Commons Faces Fate of Chamberlain Rule in No Confidence Vote
London May 8 The Labor opposition demands the House oust the Chamberlain government and accept a test vote. Lloyd George accuses the prime minister of weak leadership while Morrison warns that staying in office risks losing the war. Churchill takes responsibility for Admiralty actions as debate intensifies.
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Commons
Chamberlain
Labor Party
Lloyd George
Morrison
Edwin Stout
London
House of Commons
David Lloyd George
Britain
Norway
Hitler
Loyd George
Herbert Morrison
No. 10
Downing Street
Churchill Branded as War Shelter in House Debate
The speech accuses government leaders of failing to unite Britain for war and of using Churchill as a shield. Morrison calls for the ouster of Chamberlain Hoare and Simon, warning that keeping them risks defeat. The prime minister defends the war effort and stresses the gravity of Germany's menace as the debate continues.
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Churchill
Britain
Chamberlain
Hoare
Simon
Morriser
Dispatch
Morrison
Germany
Presidents CAA Bill is Defeated
Washington May 8 The House passed a resolution sent to the Senate rejecting President Roosevelt's plan to place the Civil Aeronautics Authority in the Commerce Department. The action defeats the CAA reorganization proposal in the form presented.
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Senate
Washington
House
Velt
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Comree Department
Safety Board
CAA
Roosevelt
Commerce Hopkins
Senate Judiciary Committee
Townsend
R-Del
Treasury
Bankhead
D-Ala
American War Correspondent Webb Miller Killed by Train
Webb Miller American journalist and United Press European news manager was found dead on a railway near Clapham Junction Station in London. Authorities theorize he stepped from a departing train during a blackout, possibly mistaking the platform, leaving a wife and 18 year old son in the United States. Miller, 48, had covered major conflicts for 25 years including Lake Ladoga fighting, and served with British expeditionary forces in France before the Pacific war era.
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London
May
Webby Miller
Clapham Junction
Miller
United Press Associations
U. 8
Aine
Kenneth
United States
England
Walton-on-Thames
Howver
Clapham
Bhgan
Lake Ladoga
Fland
France
Long's political lieutenant Nina Paterno commits suicide
New Orleans May 8 Philip Nina Paterno a longtime Quarter precinct captain in Governor Earl Longs political organization was shot dead at his home before a pending election day slugging sentence Coroner C Cole said the 50 year old veteran died by his own hand
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New Orleans
Philip
Nina” Paterno
Feneh Quarter
Earl Long
Cole
Netherlands imposes night blackout on communications
Amsterdam reports a nighttime communications blackout as Dutch defenses tighten amid an increasingly uncertain international situation. Outgoing calls abroad are cut from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. with further similar restrictions likely tonight, while inbound calls remain unaffected. Authorities say lines are reserved for government use during the blackout period.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
New York
Berlin
Washington
Netherlands Minister, Dr
A. Loudon
King Haakon Vows Fight To Freedom
King Haakon VI of Norway, a fugitive from German invaders, proclaims the government will hold out until the country is free. The statement dated somewhere in Norway notes strong positions in the north and plans for new help to retain other regions, with morale unbroken and the government determined to endure.
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Stockholm
Haakon VI
Norway
Nazis Claim Narvik Raids Hit Allied Columns and Ships
Berlin reports say German airmen struck marching Allied columns near Narvik in far northern Norway and damaged two British cruisers. The High Command says a chaser was shot down east of Narvik and notes large quantities of Allied booty seized in the Andalsnes region. Reuters cites Stockholm dispatches that Narvik harbor was mined by German planes amid a siege.
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Berlin
Narvik
Norway
Andalsnes
London
May
Reuters
Stockholm
Arctic
Anti Espionage Ring Tightened in Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia tightens anti espionage controls placing all railway stations under military command after reports of arrests and expulsion of three Italian officers. Dalmatian Knin center allegedly seized Italians with photos of Yugoslav fortifications. Bishops Stepinac called to Vatican City as Vatican talks unfold.
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Rakek
Yugoslavia
Knin
Croatia
Slovenia
Vatican
Luigi Stepinac
Vatican City
Italy
Zara
Dalmatian
Germany
Maribor
Ships Attacked Forty Times While Evacuees Leave Norway
London dispatch recounts Allied evacuation from Namsos and Steinkjer after 39 German air attacks. The column describes incendiaries on the waterfront, strafing runs, and trucks and troops departing under cover as fighters withdrew. Three destroyers were sunk in the action.
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Spillum
Namsos
Trondheim
Balkans Squeezed Between Nazi And British Advances
Budapest reports a German request for a right of way through Hungary and a strong British push to unite the Balkans into a defensive alliance. Observers view Southeastern Europe as a potential battlefront as belligerents seek a battlefield.
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Budapest
Hungary
Balkans
Europe
Impending Invasion Propaganda Denied by French War Ministry
Paris reports a French War Ministry spokesman said German invasion rumors of The Netherlands are Nazi propaganda to unsettle neutrals. He noted concurrent rumors of action in Hungary and the Balkans and that Allied forces in Norway include arriving Polish troops. Narvik operations are slowed by heavy snowfall.
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Paris
French War Ministry
Netherlands
Hungary
Balkan
Norway
Narvik
Fiery TWU Chief Ejected At Dies Committee Hearing
Michael J. Quill president of the CLO Transport Workers Union was forcibly removed by capitol police from a Dies Committee hearing after accusing the panel of steering the nation toward war with the Soviet Union. The committee recessed to consider contempt charges, which were defeated, andQuill was offered another testifying chance if he would be courteous and responsive.
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Washington
Michael J. Quill
CLO Transport Workers Union
Dies Committee
United States
Quill
Capitol Police
Dies
D-Tex
Thomas
R-Nj
Soviet Russia
Polish Gold Seized by Romania Amid Polish Debt Plan
The Romanian government decreed seizure of all Polish gold held at the National Bank. The gold will be used to repay Polish debts to Romania and support Polish soldiers and refugees who fled the invasion and partition.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Poland
Pontiff warns war fears spread worldwide
Pope Pius XIII told 4000 pilgrims at the Vatican that nations face invasion risk and a world poisoned by lies undermines peace. Italy seeks peace while monitoring Balkan moves as Britain blockade fears stir the Balkans and Near East amid Allied reports of troop reinforcements. Brooklyn at Chicago game postponed due to rain.
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Vatican
Mediterranean
Italy
Chamberlain
Virginio Gayda
Mussolini
Balkan
Il Giornale d'Italia
Gibraltar
Balkans
Near East
Rome
Il Messaggero
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Admiralty
Winston Churchill
Long
Little Nation
King Haakon
Norman Lodge
Associated Press
J. Norman Lodge
Afrida
Bison
Vormofoss
Grong
Steinkjer
Red
Michael Quill
CIO Transport Workers
Russia
Richard G. Massock
Pope Pius XIII
Brooklyn
Chicago
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