Dublin Bombing Toll Sparks Neutrals' Fearful Helms
A Dublin attack by unidentified warplanes killed 22 people, left 30 missing and about 200 wounded. Authorities preserved bomb fragments for future examination as Eamon de Valera toured wrecked homes and businesses. RAF Belfast hints German planes crossed into Northern Ireland but dropped bombs.
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Dublin
Howver
RAF
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Eamon de Valera
Erie Fire Destroys Docks As 75,000 Look On
The blaze swept through the waterfront as a company elevator crew raced to a safe on the top floor. About 75,000 spectators filled streets and vantage points near the yards spanning a three-block area. Flames were fed by a south wind and spread to piers and tied-up barges after starting in or near nearby elevators.
Wheeler Rejects Offer Of Debate
Senator Wheeler of Montana rejected a proposal by Senator Pepper of Florida for a joint July 4 debate in Helena on Is the President Right. Wheeler cited hearings before the Interstate Commerce Committee on radio monopolies set for June and invited Pepper to debate the confidence vote in the Senate, noting Pepper’s past action during a Senate speech advocating war.
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Pepper
D-Fla
Helena
Mont
Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Japan presses US trade talks amid war-scare and blockade fears
Japanese press rails at delays in trade negotiations with the Indies and condemns export controls seen as provocations. A wartime summary claims Chinese air losses and warns of renewed raids on the Burma road as Japan seeks to maintain Axis alignments and improve ties with the United States.
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Burma
Chungking
Chugai
Yosuke Matsuoka
Final Program At Duke Opens With Awards
Duke University begins its 89th commence ment with awards for outstanding prizes and medals announced by Dean Wannamaker. Honorees include Nancy Craig, Raymond McDermott, Ernest DeLaney Jr., Eric Womble, Edyth Hull, Charles Holley, plus service medals to Elizabeth Murray and Richard Connor.
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Nancy Jane Craig
Crafton
Wiley Gray
Raymond L. McDermott
Durham
Ernest S. DeLaney, Jr
Charlotte Milmow
Eric Eugene Womble
Phi Sigma
Edyth Maud Hull
Cleveland Heights
Robert E. Lee
Charles H. Holley
Ford
Winant in England to brief Churchill on Atlantic war status
The U S Ambassador to London met with Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt by telephone and later plans to compile a report in Washington. The discussions focus on the Battle of the Atlantic, submarine threats, air and surface patrols, and potential new safeguards. Roosevelt indicated convoys were outmoded but pledged increased patrols and additional measures. Washington ties Winant’s trip to these strategic statements.
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James V. Forrestal
Navy
Hyde Park
White House
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Atlantic
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Eighteen Arrested for Drunkenness in City Police Action
City police arrested eighteen people yesterday for public drunkenness and one more for driving while intoxicated. Fifteen arrests for drunkenness occurred from 3:30 PM to 10 PM. Five others were booked at police headquarters: two for assault with deadly weapons, two for reckless driving, and one for seduction.
Blaze destroys tobacco warehouse at Tarboro
Tarboro on May 31 reports a fire sweeping through the Clark Tobacco warehouse two blocks from main street. Fire crews battled the blaze as heat and smoke filled the area, with no immediate word on injuries or the extent of the damage.
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First Load Of Food Now In England
On a British dock the first food ship under the American lease loaded with 120000 pounds of cheese 1000 tons of flour and 4000000 eggs. Lord Woolton and Harriman spoke of US aid to Britain as essential alongside guns and gasoline. The scene featured rationed cheese and fresh eggs and included surprise milk tins from the Jones tool shipment.
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London
Britain
Jaw
Lord Woolton
W. Averell Harriman
Middle-West
Harriman
Woolton
England
Nebraska
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
America
Ministry of Supply and Ordnance
Jones Machine Tool Works
Cincinnati
Wheat Quotas Are Assured in Referendum Vote
Washington officials predicted broad approval for an Agriculture Department plan to impose strict marketing quotas on this year's wheat crop. Votes from 37 states were tallied, with a two thirds majority expected to pass. Quotas aim to curb surpluses that strain storage and hinder defense material transport.
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Agriculture Department
Department
AAA
South
Italians Sentenced On Sabotage Count
Capt. Gino Fillini master of the Italian freighter Clara was sentenced to three years with four crew members receiving two years each for violating a federal law by damaging the ship's engines in Savannah Georgia. Judge Bascom S. Deaver imposed the penalties after a jury found them guilty. The sentenced crew included chief engineer Rodolfo Favretto second engineer Carlo Bossi enginemen Carlo Sitter and Nicola Disario. Fillini testified he had orders from the Italian naval attache on March 28 to damage the machinery.
