Hitler's No 2 Heir Rudolf Hess Is Lost
Berlin May 12 Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler's No 2 political heir has crashed in a plane flight against the Fuehrer's orders. His adjutants accused of allowing the flight have been ordered arrested. Hess had been missing since a flight last Saturday and was said to have been in failing health. Hess, 47, known as Adolf Hitler's shadow, was selected as successor on September 1, 1939. He helped Hitler write Mein Kampf and served as private secretary and deputy after key party purges.
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AFL Strike Halts Work On Drydock
More than 900 American Federation of Labor skilled workers walked out at the South Boston navy drydock halting a $3,000,000 defense job midway. The strike protests the hiring of 1200 WPA and civil service workers, with a threat to call out 300 more if no settlement is reached. Separately the CIO UAW set a 7 am Thursday strike against General Motors in 60 plants, 160,000 workers, amid talks with a defense mediation board.
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Washington
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Detroit
Hudson Motor Company
Germans Hold 9 560 British Germans Hold 9 560 British
An Australian general 300 British officers and 9,560 troops from England are held prisoner in Greece near Corinth. Australia New Zealand and India are also detained with Serbian generals, officers, and soldiers awaiting transport to Germany. The author notes lack of RAF planes as a key factor in the British Greek defeat. The interview mentions Brigadier General Parrington among the captives.
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Greece
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Australia
New Zealand
India
Peloponnesus
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Stalin Duce And Hitler To Meet Soon
Diplomatic circles in Vichy report likely meetings among Adolf Hitler Premier Mussolini and Joseph Stalin in the near future. The talks are linked to possible European economic or military bloc reorganization and may influence the Spanish civil and military structure, and French Vice-Premier Darlan's negotiations with Germany.
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Berlin Paper Calls Roosevelt Supreme Warmonger
The Berlin daily Der Montag declared Roosevelt would become supreme warmonger after Churchill and Lord Halifax failed to drive the U S toward war. It said Roosevelt’s Pan American Union address would be more incisive than Hull’s recent speech.
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Senate Commerce Committee Denies Ship Transfer Change
The Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation authorizing government seizure of idle foreign ships in U S harbors by 11 to 4. An amendment to bar taking vessels owned by foreign governments was rejected 10 to 6 and argued to apply only to ships not actually owned by foreign states.
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Eire Another Yugoslavia? Wheeler Charges U S Pressure
Senator Wheeler accuses the administration of trying to turn Ireland into a second Yugoslavia by pressuring Eire into war and yielding territory to Britain. He cites Ireland seeking food and arms, saying representatives have been given the run around. He hints at U S influence to reopen British bases in Eire for naval operations.
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Washington Hopeful on Japan Ties and Axis Drift
Washington presses Japan to break from the axis with stern warnings of Anglo American fleet power if aggression toward Singapore or the Dutch East Indies occurs. Grew and Stein hardt push a plan to align Nippon with the Allies, hoping selfish reasons deter a Hitler-led order. In U S politics, Alf Landon and Herbert Hoover emerge as real GOP bosses while Wendell Willkie loses influence.
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Herbert Hoover
California
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United States
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Senate
British Close In On 38,000 Italians
British forces press toward Amba Alaji fortress in Northern Ethiopia occupying nearby Gamsa as Indian troops seize four large Fascist guns and war matériel. A northern column advances while Tobruk raids yield 32 Axis prisoners. RAF raids hit Sicily and North Africa. Bengali fortress attacked again. Italian claims counter with fresh damage reports.
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Classification Sneed Urged
Washington May 12 Brigadier General Lewis B Hershey acting selective service director has asked all local draft boards to proceed to the prompt classification of 10 000 000 men who registered last October but have not yet been rated for availability This information gained at selective service headquarters today helps determine how many skilled defense workers might be affected by the draft and shows age ratings of available men prior to any decision on lowering the top unit of 35 years Of about 16 500 000 registered in October roughly 6 500 000 have been classified Previously boards followed Hersheys instruction to classify only enough men to provide a margin beyond the number actually called for service
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Lewis B. Hershey
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Hershey
New Demands For Ankara
ISTANBUL May 11. A German embassy spokesman said in Ankara that German Ambassador Franz von Papen would arrive by air Monday, flying direct and not stopping. He is believed to carry proposals for a new economic agreement between Germany and Turkey. German circles here say Germany backs Iraq against Britain but Nazi reinforcements unlikely unless the Arab world rises.
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Injunction Dismissed Over 1812 Stock Plan in Tobacco Case
In Jersey City on May 12 Py Vice Chancellor Charles M. Fegan dismissed a temporary injunction that had barred R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and its officers from operating under a 1812 stock bonus plan.
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Mighty Army Opens 1941 Hawaii Maneuvers
Honolulu May 12 The mayiest force in Hawaii opens the 1941 spring maneuvers with about 40 000 soldiers from Schofield Barracks Fort Shafter and Fort Armstrong deploying to defend Oahu. Lt Gen Walter Short says the United States faces potential Atlantic and Pacific attacks as troops test fortifications search for enemy bombers and ships.
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Kauai
CIO Chief Says Strikes Hurt Defense Very Little
In May 12 remarks from Buffalo New York CIO President Philip Murray stated that strikes have an infinitely small effect on national defense and that American labor will fight to protect and preserve democracy.
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Philip Murray
President Rooselt Feels Fine Despite Illness Report
The White House said President Rooselt is feeling fine today though still weak from an upset stomach. The brief update notes he continues to recover and remains under medical observation.
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Rooselt
White House
Nazis Pound 20 Airports In Reprisal
Berlin reports say the Luftwaffe pummeled 20 British airfields to curb RAF raids, with Hamburg and Bremen struck hard. German chiefs admit stronger RAF formations attacked northern ports and coastal industrial targets, while some Welsh ports reported bombardment. Seven attackers claimed downed.
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Selassie Says British Troops To Be Used Elsewhere
Addis Ababa May 8. Haile Selassie declared he would release British forces from reconquering Ethiopia and aid in defending other fronts against Axis attacks. In a message to President Roosevelt and the U.S. people he called it fitting that the first victim of Axis greed be the first to be delivered.
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Italy
Roosevelt
United States
Tunisia Faces Grave Danger Of Axis Action
Admiral Jean Esteva, resident-general of Tunisia, says the region in the middle Mediterranean Basin is in greater danger than other areas. He sees potential Axis threats, notes Tunisia’s strategic position, and says France would struggle to hold off a strong aerial and motorized force without outside help. He denies Axis collaboration and urges unity, while reflecting on food supply and religious faith.
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Charles de Gaulle
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Russia and Iraq Establish Diplomatic Relations
Moscow reports Russia and Iraq have established diplomatic relations, ending a decades‑long silence. Iraq had pressed for recognition of Arab states. Moscow said it could not agree to that condition. The move follows the 1941 Britain-Iraq split and fighting that began May 2.
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