Hull Testifies Against Tobey Nye Proposals
In Washington the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, urged by Secretary Hull, rejected two anti convoy measures. Tobey would ban convoys, Nye would require congressional approval. Hull said passage would be misunderstood abroad. The panel also warned against hearings or reporting favorable motions. Navy patrols are already patrolling Atlantic approaches as part of Britain’s Battle of the Atlantic, under Roosevelt's clarification that combat zones are not automatically prohibited. Sources say patrol aircraft may cover parts of Germany’s counter block zone westward toward Greenland.
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Ships Headed For Britain
Washington reports a near compromise between Great Britain and 21 American republics to allow mutual use of some 160 idle foreign flag vessels. Britain may seize surplus ships after Pan-American needs. Halifax and Welles discussed a shift to a realistic stance recognizing hemispheric rights to seize immobilized ships to promote regional peace and security.
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Germans Blast Plymouth Again
London reports a blistering four hour raid on Plymouth the fifth in eight nights as German planes swarmed the channel port. British sources claim seven raiders were shot down or driven off by RAF night fighters and anti aircraft fire with three over England. Mannheim was hit by Royal Air Force bombers in a medium strength strike, while German claims spoke of RAF attacks on several southern towns with civilian casualties.
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Phenomenal U S Production Must Increase Further
Washington April 30 John D Biggers head of the Office of Production Management says American industry must greatly increase defense output before 1941 ends. He cites wartime gains since May including aircraft 300 percent powder 1000 percent small arms ammunition 1200 percent Garand rifle 360 percent machine guns 30 caliber 300 percent 50 caliber 0 percent. He predicts mass production within 100 days and calls for trebled powder and ammunition, doubled rifles, quintuple machine guns and quadrupled tank output.
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Labor tense over Vinson cooling-off bill stalls Capitol action
The Roosevelt administration shows reluctance to push anti-labor legislation as labor groups and leaders pressure Congress. The Vinson cooling-off bill, favored by two House committees, faces near certainty of passage if ballots were secret, while CIO and AFL factions push protests. Analysts warn that wartime production remains vulnerable to strikes, with industry executives arguing that 1917 comparisons mislead them.
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U S Spending Hits New High
Washington reports federal expenditures to April 30 total 810.008 billion, a peacetime peak with two months left in the fiscal year. Defense outlays rise to 4.353 billion, debt climbs to 47.210 billion, as a sweeping savings drive looms.
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British Envoy Is Stranded in Albania
Ronald lan Campbell British minister to Yugoslavia and about 40 officials and diplomats from Greece Belgium and Poland are stranded in Durazzo Albania after a failed submarine escape plan amid Axis invasion. They were moved from Dubrovnik by bus and spent three days in a hotel awaiting a submarine that disappeared when Italian troops arrived.
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Berlin Claims 47 Planes Hit in Two Days
Berlin reported that 47 enemy planes were destroyed over two days with six German losses. The claim includes an aerial sweep reaching Malta and English shipping lanes, a Plymouth bombardment, and bombings of Heidelberg university town. A German pursuit squadron downed four British planes in air combat.
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Sensational Turn in Murder Trial in Guilford Court
Oliver S Farlow 43 a High Point textile worker stands trial for his estranged wife Jessie’s January murder in High Point. Detective Ray Nance testified Farlow seemed dazed or doped and possibly mentally unbalanced during questioning after his arrest. Nance, cross examined for about 30 minutes, maintained Farlow did not admit to the killing.
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Blimp Base Planned for Elizabeth City and Coast
Secretary Knox announced base locations for navy blimps to patrol the coast. Primary bases include South Weymouth Massachusetts and Elizabeth City North Carolina, with a San Francisco area site not yet chosen. The Navy aims to grow its non rigid airships to twenty and speed up contracted builds. Captain Charles C. Rosendahl said additional auxiliary bases will exist, not requiring property purchases.
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Lon Folger Hurt in North Carolina Car Crash
Rep. A. D. Lon Folger Democratic congressman for North Carolina fifth district was seriously injured in an automobile collision near his Airy home. The 52 year old was rushed to a hospital with a broken leg a crushed chest and other injuries after his car struck a tree following a collision with another vehicle.
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Three-Quarters Of BEF Saved From Balkans
London report says about 45 000 BEF evacuated to bases with 12 000 still unaccounted for. Churchill praised troops rear guard discipline as air bombing tested but failed to break their lines. Germans claim 5 000 captured as battles near Mount Olympus Grevena and Thermopylae continue.
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American Made Havoc Planes Hit German Airdromes
London reports say American built Havoc planes conducted three night attacks on German airdromes in Northern France, with one Nazi fighter shot down, and a second base's planes surprised on a flare path. Other RAF actions targeted Mannheim and Rotterdam oil stores, with several ships damaged or set ablaze in daylight raids along the coast.
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Moscow Bans Transit Of War Materials
Moscow announced a ban on the transit of war materials through Soviet Russia as German forces push north through Finland. The move comes as Hitler’s forces report gains in the Balkans and the naval clash in the Atlantic intensifies with U boats sinking British ships. Roosevelt said US warships may operate where needed for hemisphere defense.
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Military Value In U S Parks
The park service cites three southern parkways as having considerable military value. A E Deninry told Congress that the Blue Ridge Parkway, Natchez Trace, and part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway offer potential for rapid movement of troops and materials. Plans include 6 million dollars in the coming fiscal year and completion progress on the Blue Ridge Parkway between Roanoke and Asheville. The highway could be used for military use without impairing normal traffic and is within a one day drive of about 60 million people.
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