Crete Sea Landing Blows Prompt U S Involvement
The Senate defense committee to hold a Washington hearing on the west coast shipyard tie up as Truman cites the strike’s unsolved causes. Navy reopens yards with workers ferried in government vehicles while Mediation Board prepares to act on soft coal wage dispute amid easing tension elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
Washington
Truman
Missouri Democrat
San Francisco
Bethleheim Steel
Emory 5. Lord
Maritime Commission
Navy
National Mediation Board
CIO United Mine Workers
New York
Mediation Board
Buffalo
N. Y
Ravenna
Ohio
AFL
Great Lakes
San Francisco Bay
CIO
Family Of Five Perishes In Blaze Near Fremont
A dawn fire leveled a one room home three miles southwest of Fremont killing Frank Townsen 23 Elsie Townsen 36 and their three children Jay 10 Janice 5 and Frank 3. Authorities say Townsen possibly attempted to start the blaze with an oil stove.
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Fremont
Here
Frank Townsen
Elsie
Jay
Janice
Frank
Townsen
Hidden Strategy Seen in Nazi Crete Assault
wartime observer argues the Crete attack serves deeper aims beyond a simple by pass. The plan would sever Turkish Allied aid and open a route from the Balkans to the Near East for German troops, with signals suggesting Turkey may already be compromised via Vichy reports.
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Crete
Near East
Turkey
Axis
Balkans
Vichy
Sea MacKenzie
Wheat Planting Allotment Set for 1941 Crop
Secretary Wickard set a national wheat planting allotment of 55 million acres for 1941, down 7 million from the prior year, to curb surplus and lost export markets. The allotment, the minimum under crop control, will be divided by a legal formula as growers vote May 31 on marketing quotas. State allocations include Minnesota 1,488,887 acres, Montana 3,346,343, North Dakota 7,982,435, South Dakota 2,886,655, and Wisconsin 86,070, with other states following the formula.
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Washington
Wickard
Agriculture Department
Town
Minnesota
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Stimson Attacks Neutrality Act Over Freedom of the Seas
Secretary Stimson condemned the Neutrality Act as a violation of the tradition of freedom of the seas and to be weighed carefully in any decision to supply munitions to Great Britain. He spoke as an individual, not in official capacity, at a press conference in Washington.
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Washington
Stimson
Great Britain
Inquirer
Morrison Quits Church Post After Ill Health
Dr. F. E. Morrison resigns as Northern District superintendent of the First Methodist Church in South Dakota after a heart attack last fall and a slow recovery. Bishop J Ralph Magee will announce the effective date and possible successor. Morrison hopes to return to active church service next fall.
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F. E. Morrison
First Methodist Church
South Dakota
Morrison
J. Ralph Magee
Des Moines
Magee
Huron
Pierre
Black Hills
British Forces Lash Viciously At Germans In Libya
British desert forces in North Africa report their air offensive against German concentrations in Libya has destroyed eight planes and exploded ammo and gasoline dumps in 30 hours. RAF bombers and fighters targeted the Capuzzo Bardia area near the Libyan frontier, while German tanks reportedly position along roads to counter air attacks. Land actions consisted only of ineffective German artillery fire.
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North Africa
Royal Air Force
Libya
Capuzzo-Bardia
Libyan
Egypt
Whch
Outline Program Of Registration For Home Defense
Mayor Fiorello La Guardia announced a sweeping nationwide program for enlistment of men, women and youths over 14 for volunteer home defense. Four divisions would be created: public safety guarding life and property, health and medical training for hospitalization, engineering for street and utility maintenance, and shelter and food supplies for housing welfare and evacuation planning. MID-CONTINET HOLDS SALES CONFERENCE HERE Local Mid-Continent Airlines personnel will discuss sales promotions with J A Hoffman at a dinner meeting at the Marvin Hughitt Hotel, per T R McCall.
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Washington
Fiorello la Guardia
la Guardia
Mid-Continet
J. A. Hoffman
Sioux Falls
Marvin Hughitt
T. R. McCall
Huron
Air Transport Company
Luftwaffe bombs Crete as Allied fleet fends off landings
German aerial assault pounds Crete with thousands of invaders seen as seaborne landings are blocked by a British fleet. London reports 14,000 German air troops in action while Berlin claims warship damage and heavy German casualties. Britain warns France against collaboration as U S policy remains watchful toward French possessions amid a shifting war front.
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Crete
Candia
Malemi
London
Luftwaffe
Berlin
France
Germany
Stimson
Syria
Palestine
New Zealand
Cyprus
Turkey
Iraq
Beirut
Legalior
Paris
Mar Isha’ von Brauchi
Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Suda Bay
Churchill
Creta
Middle East
Cairo
Sky
Malem
Canea
George II
Vichy
Anthony Eden
Eden
Empire Headquarters
Price Fixing Faces Senate Demand for Authority Proof
Senate agriculture committee chairman Smith challenges Leon Henderson to justify his authority as price fixer. Roosevelt designated Henderson head of the Office of Price Administration and Civil Supply, with powers over steel, coal, second-hand tools, and defense materials. Smith vows to question Henderson next week under a Thomas resolution probing prices of essential farm products.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Smith
South Carolina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Henderson
Senate
Roosevelt
Securities and Exchange Commission
Office of
Price Administration
White House
Wayne Gay
Office of Emergency Management
Senate Committee
Thomas
Oklahoma
Tempting Dishes At The American Way Cooking School
Today's theatre cooking school session featured practical and tempting dishes with lessons on economical meals left-overs and a variety of recipes. Miss Emily Conklin demonstrated meat cuts for lamb chops and broiling methods, showcasing Lamb Chops Stanley and Lamb Chops New Orleans. Also prepared were Family Reunion Ham Loaf with Epicurean Sauce and a Pocket Round of Beef with sausage dressing, plus fried salt hake as a traditional fish dish.
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American Way Cooking School
Emily Conklin
Nazis Pay Heavily For New Foothold In Crete
Report from Vichy and London recounts heavy Nazi gains on Crete with paratroopers investing Candia and naval bombardments. Churchill notes hindered RAF use, while Eden warns France’s collaboration risks open hostilities. British ships counter sea landings as Malta and Cairo reports follow.
Hess Escapes RAF Pursuit. Bullet Holes Hint at Plan
In London on May 22, Air Secretary Sinclair told Parliament Hess bailed out of a Messerschmitt on May 10 after RAF pursuit. The statement offered a possible explanation for tail-hole damage, while denying prior contact with Duke of Hamilton. In Scotland Hess used a false name to see Hamilton who later claimed no prior meeting. Police elsewhere report a $20,000 bank robbery in Levelland, Texas, with two gunmen locking 10 employees in the vault.
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London
Rudolf Hess
Nazi Germany
Archibald Sinclair
House of Commons
Sinclair
Hess
Fred
Duke of Hamilton
Air Secretary
Hamilton
Germany
Scotland
Fuehrer
Berlin
Levelland
Tex
Levalland
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