Nazi Embassy Note Tests U S Aid To Britain
The German government reportedly challenged U S aid to Britain in a formal note to the State Department amid pending legislation authorizing requisitioning of foreign ships. The note, not yet reviewed by Secretary Hull, argued against confiscation of private property owned by foreigners and contended it would violate international law and a 1923 US Germany treaty.
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Washington
Britain
State Hall
State Department
Germany
United States
Wickard
England
Charlotte
N. C
Capitol Hill
NAM Head Asks Labor Policy
NAM president Wal ter Fuller urged the government to stop delay and craft a concrete labor policy. He warned that not enough mass production and standardization will hinder victory in global conflict, noting 24 percent output gains but significant strike costs in early 1940s defense industries.
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Los Angeles
National Association of Manufacturers
Walter D. Fuller
Association
Curtis Publishing Co
Southern California
Hitler
Europe
Fuller
New Alien Roundup Launched By U S
Federal immigration operatives halted 160 German seamen and launched a broader roundup arresting several Italians and seeking many more for overstaying permits. Warrants targeted midtown hotels and the Ritz Carlton for Italian workers while city detectives joined the effort in the Upper East Side.
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New York
Ritz-Carlton
Upper East Side
Jackson
Manfred Zapp
Guenther Town
Transocean
Italians Given Short Terms
In Wilson on May 9 a U S district court convicted two officers and eight seamen of sabotaging engines on the Italian freighter Villaperosa before seizure by the coast guard. Judge I M Meekins sentenced Captain Adrian M Barsia and Chief Engineer Carlo Novella to three years each. the others received 18 months each. The attorney general had urged a uniform scale of seven years for officers and five for others, a suggestion criticized by the defense as persecution. No appeal filed.
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Meekins
U. S
Robert Jackson
Washington
Jackson
Homer L. Loomis
New York
Circuit Court
Rubber shortage crisis threatens U S war effort
Washington reports that despite Roosevelt’s push, Jesse H. Jones built up rubber stocks only to find the nation far from self sufficient. A Rubber Reserve Corporation, private and government surveys, and higher monthly purchases show progress yet only about a year's civilian and military stock remains. Ford Brazil plants lag, synthetic output is limited, and oil interests complicate supply prospects. Continues on Page 9.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
White House
Jesse
Far East
Sam
Secretary of Commerce
South America
Japan
Henry Ford
British
Dutch East Indies
RAF completes destruction of Iraq air force vows
Cairo dispatch says the Royal Air Force announced it probably destroyed the Iraq air force in two bombing raids on Kakuba and Shahnaban fields near Baghdad. British force operations extend toward Ramadi and Falluja as dissident Iraqi units withdraw, with salvage and pursuit continuing amid storms at Tobruk and border areas.
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RAF
Iraq
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Iraq Air Force
Kakuba
Shahnaban
Baghdad
Iraq Army
Habbaniyah
Ramadi
Falluja
Middle East Command
Lake Habbaniyah
Euphrates
Daily War Bulletin
EIN Pursuit
Imperial
Failuja
Basra
Persian Gulf
Tobruk
Ethiopia
Gene Ns
North Carolina bankers urge united aid to Britain policy
B R Roberts of Durham urged bankers to unite in support of the administration and all out aid to Great Britain at the 45th annual North Carolina Bankers Association convention in Pinehurst. He warned the nation must awaken to its wartime duties as bankers pledged to stand firm, while officials discussed defense bonds and trust division plans and officers were elected before adjournment.
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Pinehurst
B. R. Roberts
Durham
North Carolina Bankers Association
Great Britain
Roberts
North Carolina
B. M. Edwards
Secretary of the Treasury
Association
Leroy Lewis
Duke University
Harold Stonier
American Bankers Association
R. C. Lewellyn
Mount Airy
R. P. Holding
Smithfield
Camlidates
J. N. Coburn
Whiteville
Gordon C. Hunter
Roxboro
HH. S. Gurganus
Washington, N. C
J. L. Boyette
Clinton
John Foster, Jr
Winston-Salem
F. Shelby Cullom
J. P. Robinson
Charlotte
Trust Division
Tomor
Jap Sponsored Treaty Signed Between Thailand and Indo China
Japan sponsored a peace treaty between Thailand and French Indo China in Tokyo. The agreement ends their border conflict and includes a protocol for mediation by Japan. Thailand will pay Indo China 6,000,000 piastres for ceded territory of about 25,000 square miles.
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Tokyo
Thailand
Charles Arsene Henry
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Fire destroys Burke County sheriff home in Morganton
Fire believed incendiary destroyed the Burke County sheriff Paul M. Dale home in Morganton. Loss estimated at 10000 dollars. It was the second time this year the house had caught fire after an anonymous threat tied to moonshine raids on federal officers.
