panhandle-Plains
Llano Estacado Council
Tri- State Fair Grounds
Fair Grounds
Paul Posey
Dean Settle
Bolivian Airforce Officers Die In Washington Crash
Capt Rafael Suarez Rivas was burned to death and Capt Alberto Taborca was injured perhaps critically when a single motor Bolivian air force biplane stalled after takeoff from Washington airport. Dr Luis Fernandez Guadalla noted Taborca walked to a car and was taken to hospital as onlookers watched the flaming wreckage.
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Washington
Rafael Suarez Rivas
Alberto Taborca
Airforce
Luis Fernandez Guadalla
New York
Taborea
Suarez Rivas
Transports Pass Gibraltar as Warplanes Patrol
Two large British liners used as transports passed Gibraltar on May 8 as warplanes patrolled the area. Earlier two groups of French merchantmen, one headed for the Atlantic and the other for the Mediterranean, also passed the fortress.
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Vichy
France
Beirut
Iraq
Syria
Baghdad
Royal Palace
Middle East
Alseciras
Spain
Strait of Gibraltar
Algeciras
Gibraltar
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Review of Ship Losses Spurs Convoy Debate
The British and American maritime authorities disputed recent ship losses as Congress debated convoys. London and the Maritime Commission revised losses for April toward 460,000 tons, near the 463,000-ton peak in June 1940, triggering claims over convoy needs while officials warned against misinterpreting official tallies.
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Maritime Commission
Atlantic
London
Emory
Land
United States
Admiral Land
Vandenberg
Michigan
Republican
Senate Commerce Committee
Pepper
Florida
England
Vandenerg
Bailey
North Carolina
Democrat
Commerce Committee
Britain
Ministry of Information At
President Roosevelt Remains In Bed For Ailment
Washington May 8 President Roosevelt stayed in bed to fight a stomach ailment. He has a fractional fever and, though eager to rise, is kept in bed by his physician Rear Admiral Ross T McIntire who ordered rest.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ross T. McIntire
O'Daniel Veto Fight Fails in Senate But Passes House
In Austin on May 8 the House fell short of the two thirds needed to override Gov. W. Lee O'Daniel's veto, with 78 votes. The session moved ahead on liquor board funds, while the Senate refused confirmation for Rev. Jeff Davis as liquor board chairman. The House and Senate debated limiting gubernatorial power over the auditor and budget director as a conference panel rewrote the measure.
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Associated Press
Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
House
Liquor Board
James M. Taylor
Kerens
Senate
Jeff Davis
Dallas
Thomas H. Taylor
Brownwood
State Public Welfare Board
B. D. Battle
Longview
Sen
Olan R. van Zandt
Commissioners’ Court
Crowd Expected Today For Panhandle Plains History Banquet
Plains historians gather at Cousins Hall Canyon for the annual banquet with Dr. L F Sheffy noting 165 reservations and projections of 200 plus attendees. Judge Charley Coombes of Stamford to speak on The Ways and Means of Yesterday amid museum fund updates and legislative talks.
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Panhandle-Plains Historical Society
Cousins Hall
Canyon
L. F. Sheffy
Charley Coombes
Stamford
J. A. Hill
West Texas State College
Stratford Hall
Straw Hat Day Proclaimed for May 10 in Amarillo
Amarillo merchants and the Globe News officially proclaimed Saturday May 10 as Straw Hat Day to honor a national tradition. The notice urges local men to cooperate as proclamations sweep the nation for the weekend signaling the summer season.
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Amarillo
The
Globe News
Texas Senate advances and blocks on state governance items
A House calendar item keeps alive a bill to regulate chiropractors under the medical board while a Texas Senate committee studies a national labor conscription resolution. Debates touch auditor salaries, liquor board appointments, and confirmations for state education and welfare posts.
