British Warn Syria Iraq Air Strikes as Nazi Flights Surge
British authorities in Cairo report many German bombers and fighters arriving from French Syria and Iraq. RAF and fleet air arm planes strike targets in Syria and Iraq while Elation grows over Allied moves and Eden accuses France of arming Germany. Observers note Hess's flight and possible links to broader Nazi offensives. Maj Gen Wilson named to command Palestine and Trans-Jordan defense as security concerns rise.
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London
Cairo
Syria
Iraq
Royal Air Force
Navy
Baghdad
R.A.F
Fleet Air Arm
Britain
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Hess
Henry Maitland Wilson
Army of the Nile
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
G.O.C.M
Philip Neame
Suez
Holy Land
Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Eden
House of Commons
the Commons
Vichy
Plan to nationalize all Britain fire brigades announced
Herbert Morrison, the minister of home security, told the commons of a plan to nationalize Britain's fire fighters to meet German air attack. The government would seek power to place every fire brigade in the country under the home secretary and the secretary of state for Scotland.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Home Security
Commons
Britain
Home Secretary
Scotland
Strikes And Lockouts Reported Across Ottawa April
The labor department logged 32 strikes and lockouts in April affecting 19,406 workers with 75,430 days of time loss. This compares with 19 disputes involving 13,839 workers and 64,914 days of time loss in April 1940.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Bread Riots Prompt Government Bread Plan Cancellations
Food riots in Bucharest saw hundreds rush to secure bread supplies. The government then canceled two weekly breadless days as part of a response to the unrest.
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Bucharest
Exhibiting Plane London During War Weapons Week
Wreckage of the Messerschmitt 110 used by Rudolf Hess who parachuted onto Scottish soil was collected and exhibited in London during the city’s war weapons week showcasing aerial craft and wartime technology.
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London
Rulolf Hess
Minimum Butter Prices Set by Provinces in Canada
Agriculture Minister Gardiner announced minimum butter prices by province effective immediately. Rates rise to 32 cents a pound in British Columbia and eastern provinces, 30 in Alberta and Manitoba, 29 in Saskatchewan, reflecting the lowest allowable selling prices and higher retail costs.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Gardi
Dairy Products Board
Will Do Their Best London War Weapons Week Message
General Archibald Wavell pledged that Middle East forces will use weapons forged by Britain to defeat the enemy and hasten victory. He said Middle East soldiers, many with London families, have watched London withstand Hitler's onslaught during War Weapons Week.
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London
Middle East
Britain
Archibald Wavell
British Broadcasting Corporation
Hitler
Position Is Improving in Libya Says Spender
Army Minister Percy Spender cites despatches from Maj Gen Thomas Blamey showing the British position in Libya has improved, especially at Tobruk. He attributes this to greater Royal Navy freedom after Greece evacuation and reduced need for warships to guard withdrawals, plus German supply-line difficulties in sandstorms.
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Sydney
Percy Spender
Thomas Blamey
Middle East
Libya
Tobruk
Royal Navy
Greece
Royal visit surveys London damage at Westminster Abbey
King and Queen tour Westminster Abbey and the damaged House of Commons. They observe rubble from the area of the coronation spot and stand beside the ruined speaker's chair as they inspect the charred debris in the debating chamber.
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Westminster Abbey
London
Germain
House of Commons
Parliament
Bomb Wrecks German Store in Bucharest
Two quick explosions wrecked a German book store near the royal palace in Bucharest and damaged the Vrdinea newspaper office. No casualties are reported.
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Bucharest
Vrdinea
Lindbergh Writings Banned by Toronto Board
Toronto board of control unanimously approved a motion to ask the public library board to remove from shelves all writings of Charles Lindbergh. Controller Hamilton led the motion and supported the recommendation.
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Toronto
Toronto Board of Control
Hamilton
Public Library Board
Charles Lindbergh
Egg production rises on Canadian farms in 1940
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports total egg production on Canadian farms reached 236,106,000 dozen in 1940, up from 221,727,000 dozen in 1939, reflecting an increase in output.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Police Escort Lord Halifax Guests at KC Theater
Fourteen Kansas City policemen accompanied Viscount Halifax and Lady Halifax to a movie as part of their city visit. The officers have been guiding the British ambassador and his wife during their stay.
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Kansas City
Viscount Halifax
Lady Halifax
Lord
No Trace Of Battleship Vit torio Veneto Sinking Believed
British navy believes the Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto, 35000 tons, was sunk after the Matapan battle. Air reconnaissance over Italian seaports and absence of radio signals or port return support the conclusion.
