British Premier Faces Commons Test Over Norway Debacle
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain braces for a Commons clash Tuesday amid calls for resignations of Chamberlain Sir John Simon and Sir Samuel Hoare. Labor leaders Morrison Attlee and Shinwell demand accountability for the Norway setback as unrest grows within the Conservative ranks.
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House of Commons
Norway
Chamberlain
John Simon
Samuel Hoare
Herbert Morrison
Labor Party
Trondheim
Britain
Morrison
Clement R. Attlee
Emanuel Shinwell
M. P
Conservative
Cooper accuses rivals in NC slot machine lobbying flap
Democratic candidate Tom Cooper challenged opponents M Broughton and Lieut. Gov P Horton to reveal which of them lobbied for vending machines. he blasted lobbying for one arm bandit devices as demoralizing and said the truth must be known before voting.
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Associated Press
Tom Cooper
M. Broughton
P. Horton
Cooper
North Carolina
Horton
Broughton
Guilman
Iris
New Uranium Isotope Said To Harness Vast Power
New York May 4 The Times reports isolation of a new chemical substance 235 an isotope of uranium with potential to release energy comparable to 5 000 pounds of coal or 3 000 gallons of gasoline per pound Scientists hail the finding in Physical Review as a possible revolution in power production and micromachines era
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New York
New Yorkes
Physical Review, Scient Journal
Tense Greek Seaport Brace for War Changes
Greek seaport of Salonika remains high tension as British naval reinforcements arrive in the Aegean. Greece moves reserve officers to the Albanian frontier while police in Athens report a raid on a British radio station sending weather reports to warships. Yugoslavs receive assurances Italy has no designs on their country amid Mediterranean fears. Turkish envoy von Papen delays trip to report on Near East tensions.
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Kentucky Derby 66th Run Details On First Sport Page
The 66th Kentucky Derby runs with full coverage on the front of the sports page. Details include race order, contenders, track conditions, and projected contenders' odds. Analysts weigh favorites and potential surprises ahead of post time.
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First Sports
British Trap Nazi Forces At Narvik
Swedish observers predicted a German northward push to Narvik as central Norway fell to a 100000 strong German army. Reports said Narvik may be bombarded by British naval units while Norwegian resistance waned and thousands fled to Sweden amid chaos and disarray.
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Thomas F. Hawkins
Stockholm
Narvik
Norway
Britain
France
Arctic
Sweden
Namsos
Mosjoen
Roros
Nazis Repelled On West Front
Paris reports that a German surprise attack against the center of the Western Front was thrown back in disorder. French artillery and barbed wire entanglements aided by machine guns repelled the Germans, who attacked along a wide front in the Blies valley area near the Moselle and Rhine corridors.
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Saar
Maginot
Rhine
Luxembourg
High Command
Moselle
Blies
Vosges
Steamer Craig Signals Grounding Near Halifax Harbor
The British steamer Craig, which previously issued a mysterious SOS about submarine attack, sent another distress message reporting it had run aground at Egg Island near the entrance to Halifax Harbor.
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New York
Craig
Egg Island
Halifax Harbor
Wage Hour Vote Boosts Opponents of Smith Changes
Rep. Murdoch views the wage hour vote as a sign amendments to the labor act will be less sweeping, while Rep. Smith predicts swift House passage of 17 reforms to overhaul the National Labor Relations Board. CIO and AFL factions differ on changes, with wage hour support cited as a constraint on broad amendments.
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D-Va
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Murdock
Utah
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House Labor Committee
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AFL
Senate
Agriculture Department
War refugees feast on Allied storehouses in Norway
In the Steinkjer region near Namsos thousands of starving war refugees descended on food stores left by the Allies before withdrawal. Civilians loaded carts with bully beef hard tack wine whiskey and other provisions amid poignant scenes as they celebrated relief after days of terror and hunger.
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Steinkjer
Norway
Namsos
Overhalla
Naimsos
Rome Threatens Allies With Fight
Italy warns that it will repulse any offensive action in the Mediterranean as Allied warships concentrate in the region. Mussolini spokesmen vow a prompt and strong reaction, while Italy boosts war funds to raise army efficiency and solidifies its naval and air positions in the theater.
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Richard G. Maslock
Rome
Mediterranean
Italy
Mare Nostrum
Our Sea
Mussolini
Virginio Gayda
Il Giornale D'Italia
NEW War Fund
War Ministry
Dewey Attacks Roosevelt Over Budget Crisis
Thomas E. Dewey told a May 4 rally in Marshalltown Iowa that President Roosevelt had confessed losing control of the government because he cannot balance the budget. He called Roosevelt's Washington address a tragic confession of failure by the national government head.
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Marshalltown
Thomas E. Dewey
Roosevelt
Washington
Entire British battleship sinks off Namsos
Berlin report says German news agency expounds belief that all hands were lost on a 30,000 ton Queen Elizabeth class battleship sunk off Namsos. Other ships rushed to the spot guided by smoke but arrived too late to help.
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Berlin
DNB
Namsos
Goering Claims Nine British Warships Sunk by Luftwaffe
Berlin reports Air Marshal Goering announced the German air force sank nine British warships in Norway operations off Namsos and Narvik. The claim includes a Queen Elizabeth class battleship sunk in three minutes with no German losses, plus several cruisers destroyers and transports damaged or sunk. London offered no immediate comment on the German statement.
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Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Adolf Hitler
Norway
Namsos
Narvik
Western
Nor Way
York
Goering
London
William Jock .Whitworth
Children should know the facts of life proclaimed
The Methodist Church general conference in Atlantic City declared parents must teach children the origins of life and the nature of personal sexuality before adolescence. The statement says children desire and have a right to knowledge on these topics and calls for guidance from guardians.
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Atlantic City
N. J
General Conference of the Methodist Church
Netherlands arrests 21 as fifth column sought
The Hague announces nationwide martial law arrests of 21 individuals including M M van Henningen a Nazi editor and MP in The Netherlands action aims to endow security and deter subversion while Anton Mussert faced no arrest and inquires were sought.
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Haarlem
Amsterdam
M. M. van Henningen
Nationale Dagblad
Netherlands
League of Nations
National Socialist Party
Holland
de Geer
Anton Mussert
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