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Morganton
Burke County
Paul M. Dale
Dale
Fort Leavenworth police dog Kelly cited as smart service pet
Army men rate Kelly a police dog among the smartest to join the service at Fort Leavenworth. Kelly, who arrived with his master, sleeps outside the cooks barracks and trots to the mess hall when a man in white leaves. He nods off when a khaki clad man approaches.
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Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Kelly
Bengasi Hit Hard By Fleet
Rome, May 9. The British fleet and air force bombed Ben Gazi in a night attack with minimal casualties and unimportant damage, Italian state news said. Benghazi lies about 400 miles from Tripoli and 350 from the Egyptian Libyan front, where Axis forces clash with the British. The April 22 Tripoli bombardment dumped about 1,000 tons of shells. Italians report over 400 casualties, including 101 dead. Amba Alaji sector in Northern Ethiopia has seen renewed Italian gains after British seizure.
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Associated Press
Rome
Tripoli
Benfast
Suez Canal
Amba Alaji
Ethiopia
Amba
Alaji
Addis Ababa
Soviet Moves Toward Axis as Memory Fades on Recognition
Moscow signals shift as Soviet Russia withdraws recognition of Yugoslavia Belgium and Norway, hinting at talks with Germany to preserve peace and neutrality. Stalin reportedly seeks understanding with Berlin while war news and leadership changes dominate the day.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Norway
Germany
Tdinlamatic Cnireanchaliavad
Lilia Joseph Stalin
Balkans
Suez Canal
David Lloyd George
House of Commons
Churchill
Treaty Signed With Yugoslavia Before Invasion
Milan Gavrilovic signed with Molotov on April 5 a Russian Yugoslav treaty of friendship and non aggression. Germany invaded Yugoslavia the next day and Belgium and Norway were already under attack. Pravda noted Moscow did not congratulate Belgrade after the regime change, while some hailed the pact as a sign of Soviet interest in curbing German domination in the Balkans.
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Milan Gavrilovic
Molotov
Yugoslavia
Germany
Norway
Belgium
Communist Party
Pravda
Moscow
Belgrade
Russia
Balkans
Marshall Petain rushed to Riviera for kidney ailment
The Yorkshire News reports Marshal Petain aged 85, France's head of state, was moved from Vichy to the Riviera to treat a kidney ailment. Vice Premier Admiral Darlan was warned of potential grave complications. A Vichy dispatch noted Petain traveled by special train Monday to his Riviera estate at Villeneuve-Loubert to observe work on the property.
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London
Yorkshire News
Marshal Petain
Vichy
Riviera
Darlan
Petain
Villeneuve-Loubert
Rome Claims Heavy Blows Dealt British
Italian high command reports torpedo and bomb hits on two British battleships an aircraft carrier two cruisers a destroyer and three merchant ships in the western Mediterranean along with 16 British planes destroyed The bulletin notes no sinking and acknowledges Italian losses of five planes with three others missing or unaccounted for
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Rome
High Command
Mediterranean
Daily War Bulletin
Hull Blasted Hard By Nazis
Berlin reports Hull, a key northeast England port, was bombed in a night raid that left the city in smoke and fires. German claims say the raid pierced defenses and targeted an important wartime supply entry point while Allied forces struck Hamburg Bremen and other northwest German targets with several aircraft downed and limited damage at Hull.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hull
England
Royal Air Force
Hamburg
Bremen
Germany
Luftwaffe
Randolph School Bond Election Is Canceled
The planned county wide 600000 school bond election set for May 15 was canceled on legal advice from State Attorney General Harry McMullan. County officials said a new election will be held in early July under the County Finance Act to suit bonding firms, with old general registration procedures restored.
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Asheboro
Harry McMullan
T. A. Burns
County Board of Commissioners
McMuhan
Raleigh
Burns
Barns
Afe Mullan
General Assembly
County Board of Education
New York
Armada Drops Massive Bombs On Hamburg and Bremen
London reports the largest RAF bombing armada ever for a single night struck Hamburg and Bremen with tens of thousands of incendiaries and hundreds of tons of high explosives. U S made Havoc planes participated in raids on German airfields in Northern France and Belgium. The attack formed part of a broader RAF sweep including Berlin Emden and targets along the coast and U boat bases. German observers noted RAF forces, possibly 300 to 400 planes, crossed into Germany reaching Posen in occupied Poland. long range raids traveled about 550 miles one way.
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Associated Press
London
Hamburg
Bremen
Air Ministry
France
Belgium
Reich
RAF
Berlin
Emden
Germany
St. Nazaire
Posen
Poland
Britain
United States
Bomber Command
Fed to curb instalment buying on autos and big goods
The Federal Reserve Board said it may curb time buying on autos and other consumer items to curb inflation and conserve resources for defense. Led by Dr. Carl Parry, the team seeks congressional powers to regulate down payments and repayment periods, starting with new and used car financing.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Carl Parry
Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
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