Roosevelt to delay convoy vote after Latin America talk
Washington May 10 Administration leaders plan to delay a Senate showdown on the convoy issue until after President Roosevelt speaks to Latin American mission heads next Wednesday night. Tobey’s motion to prohibit convoys is set aside, with a vote expected later as part of a broad ships-for-sale bill.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
United States
Great Britain
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pepper
D-Fla
George
D-Ga
Tobcey
Britain
Wheeler
D-Mont
Administration
Slovak Borders Closed Amid Hungary Rail Restrictions
May 10 report from Budapest notes new railway restrictions in Western Hungary and Slovakia with borders closed. It cites uncertainty over whether closures aid German troop movements. The piece recalls December Hungarian rail limits had allowed troop transit to Romania before German occupation of Bulgaria.
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Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
German diplomats avoid Turkey speculation amid talks at Berlin
Berlin reports that directors of German diplomatic activity refused to speculate on a persistent report that Turkey momentarily holds center stage in German international affairs. An authorized spokesman, Franz von Papen, said the German ambassador to Turkey remained in Berlin as discussions between Paris and Vichy continue with no predictions offered.
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Berlin
Turkey
Franz von Papen
Benin
Paris
Vichy
Not A British Ship Lost By Axis Attacks
London reports the British admiralty stating no British ship was damaged in Thursday Mediterranean raids. Italy claims hits on six warships and as many merchant vessels as Axis planes attacked a strong British convoy near the straits of Sicily. Anti aircraft fire destroyed four Axis aircraft, naval fighters shot down one more, and one naval plane is missing.
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London
British Admiralty
Straits of
Sicily
Admiralty
U S Warplanes Bolster British Air War
Washington reports a marked rise in American aid enabling Britain to deploy more defensive and offensive aircraft. Authorities cite three recent plane-supply developments fueling RAF successes against German bombers and Reich cities like Hamburg and Bremen, underscoring growing U S impact on the air war.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Hamburg
Bremen
Reich
Detroit And Coast Defense Strikes Highlight Senate Probe
The Senate defense production committee, led by Chairman Truman, warned against delaying resolutions as strikes hit Detroit and San Francisco. A 1,700-strong AFL CIO walkout in west coast shipyards impacted 11 yards and drydocks, with contracts valued in the hundreds of millions affected. Workers seek 1.15 hourly pay and double time for overtime. employers offer 1.12 and time and a half.
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Associated Press
Special
Senate Committee
Defense Production
Detroit
San Francisco
Truman
D-Mo
Chrysler Tank
John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades
Knox
Chairland Land of
Washington wartime Alaska as a Hitler style test lab
In a provocative analysis Ray Tucker portrays Alaska as a war lab where Army and Navy experiments echo Hitler’s early Poland strategy. He claims U S observers note preparations resemble blitzkrieg patterns though allied diplomats doubt Hitler can mobilize five million troops, warning of possible Russia or South American invasions.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
United States
Alaska
Hitler
Poland
Norway
Holland
Belgium
France
Baltic
Uncle Sam
Axis
Europe
Mediterranean
Russia
South America
Germany
Denials Follow Report On Darlan Leahy War Talk
In Bern on May 10 the German press agency DNB claimed Admiral Darlan told Admiral Leahy that if the United States enters the war Europe should unite for a common defense. US embassy denied the report, while Leahy and De Brinon rejected any such discussion. De Brinon added that France would defend its navy and warned that US moves into Dakar would require force.
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Bern
Switzerland
Jean Darlan
William D. Leahy
United States
Vichy
Europe
DNB
Paris
Leahy
Fernand de Brinon
France
Africa
de Brinon
Dakar
French West Africa
U S Causing Speculation In Berlin On War
Berlin May 10 The United States entering the war became a focal point of intense speculation in Berlin as Germans noted that war agitators in the U S were gaining ground. Some called for a united Europe to oppose the Anglo Saxon world while press headlines condemned interventionists.
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Berlin
United States
Europe
France
Low Countries
Deutsche Diplomatisch Politische Korrespondenz
Foreign Office
U. S
Cordell Hull
Washington
Hull
No Strawberry Short Cake For London Folks
London housewives shopping today found price tags on edibles. Strawberries 20 cents each. cucumbers 150 cents each. tomatoes 30 cents each. lettuce 20 cents per head. mushrooms 60 cents a pound.
