Japan rejects US-led peace talks in China crisis
Kumatoro Honda, ambassador to the Japanese backed Chinese regime at Nanking, says peace talks with Chiang Kai-shek are impossible without US mediation. He claims Chiang refuses overtures from Japan and warns of US sanctions and asset freezes. Honda heads to Tokyo to seek a settlement as China remains Japan's main obstacle in broader plans.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Japan
China
United States
Chiang
Honda
Roosevelt
Britain
Chungking
Chiang Kai-Shek
T. V.soong
Bank of China
Soong
Landon denounces free speech suppression at America First meeting
A M Landon said citizens cannot advocate views on the English and American situation without being accused of treason. He protested Miami authorities’ suppression of an America First Committee meeting and urged the president seek Congress for any policy changes, while endorsing stronger defense and support for England.
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Topera
Eas
Miami
Florida
America First Committee
Kansas
England
Congress
West Coast Strike Stirf Committee Action Reports
The Senate Committee Investigating National Defense sought complete details on a 1700 machinists strike in San Francisco area shipyards and a related strike affecting Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit. Secretary Knox and Maritime Chairman Land urged union aid to avert the walkout that began midnight, citing disruption to national defense.
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Truman
Senate
National Defense
AFL
CIO
San Francisco
Chrysler Tank Arsenal
Detroit
Chrystier Corporation
John P. Frey
AFL Metal Trades Department
Pacific Coast
Knox and
Land
A. T. Wynn
Sey
Britain Scores Again At Sea
Britain’s Mediterranean squadrons struck Bengali on the Libyan coast, sinking a 3,000-ton merchant ship and damaging another ammunition ship of 5,000 to 6,000 tons. The raid followed an earlier April 22 assault on Tripoli and beat back an Axis air attack with no reported damage to the British fleet.
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Associated Press
London
Britain
North Africa
Admiralty
Libyan
Bengali
Tripoli
North Carolina bankers pledge support for defense drive
The North Carolina Bankers Association convention closes with Governor Broughton pledging state action in rearmament and defense officials warning against delays. Federal Reserve official Robert R. West stresses overwhelming strength. bankers call for full defense bond support and economy in essentials. The two day meeting ends with new officers elected and endorsements for banking positions. About 750 delegates attended.
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Hoke Norris Pinefhurst
Narth Carolina Bankers Association
Broughton
OPM
Robert R. West
Federal Reserve District
Defense Contract Service
Office of Production Management
Board of Directors
Edward A. Wayne
I. Mr. Bailey
Raleigh
J. A. Reagan
Rocky Mount
American Institute of Banking
A. Lee M. Wiggins
Hartsville
S. C
American Bankers Convention
West
Berlin Views U S Agitators With Dislike
Berlin reports show German leaders focusing on American war agitators as U S entry into World War I looms. Press notes fear Europe must unite against the Anglo Saxon world, while France may join a united front. Germany trusts its alliances with Japan and Russia remain cooperative, amid claims James Roosevelt indicates U S involvement.
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Associated Press
Berlin
United States
Germany
Japan
Reich
Russia
Anzeiger
Jimmy Roosevelt
James Roosevelt
Cairo
America
Darlan At Secret Parley In Vichy Amid Collaboration Talks
Unconfirmed reports from Paris say Vice Admiral Jean Darlan traveled incognito to meet with a high official to discuss France and Germany collaboration negotiations, possibly in German occupied areas or in Germany. Petain was rumored to visit southern France but health refuted. X-ray claims cast doubt on his heart. German occupied zone intensified anti US campaigns linked to collaboration efforts.
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Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Fernand de Brinon
Vichy
Paris
United
Berlin
DNB
de Brinon
United States
Dakar
French West Africa
Jean Darlan
Philippe Petain
Villeneuve
Marshal
Petain
Darlan
Faris
Italy Says U S Entry Into War Likely Soon
Rome dispatch reports fascist papers claim United States intervention in the war could come within weeks or days. Il Popolo D Italia urges Americans to show Congress reflects public feeling, while Il Girondale D Italia notes Britain’s Mediterranean stance may shift after Axis gains in Greece. Authorities cite Lemnos occupation, shipping routes, and the British fleet in the Mediterranean as factors shaping outlook.
