North Carolina Sees Growth in Industry and Debt Plans
Governor Broughton touted full capacity in industrial plants and strong financing. He noted projects built ahead of schedule, a projected general fund balance of 5.9 million, and large debt retirements by June 30. The state expects a new industrial boom and agricultural improvement through marketing programs, stressing prudence in banking and business to avoid past crises.
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Sime
Broughton
North Carolina
Tle
Axis gains and British base in Crete threaten Egypt
Italy stresses freedom of movement and usefulness of the British naval base at Suda Bay Crete due to axis proximity. Gayda says effects will soon show in Egypt and the Near East. Italian high command claims the last three islands of Greece's Cyclades seized to “hold Athens in check.” They report a British submarine sunk and a torpedo boat damaged south of Malta and new axis thrusts in Egypt's Salum sector.
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Suda Bay
Crete
Gayda
Egypt
Near East
High Command
Gr.ee
Cyclades
Athens
Malta
North Africa
Salum
Suspected sabotage targets Hoskins Coal lighter
J C Hoskins president of Hoskins Coal and Dock Company said an apparent attempt to scuttle a 400 ton coal lighter in Indiana harbor canal was discovered by the Commerce crew. Five feet of water was in the hold when found, pumps kept the craft afloat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
J. C. Hoskins
Hoskins Coal and Dock Company
Indiana Harbor Canal
Commerce
Hoskins
British Shipping Losses and Fleet Status in World War II
Emory S. Land cites eight British ships lost out of 205 from America to Britain in early 1941. Official figures show 1,443 ships lost since Sept 3, 1939, with 885 British and 558 other flags. April losses total 301,070 tons excluding recent Mediterranean damage. axis claims exceed actual losses by 1,218,995 tons.
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Emory S. Land
United States Maritime Commission
America
Britain
Low Countries
Admiralty
Mediterranean
Bay Area AFL CIO Machinists Plan Joint Strike
E F Dillon and J P Smith report that AFL and CIO machinists in the Bay area voted unanimously to join forces in a strike. Estimates place 1000 to 1200 AFL and about 700 CIO members involved as employers cite a total of 5500 in play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Cities Metal Trades Council
E. F. Dillon
AFL Machinists
San Francisco
Metal Trades Department
AFL
CIO
Bay Area
J. P. Smith
Dillon
Defense contracts stir labor strikes and wage talks
West Coast dispute centers on machinists demand for 1.15 an hour and double time overtime, with Navy estimating 294,960,475 in combat and auxiliary ship contracts. Truman pledges to speed negotiations if work halts for defense. Also: AFL Boston plans strike on navy yard piers and dry docks to protest WPA workers on site. GM mediation panel continues as CIO seeks 0.10 wage increase. Republic Steel and United Mine Workers reach reopening pact in Alabama. New Mexico picket lines broken near Gallup as AFL action highlights legal concerns. Newport carpenters strike over 1.25 wage on government housing and naval projects.
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Navy Department
Truman
Senate Committee
Building and Construction Trades Council
AFL
Boston
Boston Navy Yard
WPA
Civil Service
Navy
Defense Mediation Board
Washington
General Motors
United Automobile Workers
CIO
Philip Murray
Republic Steel Corporation
United Mine Workers
CSO
Birmingham and Gasden
Ala
Gallup
N. M
State Federation of Labor
Newport
R. I
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
German aims beyond Britain loom after vast ship losses
Berlin says James Roosevelt aims to inherit Britain if it falls to German blows. German sources boast April’s British ship losses of 488,124 tons as proof of victory in the Atlantic. Air war claims fire damage in English Midlands and Berlin casualties from British raids though seven German planes are reported shot down.
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James
Roosevelt
DNB
English Midlands
Berlin
Mannheim
Low Countries
France
Hitler
Night Bombardment Over London Aims At Capital
Terror struck London as heavy bombs fell on the capital with raiders flying at unusually low heights. One bomber reportedly shot down in flames, the 92nd since May 1, signaling a large scale raid. The German attack followed RAF strikes on Berlin and industrial targets along the Rhine and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Berlin
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
France
Norway
British Raid On Berlin And Hamburg Stage Massive Air War
The British radio reported a second massive raid on Berlin with fires in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen across the Rhine. RAF fighters battled Messerschmitts over the Dover Strait and English coast while raids targeted Calais Ostend Boulogne Kristiansand Ijmuiden and airports in Norway and France. Casualties rose with 95 at Hamburg and 35 missing after the Hamburg Emden strike.
