Free French Invasion of Syria Reported Invasion via Palestine
Reports compiled from cables say Gen. Charles de Gaulle units aided by Britain may advance into Syria from Palestine. British and German maneuvers dominate the Middle East as Cyprus reinforces and Transjordan forces push toward Mosul oilfields amid an Iraqi air strike on Amman.
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Charles de Gaulle
Syria
Palestine
Iraq
Turkey
Middle East
Great Britain
Germany
BBC
Cyprus
Crete
Mediterranean
Reuters
Radio
Beirut
Henri Dentz
Rutba
London
Transjordania
Mosul
Berlin
Bagdad
Amman
Transjordan
Temperature Drops as Cedar Rapids Sees Rainfall
A steady Thursday rainfall began after 7 am in Cedar Rapids driving temperatures down from 70 at 9:30 am to 66 by 2:30 pm with .33 inch total. The day opened with 65 degrees and a humid 80 degree high earlier in the afternoon, then cooled into the night ahead of a front bringing cooler conditions Friday.
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Cedar Rapids
One American Hurt In Zamzar Sinking
The U S embassy said Consul Henry Waterman in Bordeaux reports one American injured in the Zamzar sinking with the name not disclosed.
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Zamzam
VICHY
United States
Henry Waterman
Bordeaux
British undeclared war fears after Eden warning
London reports Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden warned the Vichy government Britain may strike the enemy wherever found if France pursues collaboration with Germany. Paris says British naval patrols intercepted the French tanker Sheherezade bound for North Africa with US oil cargo. Washington downplays imminent action against Martinique.
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London
Anthony Eden
Vichy
Britain
France
Eden
Germany
House of Commons
Atlantic
Casablanca
North Africa
United States
Washington
Syria
Washingon
Martinique Defenders Told to Brace for Possible U S Attack
Reports from German occupied Paris say Martinique defense forces were ordered to prepare for an American assault. Le Matin cites fortress at Fort de France holding Bank of France gold as central to defense and vows the stronghold could be blown up as a last resort.
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Washington
Hull
Martinique
United States
France
VICHY
Paris
le Matin
Bank of France
Fort de France
Caribbean
President Roosevelt pledges US seamen to wage sea battle
In a Maritime Day letter to Admiral Emory Land, President Roosevelt says ships manned by American seamen will carry tools to destroy the menace to free peoples. He declares merchant marine vital to national defense and warns success hinges on more ships built and crews trained.
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Washington
Ins
Roosevelt
Seven Seas
Maritime Commission
Emory S. Land
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Famous Showgirl Frances Stutz Dies After Jump
Frances Stutz a renowned Ziegfeld showgirl of the late 1920s died from injuries after she leaped from a fifth floor penthouse in New York. She reportedly cried Goodbye John to her husband John M. Huppman before stepping onto the terrace.
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New York
Frances Stutz
John M. Huppman
John
Long Hours of Sleep Vital for Camp Good Health
The Gazette describes Camp Good Health’s program for children emphasizing twelve hours of sleep nightly, rest after meals, and an afternoon nap to reduce fatigue signs. Special care is given to heart-affected children and bedtime stories precede lights out as they learn proper rest and posture.
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Good Health
Camp Good Health Fund
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
House showdown on convoy issue in Congress
The anti convoy bloc seeks 218 signatures to force a vote on an anti convoy resolution from the foreign affairs committee despite its prior pigeonholing. Rep Curtis filed the petition secretly with Mundt Johnson and others signaling growing support for convoys if President deems them necessary. Navy seeks unlimited vice-admirals to command task squadrons while officials hedge on links to convoys or Dakar actions.
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Washington
INS
Carl T. Curtis
Neb
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep
Mundt
S. D
Senate
Luther Johnson
Tex
Britain
Johnson
South
Congress
Chester W. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
House Naval Affairs Committee
Dakar
Africa
Navy Department
British Forces Take 5300 Italians in Africa
Cairo report says British and Allied forces in Ethiopia pressed Italian remnants on all fronts. On Wednesday 5300 Italian troops were captured along with 42 guns and 19 tanks, per British Middle East headquarters.
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Cairo
Ethiopia
Middle East
LaGuardia Outlines Civilian Defense Discipline Rules
New York Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia announced strict discipline for the new civilian defense office while stressing that 80 percent of its activities will be voluntary. He outlined four divisions including public safety, health and medical training, engineering, and shelter and food supplies, with McNutt joining the board.
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Washington
INS
New York
Fiorello LaGuardia
Office of
Civilian Defense
LaGuardia
Roosevelt
OCD
Army
Health and Medical
Paul V. McNutt
Board of
Civilian Protection
Stimson Says Neutrality Act Violates Traditions Of Policy
Washington secretary Henry L. Stimson condemned the neutrality act as a violation of U S policy and freedom of the seas. He urged careful consideration of repeal linked to munitions deliveries to Great Britain while Navy secretary Frank Knox called the act a blunder. Both officials signaled a potential administration move toward repeal and arming ships for Britain.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
Great Britain
Stimson
Frank Knox
Knox
Britain
OPM Seeks Four Billion More For Tanks and Planes
The Office of Production Management urged Congress to add 4 billion dollars to the 1942 defense budget for tanks and airplanes. This would raise the total defense outlay to about 24 billion dollars and equip an expanded army of up to 4 million with reserves.
