Stimson Pledges Navy to Safeguard Britain Munitions
In a nationwide broadcast Secretary of War Stimson urged use of the U S Navy to defend shipments of munitions to Britain and warned Germany the United States would not flinch. He stressed defending democracy, freedom of the seas, and American safety as critical amid a global crisis.
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United States Navy
Britain
Mr. Stimson
Germany
United States
Atlantic
British Life Line Threatened by Naval Horizon
Speech warns Britain sits on edge of collapse as Nazi shipping destroys routes and fleets, threatening North Atlantic and Mediterranean lifelines. It asserts a ready naval instrument to meet the danger and defend the Western Hemisphere against sea power.
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Atlantic
Thia
Atlantic Ocean
British Isles
Britain
North Atlantic
Mediterranean
Malaya
Congressional Debate Urges Atlantic Convoy for Britain
In Austin Texas on a Wednesday speech Mr Stimpson warns that delaying convoying munitions to Britain risks letting Nazi power grow. He argues American seas must be protected to preserve freedom and backs a House resolution endorsing convoying goods to Britain, passed 100 to 15.
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Texas
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Britain
Japan resents push for quitting axis in war context
Tokyo dispatch notes U S House proposal to give Japan a week to quit the Axis as a blowoff steam. Hochi frames war winds as divine, urging Manila to press Asia domination and hints U S aid to China may end if Japan acts toward the Greater East Asia Co Prosperity Sphere.
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New York Times
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United States
Hochi
Germany
America
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China
Japoan
Germans Flank Turkish Coast Seize Aegean Islands
The Times Ankara correspondent reports German landings on Mitylene and Chios with refugees claiming Samos was occupied. German vessels arrived in merchant ships escorted by Italian destroyers. Garrison forces, likely ordered not to resist, leave Axis holdings along the Turkish coast from Lemnos to Rhodes.
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Rhodes
Beirut
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Syria
RAF
Habbaniyah
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Falluja
Ankara Radio
Stan Ade Baghidad
Budapest
Nuri Magaid Pasha
Aman
Transjordan
Basra
Pasha
Lawrence of Arabia
U S restricts exports to Russia amid diplomatic pressure
Washington Tuesday reports the United States halted export of many commodities and machinery useful in defense production to Russia. The move follows Soviet efforts to obtain permits and reflects authoritative U S policy.
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Washington
American
Associated Press
United States
Russia
Menzies urges US aid to speed war and humanity
Australian Prime Minister Menzies argues the war is a fight for humanity and urges the United States to ramp up support beyond materiel. He says unity in Australia remains strong, highlights the Atlantic and air as decisive fronts, and backs General Wavell against German advances.
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Australia
Europe
Britain
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Atlantic
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Near East
Germany
Lamp of Justice Dimmed Chief Justice Speaks
Chief Justice Hughes warned that justice lamps dim worldwide but cited the United States as a beacon. He told the American Law Institute that democracy must prove its ability to administer fair laws impartially and defend the nation’s way of life.
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Washington
Hughes
American Law Institute
Roosevelt Indisposed Forces Conference Cancellation
Washington reports President Roosevelt cancelled Tuesday press conference due to a slight fever and gastro intestinal disturbance. In related dispatch, Dr Heinrich Simon, former editor of Frankfurter Zeitung who fled Germany in 1934, died from injuries after an unidentified assailant struck him in a dark street last night.
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Empire air scheme hailed as greatest co operative effort
Mr Menzies praised the Empire air scheme as a generation’s greatest cooperative effort saying it is going splendidly and could not be bettered. He declined to discuss much of an Empire War Council noting the interview focused on the future depending on American production speed and reach.
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Empire Air Scheme
Menzies
Empire War Council
Wheeler
Stimson
Tokyo
Bumson
German Atrocities in Greece Wreck Major Cities
A dated report details German air attacks on Greek cities and ports, describing indiscriminate bombing, machine gun fire on civilians, and destruction of hospitals. It states Greek Navy losses, sinking of hospital ships, and minimal survivor counts among crews and civilians.
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Hitler to award medals for scuttling ships
Berlin official newsagency says Hitler will award medals to masters and crews who scuttle ships. The move appears as a reply to an Admiralty warning about scuttlers, which Berlin deems inhuman.
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London
Hitler
Berlin
Admiralty
British and Australian Forces Engage in Basra and Habbaniyah
London reports three British transports reach Basra with reinforcements of troops and tanks amid clashes around Basra and Habbaniyah. Australian troops reportedly encircled at Habbaniyah, while air operations target Iraqi positions and supply routes.
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Lyons Radio
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Habbaniyah
Stefani Newsagency
Ankara
Basra
Showdown with Hitler Demanded in New York Leader
The New York Times leader argues the core issue is fighting on Britain’s terms or Hitler’s. It urges action now to keep Britain at war and to force a showdown with Hitler while possible on favorable terms.
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New York
Stimson
New York Times
Hitler
Britain
New Zealand Plans Mission To Promote Exports To America
Wellington reports Mr. Frank Langstone minister for external affairs and lands will visit the United States to promote dairy and other exports. Mr. Gordon Costes, ex prime minister, is asked to tour America to accelerate munitions supplies. Langstone will arrange a New Zealand legation in Washington.
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Frank Langstone
United States
Gordon Costes
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America
Langstone
New Zealand
Washington
Transfer of Ships Amid Isolationist Clash in House
In Washington on Tuesday a House vote defeated by 161 to 191 an isolationist attempt to block the transfer to Britain of Axia ships in American ports. The move, an amendment to the Requisitioning Bill, would bar use of the vessels against their owners.
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House of Representatives
Britain
Axia
Aelzo
Maritime Commission
Allied forces vow to defend Crete and free Greece
General Freyberg in Crete declares unity of Allied troops and civilians to uphold Crete and, by God's grace, restore Greece. On Sunday enemy aircraft raided Crete while RAF fighters downed a Junkers 68 and damaged several others, with anti aircraft fire also cited.
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Freyberg
Crete
Greece
R.A.F
Tao
Remarkable Escape from Axis War Prison Camp
The Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden related the greatest escape of the war. Two British soldiers captured in Northern France fled from a East Prussia prison camp and traversed Poland Hungary and Yugoslavia to Athens. They are with their units in the Western Desert. Eden credits Allied populace will for aiding the escape.
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Anthony Eden
House of Commons
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East Prussia
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Hungary
Yugo-Silavia
Athens
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Hitler
Europe
Night Raid on Enemy Bases Aerial Attacks Hit NW Germany
RAF bombers struck observers in north west Germany in a night raid. Attacks also targeted enemy shipping with raids continuing through the night and beyond dawn.
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London
RAF
Germany
A.LF Soldier Marries Cairo During Evacuation
A member of the ALP married an Athenian girl named Elaine during the retreat to the south of Greece. Authorities waived formalities and allowed her to join an Imperial unit evacuating. They faced an overcrowded ship making the journey a hurried honeymoon.
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