Senate approves ship seizure bill amid Hess mystery deepens
The Senate passed a broad measure empowering the President to seize idle foreign ships in U S waters, 59 to 20, returning the bill to the House for amendments. It rejected an anti-convoy rider 43 to 38 and Father Tobey delayed offering similar anti-convoy action to await a broader debate. The plan targets about 80 ships including two German and 28 Italian.
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Hess Flight Prompts Peace Plea From US Critics
Washington May 15 Senator Wheeler of Montana said Rudolf Hess flight to Scotland could alter German morale and urged President Roosevelt to use good offices to press for peace between Britain and Germany. He stated the escape offered an opportunity for U S action.
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Bevin Says Hess Flight to Scotland Was Known
London May 15 Labour Minister Ernest Bevin declared his belief that Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland with Adolf Hitler’s full knowledge. Bevin called Hess a murderer and said he would not be deceived by a stunt used by totalitarian men and communists. He added he does not believe Hitler did not know Hess was coming to England.
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Strikes Hit Hudson and GM Plants Nationwide
The CIO United Auto Workers launched walkouts at three Hudson Motor plants in Detroit and at General Motors sites in Flint Chevrolet, Buick and Fisher body plants. Up to 35,000 workers idle as a one day postponement was announced for GM in 22 states amid defense order assurances.
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Cooler Weather Follows South Dakota Heat Wave End
South Dakota shivers after a brief heat spell with Mitchell reaching 96 and Pierre 99. Forecasters predict cooler conditions with possible light frost in the north. light rain reported in Watertown Sioux Falls and Rapid City. A nearby wind storm caused injuries on a farm near Camisey, with five family members affected.
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Graduation Season Special Edition in Huron South Dakota
The Evening Huronite announces a Graduation Species Edition highlighting upcoming commencement activities across Central South Dakota. Seniors are honored at banquets and class day events as diplomas are presented to the 1941 graduates. The edition, funded by local business advertisers, reaches 12,000 area homes.
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Minnesotan Held In Jail For Slaying Parents And Brother
A coroner's jury ruled the deaths of William Flink 70 his wife 65 and Edwin 25 at a Holmes City area farm were the result of a shooting by John 31 who is jailed. The bodies were found Tuesday night by Fred the remaining brother after he returned from a night away.
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Fire damages old car in Huron parking lot
Huron firemen were called to the rear of the Huron Theatre last night about 10 o clock to extinguish a blaze in the rear seat upholstery of an old Model A sedan owned by Robert Wildgrade of 327 Idaho Avenue Southeast. The fire, likely started by a carelessly thrown cigarette butt, caused considerable damage to the vehicle.
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Disastrous Fire Destroys Philadelphia Lumber Yard
May 15 Philadelphia reports its worst blaze in ten years destroying the Port Richmond lumber yard and six nearby homes. Firemen say 22 million feet of lumber bound for defense industries burned. one worker is missing and a physician died in a traffic crash en route to the scene. Four hundred firefighters battled the flames from six alarms before victory at 8 a.m. Investigators from the FBI were dispatched.
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Syrian Airfields Used As Stopover By Nazi Invaders
British government reports Germany used Syrian airfields in French mandated Syria as stopovers for Luftwaffe planes in a campaign tied to Iraq. French authorities claimed no knowledge of events while Eden labeled transit a breach of the armistice with France.
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Japan seeks end to China clash yet peace talks stumble
The War Today notes Japan’s desire to end the China affair but finds peace-making not simple. Tokyo fears a shift in the European war and an American entry. Germany Italy and Japan reportedly confer in Rome as Japan aims to secure a postwar stake.
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