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OPM
Washington
Office of Production Management
Congress
Hess Bailed Out After RAF Pursuit Over Hess Escape
London AP says Rudolf Hess bailed from his Messerschmitt May 10 after an RAF Defiant aircraft harried the escape while air secretary Sir Archibald Sinclair told Parliament. Sinclair noted bullet holes in Hess’s tail and said Hamilton did not recognize Hess when he confronted him as a prisoner. Rumors linked Hess to possible contact with Hamilton and a peace plan, recalling meetings before the war including the 1936 Olympics.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Germany
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Sinclair
Messerschmitt
Hess
Duke of Hamilton
R.A.F
Air
Hamilton
Enforced Gibraltar Evacuation Begins
About 800 British civilians and foreigners boarded a liner in La Linea Spain as Britain starts enforced removal from Gibraltar. A cruiser two destroyers and two submarines escorted the evacuees.
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LA Linea
Spain
Gibraltar
Britain
Nazis hold Zamzam survivors awaiting identity proof
Berlin reports authorized Nazis say Americans rescued from the Zamzam will be kept by German authorities until their identities are established beyond doubt. All passenger credentials are being checked including 140 Americans. Nurses and missionaries may leave once credentials are proven. others await identity verification. Refugees are at Saint Jean de Luz on the French coast near Spain.
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Berlin
Africa
Saint Jean de Luz
Spain
German plan on Zamzam survivors surfaced at French port
Reports from St. Jean de Luz say German authorities may require the American passengers of the sunken Zamzam to promise to return to the United States and not attempt to continue to Africa before their release from the Port of St. Jean de Luz. The claim is attributed to authoritative sources.
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Vichy
France
Germany
Zamzam
United States
Africa
St. Jean de Luz
Britain Negotiates Latin American Ship Purchases
Washington reports Britain is negotiating with Latin American nations to buy some of the about 100 idle refugee foreign merchantmen in hemisphere ports. The talks run parallel to Sir Arthur Salter’s discussions with the U S maritime commission as Britain seeks merchant tonnage when the United States requisitions 84 foreign ships under surveillance.
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Washington
Great Britain
Sir Arthur Salter
United States Maritime Commission
Britain
United States
Couple forfeit $10,000 after fainting in crash ruling
OMAHA The case against Interstate Transit Lines sought $10,000 for injuries after a collision. District Judge A C Thomson ruled the claim failed because both drivers were unconscious at the time of the accident. Witnesses testified the couple fainted about 30 feet from the crash site.
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Omaha
Pope Warns Action Girls on Modest Styles for Summer
Pope Pius addressed about 4 000 Catholic Action girls in the Hall of Benediction Vatican City urging modest dress as summer approaches. He cautioned against immodest styles and stressed appropriate attire.
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Vatican City
Pope Pius
Three Year Old Eldridge Albright Vanishes Near Woodstock
State police and more than 150 volunteers scoured farm woodlands near Woodstock Maryland for 3 year old Eldridge Albright who vanished while playing. His grandmother heard the cries then officers tracked possible footprints along a stream before trails disappeared and one police dog returned home.
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Woodstock
Eldridge Albright
Cynthia Miller
Eldridge
Nelson Albright
Mary
Berlin claims four British cruisers sunk in eastern Mediterranean
Berlin reports Nazi high command says Luftwaffe sank four British cruisers and several destroyers in an attack aimed at isolating Crete. German dive bombers and Italian torpedo planes struck eight British warships, including a battleship, with additional damage to one destroyer and several merchant vessels.
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Bulletin
Berlin
Luftwaffe
Mediterranean
High Command
Crete
Cairo
Twelve Linn men drafted for early June army induction
Three county draft boards announced the first week of June will see twelve Linn county men inducted. Cedar Rapids east side board will send five men June 3, west side four, and Marion board three report June 8.
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Cedar Rapids News
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Kosek
Huntington
CIO Union Leads in Ford Balloting at Rouge Plant
DETROIT INL The United Automobile Workers union CIO led the AFL affiliated federal union about two to one in the NLRB balloting at Ford Motor company Rouge plant tabulators announced at 2 30 p m Thursday The CIO polled PS 4b votes to the federal union's
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Detroit
INL
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
AFL
Federal
NLRB
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Germans Seize Candia As Crete Battle Intensifies
Nazi paratroopers occupy Candia central Crete amid fierce fighting as British naval forces repulse sea landings. Churchill notes increased parachute drops and local German gains at heavy cost while air support is drawn down.
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Adolf Hitler
Crete
Suda Bay
Germany
Winston Churchill
Candia
Middle East
Cairo
Sky
Malemi
Canea
George II
Churchill
R.A.F
London
Greece
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Emile Bertin
Antilles
Hull Assurance
U. SS
U.S
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Carter
Acon Ag
le Paul Maillon
Marion
Sree
Reee
Walter Winchell
Valse
U. S. Return
Linn
CIO Union
Ford
Aegean
British Air Ministry
Amoateur
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