Mexico considers war session after Axis threat
Mexico's president orders mobilization and calls Congress to a special war session to authorize drastic measures against Axis powers. Government officials say the president may declare a state of war as troops move to border points and sanctions on Axis nationals, with Congress to convene within eight days.
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Florida
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Estate of Mrs Mumio Leaves About 5000 In Bank Accounts
Colorado Springs May 23 Mrs Mumio Volibohr aged 60 previously on relief for some time died May 1 leaving an estate around 5000 in stacks and ex bank accounts. County Judge livin Jones will administer the estate. notices filed Friday by Deputy Hamny at Anaheim.
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One Ship Sunk and Another Shelled in The Gulf
The navy reports in Washington that a Japanese submarine torpedoed one vessel and shelled another in the Gulf of Mexico. Both ships were small United States merchant vessels. survivors were landed at a port.
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Army Pay Increase Compromise Reaches Rail in Senate House
Senate and House conference committee reach agreement on a general pay rise for lower ranking soldiers and sailors. The plan includes a base increase, subsistence and rental allowances, and a possible $10,000 life insurance proposal. Officers receive subsistence and rental boosts, while a motion to raise privates and sailors to $50 monthly was tentatively rejected. Estimated annual cost nears $285 million with savings from eliminating a further $36 monthly subsidy.
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Mild quake felt across Imperial Valley at dawn
A 2-4 magnitude tremor was reported in El Centro and nearby towns including Calexico and Brawley at about 5:51 a.m. local time. No injuries or damage were immediately reported as residents felt a mild shaking across the Imperial Valley.
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Brawley
Nazi Air-Borne Troops Strike Kharkov Front
Allied dispatches report German air borne troops thrust into the Kharkov front as Soviet lines claim heavy Russian counterattacks and mounting German, Romanian, and Hungarian pressure. Berlin and Soviet sources describe a large, ongoing engagement with mixed battlefield reports and concerns over Kerch and Sevastopol areas.
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Tense war front and price control debates hit headlines
London reported heavy shelling along the French coast as RAF squadrons renewed offensives after a night assault on the Nazi submarine fleet near St Nazaire. Folkestone windows rattled as cannonades lasted hours. In Washington, Sean Henderson sought about 200 million dollars for the Office of Price Administration to fund rationing enforcement, proposing a force of 90,000 to 200,000 workers nationwide to clamp down on price and rent ceilings.
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Gold Star Mourning Band Plan Approved for War Losses
Washington May 23 plan approved to enlist mothers with armed service members to wear a three wider mourning band adorned with a gold star for each son killed in action. The program named after President Macsovik Iberion Private First Class Salem marks a formal recognition of casualty ties and honors those who died serving.
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Macsovik
Iberion
Salem
Public School Pupils Buy War Bonds Totalling 19780
Greeley public schools report a total of 19 780 in war bonds and war sav ings stamps bought by students and some parents. The breakdown shows grades contributing 3 409 10 from junior and high schools and 16 471 20 from other classes with parental purchases noted in some cases.
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Eldridge
Buses Proposed From Greeley To Denver Defense Centers
Discussion centers on moving war housing buses from Greeley to Denver to support defense workers. Secretary Hull urges combined effort with United Nations to meet wartime needs, amid plans for a transitory service and intensive surveys to bolster Denver defense staffing and production facilities.
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Denver Defense Centers
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Chinese Army Withdraws at Min's Mouth
Chinese troops pulled back to defensive positions at the mouth of the Min River after heavy fighting with Japanese forces. Japanese assaults pressed forward from Foochow northward and across nearby provinces as China reported serious casualties and a retreat to prepared lines.
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Australia
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Scrap Metal Recovered For War Production In Pueblo
In Pueblo Colorado on May 24 scrap metal recovered for war needs shows the Millequa steel mills of the Colorado Fieanit Iron Corporation have sent 170 tons of scrap back to the open hearth department. The salvage committee reports the mills are largely tied to war production orders.
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United States
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Weather Local Brief for Four Hours End Morning Saturday
Local forecast reports high 72 and low 41. Colorado sees scattered showers or thunderstorms with mild conditions today and tonight, cooler in northwest areas. Wyoming forecasts scattered showers in the mountains, mild east today, cooler tonight in the west.
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Bombs Hit Western and Southern England Casualties Reported
May 2 four bombs dropped by German aircraft caused home damage and casualties in parts of Western and southern England, according to an authoritative source. Diplomatic and press correspondents recently exchanged for travel aboard the Swedish American liner Dratningholm returned homeward, including notable figures from the Associated Press and Berlin bureau.
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Amusement Construction Banned Under War Order
Washington May 23 The War Production Board ordered halt to amusement paras lane tracks elevators and ball parks and all projects over 5000 regardless of progress except children playgrounds The order extends government control over construction warns that all nonessential construction may be halted to free material for war production.
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USO Drive Opens Monday in Greeley
The USO drive kicks off Monday in Greeley under John W. Reed as chairman. Solicitations begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Chamber of Commerce with fifty volunteers in the downtown area. The effort is part of a national campaign, supported by the Community Chest, aiming for a quota of 60,000 in the county and a per man per day target, with regional coordinators and local chairs organizing the effort.
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Three Killed Eleven Missing in Penn Flood
A massive flood in eastern Pennsylvania left three people dead and eleven missing as waters from the Lackawaxen and nearby rivers surged through towns including Honesdale and Hazelton. Power plants were shut, communication disrupted, and hundreds were homeless as localized rescues continued through the day.
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Alleged Car Thief Claims To Be Soldier
Dewey W. Haley, 23, Calvo M., claimed to be a private in the air corps named Wimsch and enlisted at Fitzsimons. He was arrested Friday evening at Pierce on highway 45 after a police broadcast identified a stolen 1940 Buick. Haley, in civilian clothes, offered no evidence of service and battled to flee as patrolman Howard Eddy pursued him. County officers in Denver were expected to take Haley to court for prosecution.
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