America alarms over Vichy Axis military pact
Washington reports a Vichy Germany military agreement seen as a Western Hemisphere threat. Roosevelt may press for US entry into the war. mass arrests of aliens occur in New York. debates rise over French colonies and patrols on Atlantic islands amid tensions with Vichy and Germany.
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Germany
Western Hemisphere
Marshal Petoin
Eee
Darian
Hitler
United States
France
New New York Journal
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America
New York
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Atlantic
Britain
Dakar
Africa
Apores
Cape Verde
Canary
Vichy
Portugal
London
Marshal Petain
French Guiana
Martinique
Normandie
Munition Output in South Africa Reported
In Johannesburg on Saturday reports indicate increased production of munitions. The war industry is expanding with developments in air bombs and armor plates. British forces engage with returning units as tensions rise from colonial fronts.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
War Industrien
Ted Song
A Hy Wan
New I Delhi
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New Zealand Prime Minister Visits Cairo During Middle East Tour
Prime Minister Mr Fraser arrived in Cairo and met Egyptian Premier Sir Ry Pasha. He plans an extensive visit with New Zealand forces in the Middle East before continuing to England.
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New Zealand
Mr Fraser
Sirry ‘Pasha
Middle East
England
Norway Independence Suppressed Amid London Slogans
London reports German agents suppress the Norwegian independence observance on the 127th anniversary while King Haakon, in exile, urges Norwegians to persist in the fight for freedom. He recalls 1914 as a time when Norway lacked freedom and predicts eventual liberation.
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Germany
Haakon
Hing Haakon
German Aircraft Co operates With Rebels In Iraq
The report describes RAF Habbaniyah raid by Heinkel and Messerschmitt aircraft causing damage and casualties while British bombers destroy tanks at Amara. It notes Greek airfields attacked, Beirut reports French fighters repelling British planes, and tension in Syria with Turkish and Soviet diplomatic moves amid Iraqi and Palestinian fighting.
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Amara
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Istanbul
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Afghanistan
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Palestine
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Rashid Ali
Naplua
London
Middle East
General Catroux
America Vows Defeat of Nazi Ideology and Bolsters War Efforts
Colonel Knox warned against relinquishing policing power to prevent another Hitler. He backed sustaining Navy strength and timely delivery of war materials to Britain amid surface raiders and air attacks. Roosevelt seeks £18,750,000 for new coast guard vessels and shore facilities as civilian defense programs near readiness. The presidential scope could affect every American household.
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Hitler
Britain
Chinese Envoy Appointment in Australia Delayed
In Chungking reports say the Chinese Minister to Australia is not yet appointed. Liu Shan Shin is not bound for Canberra and Tseng Yungau travels from Rangoon toward Chungking. A decision awaits Tseng’s arrival before any posting to Canberra or succession as Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs.
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Chungking
Australia
Liu Shan Shin
Canberra
Tseng Yungau
Rangoon
Tseng Ja
Tseng A Ju
Tuong Yungau
U.S. Isolationist Paper Now Out for War
Seattle edition reports an isolationist paper shifting stance with a quote promising entry into the war. The piece compares cautious readers to a man who jumped into water yet cannot return to the springboard, signaling a decisive wartime shift.
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U.S
Seattle
Savoy Prince for Croat Crown Request to Italian King
In Rome a Croat delegation will ask the King of Italy to name a Prince of the House of Savoy to claim the Croatian crown. The move signals a possible dynastic shift in the quest for Croatian sovereignty.
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London
Rome
Italy
House of Savoy
Italians Retaliate After Mount Alagi Skirmish
An Abyssinian Times correspondent reports Italian forces counterattacking after Indian troops reportedly raised a white flag, with both sides sustaining casualties. The piece notes treachery accusations and describes the rugged terrain of Mount Alagi as a backdrop to ongoing fighting and a stand by Duke of Aosta at Amba Alagi.
