Odds Favored British Retreat Amid Dunkirk Grasp
London and Allied lines report a stiff rear guard action as retreating forces destroy matériel to prevent capture. Dunkirk under pressure, Lille and Ostend changed hands, while Narvik falls to Allies and American airpower boosts front lines in France.
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Lille
Ypres
Berlin
Ostend
Artois
Flanders
France
Belgium
Ostend- Bruges
Dixmude
Armentieres
Bailleul
Bergues
Dunkerque
Roosevelt weighs new supplemental army expansion plan
White House talks on a supplemental defense program seek extra funding for air corps and troop mechanization beyond the peace time rearmament bill. The plan could lift total spending toward four billion dollars, with no firm amount named and potential navy requests still uncertain.
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Washington
War Department
Roosevelt
Air Corps
Congress
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Harry Woodring
Louis Johnson
George C. Marshall
Army
Amarillo Building Permits Rise With Several New Homes
Building permits issued in Amarillo climbed as costs for the year near the two million mark. Latest approvals include Elmo Ipbell at 919 Austin Street for 3900, Jim D Nowell at 2606 Van Buren for 5500, and C L Harris at 1513 Parker for 3750. Wallace Hazelwood noted plans from Fred M Seale for two homes on Rule Street.
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Amarillo
Elmo Ipbell
Austin Street
Jim D. Nowell
van Buren Street
C. L. Harris
Parker Street
Wallace Hazelwood
Fred M. Seale
Rule Street
Nazi Ship Attempts To Run Blockade
The 6,466 ton German freighter Konigsberg headed down the Para River toward the Atlantic in a second attempt to break the Allied blockade. It carried rubber valued at $800,000 and sailed 80 miles from Belem, Brazil, on May 29.
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Flanders
Bremen
Hamburg
Somme
Aisne
Belgium
Leopold III
Belem
Brazil
Konigsberg
Para
Atlantic
Fine of 500 dollars for Killing an Eagle
Congress sent to the President a bill to impose a 500 dollar fine and six months in prison for capturing or killing an American eagle. The bill calls the eagle more than a bird of biographical interest, a symbol of American ideals and freedom.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Danger Seen In Unfounded Spy Rumors
Federal agent Edward E. Conroy warns that unfounded espionage rumors threaten individuals financially and socially. He notes a Dallas vigilante group of about 600, with guns purchased, driven by rumor, and urges reporting to the FBI Amarillo office. The President urged public cooperation on subversive activity reports.
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Edward E. Conroy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Dallas
Conroy
Mr. Conroy
FBI
A. W. Miller
Federal
Amarillo
Washington
Jackson urges immediate national registration of firearms
Attorney General Jackson calls on Congress to enact universal firearm registration and transfer recording with a nominal tax. The proposal covers current owners and future buyers and would register weapons at the nearest revenue office to aid national defense.
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Washington
Jackson
Congress
United States
Hatch Bill Is Reported Favorably By Judiciary Panel
The House Judiciary Committee reported favorably the Hatch clean politics bill by a 16 to 7 vote. The action comes amid ongoing debate over ethics standards in federal offices.
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Hatch
Washington
U.P
House Judiciary Committee Today
Rain To Continue In Panhandle Plains Weather
Mr Collman forecasts a wet spell with rain tonight and tomorrow. Panhandle Plains will see cloudy to drizzly conditions today and tonight, then potential thundershowers tomorrow afternoon. High around 72 with a light south breeze. Amarillo had a drizzle. several towns report scattered rainfall.
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Mr. Collman
Panhandle Plains
Amarillo
Dalhart
Dumas
Muleshoe
Spearman
Des Moines
Boise City
Clayton
Tucumcari
Lubbock
Amarillo Air Service launches large scale flying school
At English Field Am arillo Air Service begins training 80 students by June 15 under the national rearmament program. An advanced flying school is planned by September with expanded personnel and equipment to train instructors and cadets for army and commercial ratings.
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Dick Martin
English
Amarillo
Amarillo Air Service
Amarillo College
West Texas State
Canyon
West Texas
United States
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Randolph and Kelly Fields
Smith
English Field
Tax Consolidation Not Practical Warns State Official
Attorney General Gerald Mann ruled consolidation of county city and school tax offices is not practical. He cited legal abolishment of offices and equalized valuation requirements as obstacles, noting potential tax shifts and higher state costs. The Potter County issue and Amarillo district figures illustrate limited savings and budget impacts.
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Lewis Nordyke
Tom Seay
Potter County Taxpayers Association
Gerald Mann
Potter County
Amarillo
Randall County
S Attorney General
Man Found Dead Beside Railroad Tracks Near Childress
An unidentified white man about 35 was found dead beside the Fort Worth and Denver Railroad tracks east of Childress. He had two gashes in his forehead, bloodstained clothing, and was believed to have been dead about eight hours. The death is under investigation.
Bill Lampe Loses His Pants Mystery Heist
United States deputy marshal Bill Lampe reported his pants stolen last night from the head of his bed at 2111 Van Buren Street. The rifled pants contained $9 and a bill fold with credentials except his commission. Police noted the Lampe home has been unlocked for years.
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Bill Lampe
United States
van Buren Street
Lampe
Weather summary for Amarillo and surrounding regions
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with light showers and thunderstorms. West Texas and New Mexico expect similar partly cloudy skies with showers or thunderstorms tonight and Thursday and a warmer Thursday. Temperature extremes 57 to 72 with noon reading 61. John Maynard Lumber Co.
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Amarillo
West Texas
New Mexico
Italy Sees War Likely in North Africa and Med
Rome reports Italy on the brink of war with observers expecting a swift start. Nicola Marchitto argues Italy will use navy and air power in the Mediterranean with land campaigns in Africa to seize the Suez Canal and possibly extend to the Balkans.
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Italy
North
Africa
Mediterranean
France
Nicola Marchitto
Empire
Suez Canal
Balkans
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