German And English Cities Pounded By Smashing Raids
The German government reportedly challenged American aid to Britain in a formal note over proposed legislation on requisitioning foreign ships. The note objected to property seizure and argued shipping emergencies and treaty terms, signaling a possible early showdown over Pax shipping aid and Axis vessel transfers.
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Halifax Says Hands Of Freedom Hold Trump Cards In Present War
Lord Halifax, speaking in prepared remarks for the Minneapolis Rotary Club, declared oil, copper, and crude rubber as trump cards for freedom. He forecast that free production will outpace totalitarian output, urging that Nazi looting will cease as Germany exhausts its reserves and faces stronger Allied forces.
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U S Plans Red Sea And China Shipping Service
The maritime commission announced new U S registry routes to the Red Sea and to China with no details given. The move follows Roosevelt removing the Red Sea from the Kombat zone to aid British supply deliveries, with a spokesman citing an ironic policy of withholding information that could harm Britain.
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Predict Cold Wave Will End Saturday
Sioux Falls dispatch notes South Dakota spring cold wave to end soon with higher temperatures forecast. Mercury dipped to 31 above in Watertown after a high of 61 at Mitchell yesterday. Light precipitation reported at scattered state points.
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Firecracker Leads To Bomb Reports In Ford Plant
Detroit reports say a giant firecracker exploded in a shower room at the Ford Motor Co plant. Police lift suspicion of a powder bomb after the blast but officials state the noise caused no damage. The device was wrapped in brown paper and taped with gun tape.
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Mrs Roosevelt To Speak In St Paul On June 7
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt will reply to critics Charles Lindbergh and Senator Wheeler during a two day regional conference of Democratic leaders. The first lady will address the United States policy challenges in St Paul Minnesota on June 7 as the event closes. Lindbergh and Wheeler are also slated to speak in Minnesota this month with Lindbergh set for Minneapolis on Saturday night.
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Workers Return as Disputes End in Bus and Coal Sectors
Fourteen hundred Pennsylvania Greyhound workers will resume duties today under arbitration. Nine thousand Alabama soft coal miners idle since April 1 plan to restart Monday, while a San Francisco shipyard machinists strike threat endangers operations.
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War Toda Allied Strategy For Tobruk And Crete
Churchill warns Crete and Tobruk will be defended to the death as Allied strategy centers on these key eastern Mediterranean outposts. The piece emphasizes Tobruk’s strategic harbor role, Libyan location, and proximity to the Egyptian frontier, underscoring its vital naval base status.
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Young Roosevelt Sees US Already At War
Cairo dispatch reports Captain James Roosevelt, observer for the U S Marine Corps, says the United States is in the war except for sending troops. He notes eight days of Iraq-British hostilities, says British have situation well in hand, and mentions a letter from the President to King Farouk. State Department says U S exported nearly $1 million in airplanes and equipment to Iraq.
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Applications For NYA Jobs Accepted At Courthouse Here
Beadle County auditor's office becomes the NYA hub as RB A Mc Curdy announces two new projects. A furniture and woodworking shop to employ 60 youths for 14 months will lease space from Avenue Lumber on Wyomin g Avenue. An automotive shop is slated to open by July 1 with NYA labor, and applications are urged at the county supervisor's office.
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FDR Ordered To Spend Quiet Weekend at Warm Springs
President Roosevelt remains under doctor care in Washington and is urged to keep quiet through the weekend while his condition stabilizes after illness. No serious complications are reported as officials say his temperature is nearly normal.
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War Turmoil Dims Europe as Bombing Rages Night Long
Berlin Hamburg Bremen suffer major RAF air raids while Luftwaffe bombards Hull and London. British admiralty reports sinking a German raider in the Indian Ocean as Axis forces claim strikes on six British ships in the Mediterranean. Captain James Roosevelt in Cairo says the United States is already in the war. Rashid Ali Al Gailani flees Baghdad amid protests. Thailand and French Indo China settle a border dispute under Japanese mediation.
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Hull Bombardment and Axis Shifts Signal War Turn
British RAF raids pound Hamburg Bremen and Berlin in a night of heavy bombardment described as the largest armada yet seen. Reports say Hull faces major attack and Soviet Russia shifts toward the Axis as Stalin takes premier power.
Winter wheat crop estimates rise for 1941 and rye also up
Agriculture department projects 1941 winter wheat at 653,105,000 bushels up from 616,128,000 last month and 389,151,000 last year. Rye is indicated at 45,623,000 bushels, up from 40,601,000 last year. State figures show South Dakota remaining winter wheat 157,000 acres at 13.0 yield totaling 2,041,000 bushels. Rye left for harvest in South Dakota 621,000 acres at 13.0 yield totaling 8,073,000 bushels.
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Second Desert Shooting Victim Dies in San Bernardino Incident
In a desert shooting that stemmed from a family quarrel, 17 year old Rose Destree died as authorities hunted the gunman, a reputed ex convict. A second victim, 20 year old Jean Wells, was killed in El Cajon. Police sought Alfred Wells 30 and David Wells 24 as linked suspects.
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