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Alagi
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Times
Africaia
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Amba Alugi
Aosta 4
Bishop Urges Night Raid Armistice to Halt Horrors
The Bishop of Bristol proposes a worldwide night air raid truce if Germany reciprocates to curb civilian deaths. Government figures report April air raids killed 6 065 and 6 926 injured with 28 men 6 women and 7 children missing presumed dead.
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London
Bristol
C. 5S. Woodward
Britain
Germany
Ministry For Home Security
Raid on Germany strikes Cologne and Boulogne docks
RAF heavy bombers hit Cologne industrial quarters on both sides of the Rhine. A smaller force locked Boulogne docks. Ships off the Norwegian coast seen sunk. Bombers attacked French and Dutch harbours and aerodromes in occupied France. RAF and H A F raids targeted Rhineland factories and Cologne.
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R.A.F
Cologne
Rhine
Boulogne
France
H.A.F
Rhineland
Heavy RAF Night Attacks on French Ports Continue
Wave after wave of RAF bombers attacked the French coast from Dunkirk to Boulogne for the third night in a row. Explosions rocked houses in southeast England, rattling doors and shattering ornaments as the raid pressed home with searchlights and incendiaries.
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Dunkirk
Boulogne
England
German claim recapture of Sollum and Fort Capuzzo
Berlin claims recapture of Sollum and Fort Capuzzo with hundreds of prisoners taken. British HQ says fighting continues in Tobruk and Fort Capuzzo area, with a counterattack and heavy enemy casualties. Cairo reports a frontier clash near Sollum with light British losses and German bombardment.
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Fort Capuzzo
Berlin
London
Tolem
Fort Zo
Tobruk
Cairo
Ibritish United Press
Gollum
Bollum
Hess as villain in real life melodrama at Hackney
Home Secretary Morison denounces Rudolf Hess as a key villain in a public speech at Hackney. He accuses Hess of brutal guilt in Nazi crimes, notes Goebbels’s fall, and cites a BBC report that Hess flew to Scotland in a long range reconnaissance aircraft not yet in Luftwaffe service.
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London
Rusdale Hean
Home Secretary
Herbert Morison
Hackney
Hess
Drury Lane
Dr Goebbels
BBC
Germany
Becotland
Luftwaffe
Japanese Repulse Chungeking In Chinese Theater Report
The Central News reports Japanese forces driven back in north central and western Hupeh after an offensive begun in May. It says about 10 000 Japanese troops were killed in the fighting and that Japanese raids caused fires in Chungking. Tokyo claims a 2500 mile drive to cut off Chinese material aid and that forces hold much of Kawantung coast inland to Inner Mongolia.
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Central News
Hupeh
Chungking
Neroma Inwa
Tokyo
Shoxe Mak
China
United States
Britain
Mijo
Mukasura
Kawantung
Inner Mongolia
Posthumous Albert Medal for Fletcher Rescue Effort
The Albert Medal is awarded posthumously to Lieut. Commander WE Fletcher for attempting to rescue Amy Johnson after her plane crashed in the Thames Estuary on January 5. Fletcher, commander of a naval trawler near the scene, was drowned in the rescue attempt.
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WE Fletcher
Amy Johnson
Thames
Fletcher
British counter-attacks reclaim strong points in Cairo communique
A Cairo communique reports British troops counter-attacked successfully and retook strong points in outer defences. Advancements north show the enemy retreating and Adain was occupied.
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Cairo
Adain
Italians Surrender in East Africa
A Cairo communique reports British forces have encircled Italian troops at Amba Alagi in East Africa. Italian commander Duke of Aosta has sent emissaries seeking terms for surrender of all Italian forces in the region.
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London
Cairo
Ambaalagi
East Africa
Duke of Aosta
United States Air Corps to Train 1000 British Pilots
Government officials said the War Department approved a plan for Air Corps schools to train 1000 British pilots. British personnel will enroll as civilians to satisfy allied air power needs and will hire instructors while using six U S Army training sites.
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