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Board of
Medical Examiners
Senate
Congress
Moffett
Texas
Davis
W. Lee O'Daniel
State Liquor Control Board
W. D. Bradfield
Dallas
Livestock Sanitary Commission
Thomas H. Taylor
Brownwood
Public Welfare Board
Lillie Stone
Commerce
R. L. Thomas
Oveta Culp Hobby
Houston
Melvin
Morgenthau asks Congress to renew currency fund and dollar powers
Secretary Morgenthau urged Congress to extend the $2 billion currency stabilization fund and the President's power to revalue the dollar, arguing the nation faces peril. He disclosed the fund has sold gold to Afghanistan, Java, Uruguay and 15 other countries and emphasized the need for executive control amid ongoing economic warfare.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Congress
Roosevelt
Treasury
House Coinage Committee
Afghanistan
Java
Uruguay
Stabilization Fund
Fire Victim Remains In Critical Condition
Mrs. Gene Sanders of Dumas remains in critical condition at St Anthony's Hospital after a gasoline explosion while cleaning clothes caused severe burns. She was treated in Dumas and transported here. Mr. Sanders works at the American Zinc Company smelter in Dumas.
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Gene Sanders
Dumas
St Anthony's Hospital
Sanders
American Zinc Company
Little Man What Now Ad Promotes Employment Fight
A compact ad row presents a "Globe News Want Ad" promising work by renting vacant property and selling used items. It claims a goat sold for 70 cents. An address at 602 Houston and phone numbers 5688 and 6262 are listed as Wanted Headquarters.
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Globenews
Nazis Tighten Grip on France After Vichy Talks
Vichy reports May 8 that the armistice terms may be revised due to war delays. Reports cite German demands on the unoccupied zone, Mediterranean bases, and North Africa leeway while Admiral Darlan returns from Paris with indications of concessions and continued collaboration. A French spokesman outlines the negotiations as yielding goodwill and closer Franco German ties.
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Vichy
France
Mediterranean
French North Africa
Jean Darlan
Paris
Germany
Darlan
Berlin Bombardment Across England Drives War News
Berlin reports heavy Allied raids over England from Hull to Liverpool with hundreds of German planes involved. British losses include 15 planes on a night raid while German sources claim 41 950 tons of Allied shipping sunk or damaged by subs and bombers. Berlin also notes Willkie support actions and urges women to work.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Midlands
Manchester
England
Hull
Liverpool
DNB
Glasgow
Clydeside
Willkie
Barrow-on-Furness
Middlesborough
Bristol
Plymouth
High Command
North Atlantic
Channel
Britain
English
Germany
Stimson
Wendell Willkie
New York
United States
Churchill
David Lloyd George
Adolf Hitler
Reich
Commons Vote for Roosevelt RCME
Italian political circles say the British House of Commons expressed confidence in President Roosevelt yesterday, not Prime Minister Churchill, counting on American intervention as the nation’s last hope in the European war.
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RCME
House of Commons
Churchill
Roosevelt
RAF Patrols Rip Luftwaffe Horde Without Let-Up
London May 9. British night fighters clash with German raiders over Midlands and northwest coast as a heavy eight day blitz continues. RAF reports 89 Nazi planes shot down in the 24 hours to midnight and drones into Belfast were not confirmed.
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Britain
Midlands
English
Northern Ireland
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Royal Air Force
Channel
Hull
England
Scotland
Northern
Ireland
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Lady Astor
Mrs. Medley
Sir Dunbar Nasmith
Cousin's Hall
H. Bailey Carroll
University of Texas
J. D. Hamlin
Farwell
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Sheffy
Dr. Hill
Tom Coble
W. H. Patrick
Clarendon
Fred Hobart
H. F. Hoover
Canadian
Frank P. Hill
Tohoka
W. L. Vaughan
Floyd V. Studer
Department of Archaelogy
Hermon Pipkin
John McCarty
C. P. Buckler
Pampa
Russell Stationery Co
MILCH
DIAL
Commons
Archibald Sinclair
W. Douglas
War Cabinet
Scharnhorst
Greusenau
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