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Italy
Vittorio Veneto
Matapan
No Film Star Glasgow
Scottish farmer David McLean refused to reenact his Hess capture for newsreels. He said he did not want to be a film star and that later filming would disrupt his work, adding that reporters were more trouble than the German.
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Glasgow
David McLean
Rudolf Hess
McLean
Flight of Hess Played Up by BBC Announcer
London reports the BBC aired a 10 a day program focusing on Rudolf Hess and his flight to Scotland. The broadcasts teased German listeners with clues about Hess's motives and possible help, portraying him as a key to internal Third Reich tensions and the future of Hitler.
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Flight OF Hess
B.B.C
London
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
British Broadcasting Corporation
Britain
Hitler
Hess
BBC
Germany
Fuehrer
Reich
Third Reich
Battle Of The Atlantic London remarks by John Winant
United States ambassador John Winant told the English-speaking union that freedom loving peoples realize this is not Britain's fight alone and that destinies may depend on how navies are used He urged recognition of convoy strength and the broader costs of war including supplies and troop movements to the Middle East through a total war framework He warned that totalitarian threats remain and must be met collectively by people of goodwill everywhere
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London
John Winant
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Middle East
Atlantic
Eden warns Japan over China rights and trade policy
Foreign Secretary Eden told Japan economic restrictions would not ease until British rights in China are recognized. He said instructions had been sent to the ambassador in Tokyo as Sir Robert Craigie and Joseph Grew met Matsuoka separately. Milne urged clear determination and Eden assured that Britain will do its best to pursue a firm policy.
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London
Eden
Japan
China
Tokyo
Robert Craigie
United States
Joseph Grew
Matsuoka
J. Wardlay Milne
Japan objects to Australian minister to China
A spokesman for the Japanese minister to Australia said the Japanese would not see the appointment of an Australian minister to China as a friendly act to Japan. He noted the move is Australia’s business but given the China Japan war it would not be interpreted as friendly.
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Melbourne
Australia
China
Japan
Glasgow Provost Calls Hess Chief Nazi Plotter
Sir Patrick Dollan the Glasgow lord provost labeled Rudolf Hess probably the chief criminal plotter within the Nazi party and warned against sentiment at the RAF photograph exhibition opening. He said Hess came for his own skin and urged focus on war production.
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Glasgow
Patrick Dollan
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Britain
Hess
Royal Air Force
British Navy Maintains Control of Mediterranean Sea Lanes
Aboard a British warship in the Mediterranean, six days of aerial assaults by German and Italian forces failed to break the British fleet. The Mediterranean action saw repeated enemy attacks repelled by fleet fighters, with German and Italian aircraft losses and two British planes lost. A light squadron bombarded Benghazi harbor and destroyed two Italian supply ships before returning to the fleet.
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Mediterranean
Berln
Rome
Italy
Mare Nostrum
Bengasi
Libya
Bengali
Defence Tax Increases Adopted Amid protests in Commons
The House of Commons approved steep rises in the national defence tax after a heated protest from all parties. The plan raises rates from 2 to 5 percent for low incomes and 3 to 7 percent for higher incomes, with exemptions and dividend taxes debated. Finance Minister Ilsley defended the levy as raising large revenue and curbing consumption, while critics argued the burden on low wages.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Isley
Ilsley
Angus MacInnis
Vancouver East
Hanson
Troop Reinforcements Reach Freetown Pic April Arrival
Crew members of a freighter report that 3000 to 5000 British troops landed at Free town British West Africa aboard the Monarch of Bermuda on April 26. They say over 30000 troops are concentrated at Freetown, 500 miles from Dakar, highlighting the port’s strategic wartime importance in the Middle East theater.
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New York
Freetown
British West Africa
Bermuda
Dakar
Middle East
Women Vote In Quebec Leg Assembly Grants Interim Franchise
The Quebec legislative assembly passed by 33 votes to 9 a government bill allowing women to exercise a recently won right of franchise in districts where elections occur before new voter lists are prepared.
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Quebec
Legislative Assembly
Minister Howe Receives Official Fingerprint ID
Munitions Minister Howe was fingerprinted under standard officials procedures and issued identification card No. 1 for entry to the department offices.
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Ottawa
Howe
Hess To Hitler Sign Appears On London News Stands
London newspaper vendors report a chalked sign reading Hess to Hitler I ll take the high road and you take the tow road and I ll be in Scotland before you. The quip echoes wartime travel jokes and public sentiment during the era.
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London
Hess
Hitler
Scotland
Prisoner of Nazis Toronto
Word from Toronto that Capt. Lionel Massey eldest son of Hon. Vincent Massey Canadian high commissioner in London was captured by the enemy during the British campaign in Greece.
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Toronto
Lionel Massey
Vincent Massey
London
Greece
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