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RAF
Mannheim
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
English Channel
Scotland
Dover Strait
Mannheim - Ludwigshafen
Berlin
Hamburg
Emden
Dutch Hamper Conquerors Queen Wilhelmina Speaks
Queen Wilhelmina in a London BBC broadcast on the first anniversary of the German invasion said Dutch people have found ways to hamper the invader and that the Netherlands empire from Curacao to New Guinea stands fast. She thanked the United States and President for supplying needs of those fighting aggression.
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Washington
Wilhelmina
London
Netherlands
Low Countries
Curacao
New Guinea
United States of America
Lindbergh Urges U S Self Rule Over Foreign Wars
In Minneapolis on May 10 Charles A. Lindbergh told a Minnesota audience that democracy rests on Americans governing their own country. He praised domestic stability, farms without mortgages, homes for workers, and families, arguing focus should be inward rather than crusading abroad. He recalled his father’s antiwar stance and warned that free speech and political critique would persist as long as laws permit.
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Minneapolis
Charles A. Lindbergh
Minnesota
America First Committee
Europe
Asia
Congress
Lindbergh
United States
England
Japan's new China policy aims for North China line
Reports from Shanghai and Tokyo outline Japan moving troops from interior areas toward North China and the coast to force Chinese submission. Honda favors direct talks with Chiang Kai-shek but seeks to bolster the Nanking regime. A southern defense line from the Mediterranean to America is also alleged in Nichi Nichi reports with U S officers named for upcoming talks.
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Japan Times
Foreign Office
China
Honda
Japan
Nanking
Wang Ching-Wei
Shanghai
Yangtze
Chungking
Shansi
Henan
Hupei
Anhwei
Chekiang
Nichi Nichi
United States
Britain
Australia
Philippines
Dutch East Indies
Mediterranean
America
Niehi Iichi
Singapore
William Mayer
Robert Brooke Popham
Sea Power in Question as Crete Stand Tests Britain
The essay argues sea power may decide the war with air power, urging Churchill’s creed to defend Crete as a strategic linchpin. It notes Britain’s naval superiority plus risks if Nazi air and sea threats merge, and cites Crete’s terrain and Anglo Greek resolve as pivotal. It highlights past Allied sea rescues at Norway, Flanders, and Greece as morale boosters despite Axis air pressure.
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England
Grete
Mediterranean
Crete
Free
Greece
Churchill
Rock of Gibraltar
Europe
Tobruk
Libya
Malta
Sicilian
Britain
Turkey
Dardanelles- Bosphorus-Marmora
Berlin
Russia
Norway
Flanders
Luftwaffe
China Leader Seeks Wide Cooperation With Allies
Ish commander in the Far East warns compatriots against overstating rifts between Chiang Kai-shek and Chinese Communists. A recent conference after talks with Chiang noted potential joint British American armed services in the Far East and China aid measures.
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Ish
Far East
China
Honda
Chiang
United States
Nelson T. Johnson
U. S
Pepper
Japan
Soviet Russia
Chungking
Pigeon Discards Squab After Egg Hatch Surprise
In Kas Beattie Clarence Chapman reports a hen laid an egg in a pigeon's nest. The chick hatched with a squab, and the mother pigeon fed the pair for days before finally ejecting the infant from the nest.
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Beattie
Kas
Clarence Chapman
Presbyterians Meet May 22 at Montreat Assembly Opens
The 81st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States convenes May 22 at Montreat. The assembly will address war era church roles, pulpit use, support for soldiers, and critique canteens in camps. Reports from missions, education, and relief groups are due with expected gift gains. New confessional chapters on the Holy Spirit and the gospel may be adopted. Cooperation with Northern Presbyterians and potential union are under review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreat
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
United States
Committee On Social and Moral Welfare
Frank C. Brown
Dallas
Tex
Missouri
Kentucky
Asheville
Northern Presbyterian Church
Debate on Navy convoy roles tests Senate split
Backers including American guards would sail on ships under Danish or American crews to defend convoys. Senators clash over Tobey proposal to restrict use of the navy for guarding shipments to belligerents, with administration leaders seeking to delay action until Roosevelt's Wednesday night address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Land
Great Britain
Tobey
Gillette
D-Town
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
Roosevelt
Crosby Drinks 24 Bottles Then Feels The Pop
Soft drinker Bob Crosby, claimant to the world stee roping title, accepted 24 bottles from a soda fountain operator. A few minutes later Crosby was seen across the street with a bottle of pop. Meanwhile plowing societies in Eire are revived and set to hold plowing matches.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Bob Crosby
Crosby
Eire
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