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London
Memorial Day Observed in Raleigh and NC
Memorial Day observances are quiet across North Carolina with state offices closed. In Raleigh, the Johnston Pettigrew chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy holds a memorial service at the House of Memory for 2,800 Confederate soldiers, featuring speakers Colonel J. W. Harrelson and Dr. Clyde A. Erwin. Similar observances are planned statewide by local U D C chapters.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State Capitol
Johnston-Pettigrew
United Daughters of the Confederacy
House of Memory
North Carolina
J. W.W. Harrelson
N.C. State College
Clyde A. Erwin
Fire destroys Star Manufacturing plant at Benson
A large blaze in Benson leveled the Star Manufacturing Company plant repairing builders supplies. The fire caused extensive damage estimated at seventy five thousand dollars and remains under investigation by local fire authorities.
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Benson
Star Manufacturing Company
London Admits Tonnage Loss Of 4 734 407
London reports Britain, its allies and neutrals lost 1,098 ships totaling 4,734,407 tons in the year since Nazi invasion. April losses reached 488,124 tons, with 187,054 tons from the Greek and Mediterranean campaigns. total war losses to end April 6,078,330 tons.
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Britain
Low Countries
Admiralty
Dunkerque
Greece
Germany
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Denmark
United States
Lagegard
Evening News
America
the Star
Casualties Left In Berlin By British Planes
Berlin reports say British planes last night hit central districts with many apartment houses and started fires in Mannheim industrial areas. No exact casualty toll from Berlin given. seven British planes were shot down. Hamburg heavy raid preliminarily blamed 95 civilian casualties and labor camp inmates, with 35 missing.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Mannheim
High Command
Hamburg
Early Wir In Iraq Foreseen Bright British Victory
London reports circulating that Britain is poised for an early Iraq victory due to RAF air superiority and Iraqi retreat from Habbaniyah. Ankara notes Iraq seeks Turkish mediation, while Britain would insist on a halt to hostilities before talks. France and informants deny confirmation.
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London
Iraq
Habbaniyah
Britain
Ankara
Traq
Madji Shefket
Turkey
Next Blow Due At Gibraltar
London dispatch reports an informant who predicted German attacks on Yugoslavia and Greece now forecasts Germany's next major move to Gibraltar. He cites French movements and Spain's weak resistance as indications and says Germany aims to bolster bases for the Battle of the Atlantic while trying to knock Britain out within six months.
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London
Yugoslavia
Greece
Germany
Gibraltar
France
Spain
Hitler
Europe
Turkey
Fuehrer
Britain
Chiang Kai-shek insists on U S mediation for peace terms
Tokyo dispatch says Chiang Kai-shek will only talk peace through the United States as mediator. Kumatoro Honda quotes Chiang as insisting no peace via a third nation. Japanese editors urge quick action to advance the greater East Asia program, with warnings about totalitarianism and fifth column threats.
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Kai-Shek
America
Man Hele
Tokyo
China
Japan
Nanking
Chiang Kaishek
United States
Nichi Nichi
Shanghai
Kumatoro Honda
Honda
Nankine
Fumimaro Konoye
Yosuke Matsuoka
Kokumin
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Chiang
State Department
Washington
Japan Eyes Seacoast Focus as China Interior Withdrawn
Neutral reports claim Japan plans to shift troops from China's interior to the coast. By concentrating along the seaboard, Japan would maintain control of supply lines and trade routes despite interior withdrawals.
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Shanzhai
Japan
China
Fires Burn Germany After RAF Night Raid On Mannheim
London reports a concentrated RAF night attack on Mannheim and Ludwigshafen with extensive fires in docks and factory areas. Berlin also bombed, while Polish squadrons aided raids across the Rhine. Docks at Calais Ostend Boulogne Kristiansand plus Norwegian and French targets attacked. five British planes reported missing.
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London
Mannheim
Germany
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
RAF
Air Ministry
Berlin
Ludwig- Shafen
Messerschmitt
Calais
Ostend
Boulogne
Kristiansan
England
Warships Hit By Nazi Planes
Rome May 10 German bombers attacked British naval forces south of Malta sinking a submarine and damaging a torpedo boat. Axis forces claimed successes in Salum Egypt and in East Africa with Italian resistance stiffening. Italian newsagency said Fascists occupied Andros Tenos and Kythnos in the Cyclades. Tangier reported a British convoy suffered severe damage from torpedoes and bombs. The high command also noted two battleships an aircraft carrier two cruisers a destroyer and a merchant ship were hit. A British plane was shot down in Amba Alaji Ethiopia as Indian detachments repulsed an assault.
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Malta
High Command
North Africa
Salum
Egypt
East Africa
Kykladon
Cyclades
Andros
Tenos
Kythnos
Thermia
Stefani
Tangier
Italain
Palestine
Amba Alaji
Ethiopia
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