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Gino Fillini
Clara
Bascom S. Deaver
United States District Court
Fillini
Rodolfo Favretto
Carlo Bossi
Carlo
McNeil to Meet Riggs in National Tennis Clinic Opener
Don McNeil the national amateur singles champion will face Wimbledon holder Bobby Riggs on June 3 in Clinton South Carolina opening the sixth national model tennis clinic by the United States Lawn Tennis Association. The event runs with the Southern Juniors and Boys Tournament. damages are unofficially estimated at 60000. Also destroyed were 12000 bags of government peanuts recently sold.
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S.C
Don McNeil
Bobby Riggs
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Bombing Raids Costlier Than Fighting Nazis
London May 31 The government released figures showing nearly twice as many Britons were killed in bombing raids as in combat actions against the Axis, with 18 627 military deaths and 41 375 prisoners among 101 056 total casualties in 21 months. Civilian losses since 1940 surpassed 35 756 killed and 47 856 injured during the 11 months of intensified raids.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
Greece
Crete
Africa
Publisher Knight backs Roosevelt war pledge front page
Detroit Free Press editor John S Knight declares the nation is in war after Roosevelt’s radio address. He states editors now fully support the President as commander in chief, noting synchronized editorials in Akron Beacon Journal and Miami Herald.
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John S. Knight
Detroit Free Press
Akron
England
Roosevelt
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The
Miami
Negro man stabbed at home. police seek woman
Walter Ferguson of 1110 Hoover Street was stabbed in the back last night at his home. Police seek a woman they say stabbed him with a knife with intent to kill. Ferguson was treated at Burrus Memorial Hospital. his condition is not dangerous. A warrant is expected for Willie Simms, a Black woman, on assault with intent to kill.
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Walter Ferguson
Hoover Street
Ferguson
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Willie Simms
Food price rise of 115 percent in May report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today that retail food prices rose 115 percent in the month ended May 13, reflecting a sharp surge in costs for consumers. This update highlights the continued inflationary pressure on groceries and daily essentials.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Farmer Drowns In Mitchells River While Fishing
Elkin May 31. Pholia R. Ney 39 a Mulberry community farmer stepped into a deep hole in Mitchells River while fishing last night and drowned. His body was recovered a few hours later.
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Pholia R. Ney
Mulberry
Mitchells River
Government tightens control on metals supply amid war needs
A wartime report outlines stepped up government control over copper and aluminum with copper shortages expected to worsen this year. It notes copper use in home wiring, piping, shell cases, ammo and aircraft parts, while aluminum is already restricted. Transportation costs to be guarded against price gouging as tankers move to support Britain, and a petroleum coordinator position is created to manage gasoline supplies.
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Harry Hopkins
Ickes
Eastern Seaboard
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Office of Price Administration
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Defense Priorities
American Missionaries Survive Zamzam Sinking At Sea
Passengers aboard the Dresden recount the Zamzam sinking off the French coast. Women and children, including Lillian Danielson and missionaries from Upland, Calif., endured hours at sea, rationed food, and partial rescue by German ships before likely repatriation to the United States.
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Fortune Magazine
Lillian Danielson
Lindsborg
Kas
Dresden
Spain
Russell
Bordeaux
St. Jean de Luz
France
Charles de Gaulle
Africa
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Lisbon
United States
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Lassiter
Martin Conboy
Westfield
N. J
Johannesburg
Red Cross
William P. Fix
San Sebastian
Hall
Upland
Calif
British reports outline fragile Iraq unrest amid advancing force
Dispatches from Beirut describe Baghdad looting and shootings by Arab irregulars as a Palestinian unit pushes into the city under control. A provisional government setup seeks armistice and British help to pacify Iraq, while Basra remains precarious and German aid proved inadequate.
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Thon
Iraq
Baghdad
Lebanon
Crete Battle Seen as Large Rearguard Action
The article calls the Battle of Crete a vast rearguard action forced on Britain by German air and mechanized troops. It notes the Crete diversion allowed Britain to wipe out Iraq trouble, wind up the Ethiopian campaign, prepare for Suez Axis threat, and rest Wavell’s forces. Eden signals Arab sympathy while British aims shift. Mussolini’s Fas cist army in East Africa is described as destroyed as a major Allied accomplishment.
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Crete
Britain
Iraq
Suez
Libya
Archibald P. Wavell
Greece
Anthony Eden
Eden
Vichy
Syria
Balkans
Atlantic
Mussolini
East Africa
ITU Rejects AFL In Indianapolis
International Typographical Union officials say members appear to have rejected a proposal to reunite with the American Federation of Labor in Indianapolis. Secretary Woodruff Randolph reported the likely outcome after discussions with union representatives.
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ITU
AFL
Indianapolis
Woodruff Randolph
International Typographical Union
American Federation of Labor
AlliedRally Delays Nazis as Crete Foils Iraq Plan
A wartime report notes British defense of Crete diverted German forces, weakening their push toward Iraq. The remark emphasizes how Crete's resistance drew Nazi concentration away from other theaters, impacting campaign plans. The account highlights strategic outcomes from the Greek island defense.
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