War expands in Syria and Lebanon with Axis airfields active
News from May reports fighting intensifies across Syria and Lebanon. British consul staff evacuated as German air bases in the Levant are expanded to support operations against the British. Syrian airfields, including Aleppo, serve as refueling points for Axis forces en route to Iraq, while German technicians move to Dodecanese-linked fields.
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Aleppo
Iraq
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Dodecanese
Strike Still Ties On Shipyards On Pacific Coast
Pacific coast shipyards face a continuing stoppage as 1700 machinists walk out. Leaders of the AFL metal trades council postpone work returns to allow Gov Olson and local officials to urge settlement. Wage boosts to 1.15 an hour and double overtime pay cited. reopenment in doubt.
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San Francisco Bay
John Wills Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Jack Hasster
Oatland
Culbert L. Olson
Lrades Council
Jon Frey
AFL
France Told Actions Not Liked
Secretary of State Hull warned the French ambassador that pro Hitler elements control the Vichy government and France has exceeded armistice terms through collaboration with Germany. Hull said nations accept France’s actions under German pressure, as envoy Henry Haye defended adherence to the armistice and opposed placing French colonies under American provisional administration.
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Hull
United States
Vichy
France
Germany
Gaston Henry Slaye
State Department
Henry Haye
Fier Imany
Italy
de Baatment
Iraq
Billy Hull
Two-Year Agreement Approved by Northern Coal Men
New two-year pact between United Mine Workers of America and northern coal operators ratified in New York a joint conference. The accord covers the bituminous industry in eight state Appalachian area and grants miners a 12 day paid vacation at $20 weekly pay per period, while southern operators were absent.
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New York
United Mini Workers of America
Northern Goal
Appalachian
Safe aboard as Zamzam sank after German raid
Berlin reports the 1299 ton Zamzam was sunk in the South Atlantic by a Nazi warship. 322 aboard were saved and landed safely on the German occupied West coast of France by a merchant ship, including 138 Americans. German statements insist survivors were transferred to a port on France’s west coast and that the vessel carried contraband under wartime regulations.
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Nersons
France
South Atlantic
Germany
DNB
Deutsche Diplomatisch Politische Movrespendens
German Foreign Office
Dakar
French West Africa
Casablancha
French Morocco
New York
Recife
Brazil
Tape Town
South Africa
Ministry of Information
United States
Africa
Des Gaulle
France weighs accord on colonies and Hemisphere policy
Vichy sources discuss possible understanding with American republics over western hemisphere possessions while seeking to integrate African colonies into a European order. France hints it would base troops in Indo China style and oppose Japan in the region, with cautious denials about action against De Gaulle supporters. General Bergeret arrives from North Africa to bolster Syria defense against British air raids.
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Western Hemisphere
Martinique
Japan
Indo-China
Seo
Washington
Teleman- Gial
Charles de Gaulle
Syria
Jean Muriel Bergeret
North Africa
Hundreds Evacuating Flood Threatened Areas in N. Mexico
Evacuations in the Polvadera and Socorro sectors of the Rio Grande rose to 400 as flood weakened layers endanger a 20 mile stretch. Crumbling dikes near Polvadera forced 186 residents from inundated zones, with state guards moving 300 more below Socorro in San Antonio. Authorities warn the situation is very serious as soft spots appear in the levee system near Berea.
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N. AL
Polvadera-Sucorro
Rio Grande
Polvadera
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Socorro
San Antonio
Willie Luis Lopez Dike
Stanley Phillipnt
Chilef Conservancy
Berea
Weather shifts in Montana with sharp midweek temps
Montana forecast shows a large temperature swing Wednesday into Thursday as conditions change. Highs and lows unsettled amid possible wind and clear skies, prompting guidance for travel and outdoor activities.
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Montana
Getting Married With War On Seems To Be Impossible
Capetown May 20. War complicates marriage plans of Johm Emery and Miss Uoreen Turner. Emery, an air force officer, left England for Canada to wed Turner aboard the Cunard liner Athenia which sank off Scotland. Survivors returned to England and he was sent to South Africa. Turner set out across the Atlantic to meet him but is now a German prisoner aboard the Zamzam.
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Mar
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Billings
U. S. No. 19
Togers Pass
Missoula
Great Falls
Forsythe
Capetown
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Atimidie
Emery
Maer Zamzam
Senate Votes Funds For New Office Of Federal Reports
Washington reports the Senate approved 39 to 18 an annual 1.5 million dollar appropriation for the office of government reports. The agency, operating in the White House by executive order, faced opposition over statutory authority and censorship concerns. Norris led Republican dissent, warning of a dangerous department. 15 Republicans joined him alongside Glass and Byrd. The yeas were entirely Democratic.
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Senate
Office of Government Reports
Whites House
Republicc
Norris
Lnd
Neb
Glass
Byrd
Virginia
Yeas
Robber Sorry He Did Not Steal Bible
In Baton Rouge on May 20 Leroy Whitaker confessed to Reverend J D Brownie he did not steal the minister's Bible, saying the Bible would have helped during his three year term. The clergyman returned the Bible to Whitaker after the admission.