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Rome
United States
Mussolini
Il Popolo D ‘Italia
Congress
Mario Appelius
Roosevelt
Virginio Gayda
Il Duce
Il Gironale D'Italia
Britain
Mediterranean
Greece
Black Sea
Lemnos
Dardanelles
Black Sa
Adriatic
Greek
Planes Rolling At High Rate In War Production
SAN DIEGO Calif May 10 P Bombers and flying boats for Britain and the American army and navy roll off Consolidated Aircraft Corp lines at a rate averaging nearly 3 000 000 dollars monthly. First quarter 1941 sales totaled 8 555 220 with new orders 3 274 120 and March 31 backlog 313 367 426. Four motored B 24 Liberators and PB2Y flying boats plus twin motored PBY patrol bombers are under mass production. PBYs for Britain are Catalinas. Early reports from Europe praise Liberator raids on Germany as extremely encouraging.
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San Diego
Calif
Britain
Consolidated Aircraft Corporation
Consolidated
U.S. Army Air Corps
U.S. Navy
Europe
Germany
Backers Of Tobey Resolution Admit Probable Defeat
Washington May 10 Some backers of the Tobey anti convoy resolution conceded defeat and urged Tobey to drop it from Senate consideration. Informal polls showed under 40 votes likely. Senator Nye warned the measure has no chance and Roosevelt may use its defeat to push convoys. Tobey planned to offer the amendment to an administration bill, with McNary backing. Land testified some seized ships might be used under own crews with American guards aboard or chartered in the blackout area, but under their own flag.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Tobey
R-Nhe
Senate
Nye
R-Nd
Roosevelt
Wheeler
D-Mont
Johnson
R-Calif
McNary
Oregon
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Senate Commerce Committee
Land
Chungking Hit By Jap Airmen
Chinese capital Chungking suffered heavy bombing by Japanese airmen with about 30 casualties today, lower than yesterday. The attack damaged Chialing House hotel and the British and former French embassies, while an incendiary near Rev Bertram Rappe’s home caused negligible damage. School campus damage estimated at 6500 dollars. Rappe, a Methodist missionary, expressed attachment to the city.
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Chungrking
China
Chialing House
Yangtze River
Bertram Rappe
U. S
American Methodists
Rappe
Bill to ban anti-democratic groups in Nicaragua
Managua Nicaragua May 10 a bill was introduced in the national congress to prohibit the functioning of organizations engaged in anti democratic activities anywhere in Nicaragua.
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Managua
Nicaragua
National Congress
British Press Demands Full Truth On Shipping Losses
London reports official figures reveal Britain, Allied and neutral shipping losses exceed 60 million tons due to German mines raiders and air attacks since the war began. Since 1943 merchant ships totaling 53,961,041 tons sunk, with Dunkirk losses adding 117,186 tons. Monthly losses for last month total 488,121 tons in 106 ships. Axis losses amount to 2,912,000 tons, with Germany and Italy suffering 1,756,000 and 1,090,000 tons respectively. Calls grow for candid briefings to aid policy decisions on convoying by the United States.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Britain
Flanders
Axis
Germany
Haly
Ministry of Information
United States
Evening News
Information Services
America
Star
Terrific Raid Reprisal For RAF Assaults
London suffered a savage night of bombing as Nazi bombers struck under a full moon, causing widespread destruction and fires in the capital. RAF fighters engaged, with reports of hospital wardens hit and residents buried in wreckage as the raid intensified into dawn. Indications pointed to a preparedness for the largest London raid of the war, with activities noted in other parts of the country.
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Associated Press
London
Berlin
Tropolis
Empire
RAF
Government loan discussed for Alaska oil venture
Secretary Ickes testified to the House Appropriations Committee that Thomas Corcoran had discussed a possible government loan for private oil prospecting in Alaska. Ickes said he gave no recommendations as it was outside his jurisdiction, calling questions a fishing expedition and noting Havenstrite’s drilling proposal in the Taiskin peninsula.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Ickes
Thomas Corcoran
Alaska
Interior Department
Rep. Jones
R-O
Corcoran
Jones
R. E. Havenstrite
Taiskin Peninsula
Havenstrite
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