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Baton Rouge
Leroy Whitaker
State Penitentiary
Brownie
Minster
Whitaker
Thanksgiving Date To Be Changed To Last Thursday
Washington reports that Thanksgiving will again be observed on the last Thursday of November next year, reversing a two year experiment. President Roosevelt cited retailer sentiment and sales impact, noting the change had little effect and will be proclaimed for 1941 as the penultimate Thursday.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Roysevelt
Commerce Department
Harmon Seeks Draft Deferment for Tom Harmon
Gary Indiana May 20. Maynard Montgomery chairman of the local draft board says that Tom Harmon’s parents filed affidavits declaring they depend on him for support, clearing the way for a possible extension of his selective service deferment. Montgomery adds Harmon may pursue a Hollywood motion picture project this summer if not drafted.
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Ind
Maynard Montgomery
Gary Mraft
Louis Harmon
Tomarmen
University of Michigan
Americans Freed From Zunzam Remains Near Release
Berlin reports 138 Americans removed by German forces from the destroyed Egyptian liner Zunzam are expected to be released soon. An authorized spokesman said they will be allowed to travel to neutral countries after the clearance is given.
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Berlin
Million Men Asked for Home Guard
Washington May 20 A drive to recruit a million or more volunteers to man home defenses in wartime emergencies is a primary objective of the new Office of Civilian Defense. Many recruits are expected from Class 3-A men with dependents, to be organized locally and coordinated with existing home guard units. The office will also handle civilian defense training, advice to governments, and morale boosting.
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Washington
Office of Civilian Defense
Las
Miniy
Six Draftees Selected for June 17 Induction
The Lewis and Clark county selective service board chose six men from Helena to report to Missoula for U S Army induction on June 17. Herbert W Goecks John D Blair Nicholas J Hilger John P Kelley Harold L Padsen and Stobert Molson, previously of Helena and now in Minnesota. The Helena Ellis Lodge No 143 will host the soldiers before they depart. No induction program has been prepared yet and planning will begin soon.
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Lewis and Clark County
Annual Sessions of Stockgrowers To Open This Week
Great Falls May 34 Carl K Malone of Chateau vice president of the Montana Stock growers association will be principal speaker at the opening session Thursday of the 57th annual meeting He is a director of the Federal Land Bank and will speak on farm credit Other opening day features include reports by President John Arnold of Biroey and Secretary EH A Phillips of Tel ana a showing of the motion picture Meat and Rotiwuce and committee sessions
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Carl K. Malone
Chateau
Montana Stockgrowers’ Association
Malone
Federal Land Bank
Farm Credit
John Arnold
Biroey
EH. A. Phillips
Telana
Loss Is High May Conference Luncheon Notes
United States Surgeon General Dr. Thomas Parran speaks at a tuberculosis conference luncheon noting high loss from disabilities and strikes in industry. The remarks address animal lags of time and the impact of social factors on health outcomes in New York.
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New York
Thomas Parran
United States
Crete Invasion Declared A Failure By Allies
London reports from Cairo say all airborne German troops attacking Crete were killed or captured. British Greek forces reportedly gained complete command, with defenders arrayed in Anzac dress as claimed by sources. Churchill indicated the situation was in hand and no retreat from Crete was planned.
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London
Cairo
Crete
Reuters
API
Hartier
Commons
Winston Churchill
Him Welf
New Zealand
Middle East
B. C Freyharg
Churchill
Syria
President Requests Large WPA Relief Funding Cut
President Roosevelt asked Congress to approve 386 million dollars for the WPA for the year starting July 1, citing higher employment under the lend-lease program. He trimmed pecuniary relief estimates by 109 million and projected average relief rolls around 1,000,000 monthly with about 575 million to fund it after admin costs. WPA rolls reached 1,496,963 by May 14, down from its peak.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
W.P.A
41st Division Heads South for California War Games
The 41st Division moved by foot and wagonage toward California for war games. Troops advanced at speed using 49 mules an hour and metalized columns up Mount Hood to Bend and Roseburg, Oregon, then toward Hunter Liggett reservation.
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Mount Llood
Cascades
Oregon
California
Hunter Liggett Reservation
Fort Lewis
Wash
Bend and
Raseburs
Gie
London Paper Urges U S to Enter War Now
The London News Chronicle declares Americans must join the fight promptly to help achieve victory. It praises wartime aid but argues the conflict will drag on years without U S involvement and urges immediate combat action to “whip these savages back into their cave” by next year.
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London
London News
Chronicle
Cpluma
State's Financial Structure Studied Under Reorganization Plan
Governor Ford said the first step in Montana government reorganization is to study the states financial structure. D L Robinson of Chicago will present a survey report and recommendations, to be reviewed by the state advisory committee on reorganization at its May 26 meeting.
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Sintel
Daxnawar
Sam G. Ford
D. L. Robinson
Chil Eago
Robinson
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State Advisory Committee
Ford
Montana
Te Robinson
Chicago
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