Allied lines pierced as German blitz advances in France
Allied and German dispatches describe a rapid retreat from Antwerp to Sedan with German forces breaking through the Little Maginot Line north of Sedan and advancing toward Rethel. Paris and London report intense battles, with Belgium fighting to defend Brussels as French commanders claim the situation remains "in hand" despite deep armored thrusts.
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Antwerp
Sedan
London
Paris
France
Rethel
Germany
Belgium
Brussels
High Command
Maubeuge
Callignant
Carignan
Dyle
Wavre
Namur
Adolf Hitler
Louvain
Sambre River
Maginot
Sambre
Democratic State convention pledges 1940 census basis apportionment
D. Hiden Ramsey keynoted the North Carolina Democratic State convention in Raleigh as 3,616 delegates crowded the hall. He praised Roosevelt and Governor Hoey for unifying the state and shaping policy, pledging reapportionment based on the 1940 census and vowing victory in state and national campaigns.
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W. Joynes Macfarlan
Raleigh
Carolina
Roosevelt
D. Hiden Ramos Asheville
Hoey
Lee Gravely
Rocky Mount
Erskine Smith
Albemarle
N. C. State College
Ramsey
Asheville
North Carolina
Governor Hoey
Clyde Roark Hoey
Renfrow Forces Clash in Guilford Convention Scene
Leigh May 17. Democrats clash as Shuping-Hoyle faction gains ground in Guilford County politics. High Point and Greensboro factions maneuver at the Carolina Hotel rooms and hallways, with Byron Haworth and Renfrow figures driving the contest. The meeting, delayed and moved to Room 501, ends amid factional domination and leadership shifts.
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High Point
Neboro
Carolina Hotel
Shuping-Hoyleston
Greensboro
Hoyles
Guilford Coun
Byron Haworth
Ade P. Renfrow
Hoyle
Mr. Haworth
Walter Issman
Regaucus
Carolina
The
Said
Hampton
C. L. Shuping
Belgian Liner Ville de Bruges Bombed and Beaching Report
Crew members arriving in London said the Belgian liner Ville de Bruges former President Harding was beached after an aerial torpedo strike near Ostend. Four crew were killed two Canadians and two Belgians. 64 passengers were aboard and all were landed safely.
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London
Ville de Bruges
United States
President Harding
Antwerp
James Gibson
Montreal
Societe Maritime Anversoise
United States Lines
Ostend
Gibson
German Blitz Divisions Mass on Slovak Front
Budapest May 17 reports say Germany massed whole divisions of blitz troops on the Slovak frontier of Hungary and threatened a swift march through Hungary toward Romania. Unconfirmed tips from Vienna credited to German officers suggest the date is near. A 1,600,000 man Romanian army was noted, with promised Allied aid if needed, as troop trains move into Eastern Slovakia.
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Germany
Hungary
Rumania
Vienna
Balkans
British Broadcasting Corporation
Bratislava
Slovakia
Czecho-Slovakia
Romania
Transylvania
Auto Factories Ready To Manufacture Arms
Detroit May 17 Michigan auto plants and tool and die firms ready to switch to defensive armament production if called by the government. Aviation engine work and large scale diesel engine output by General Motors boost war order prospects to over 50 million dollars immediate value. Ford Dearborn plant poised to begin field artillery and shell casings production almost overnight once materials arrive.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Michigan
Tool and Die
Motor Car Company
General Motors Corporation
United States War Department
China
England
France
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Ford
Roosevelt urges federal financing of armament plants
President Roosevelt proposed federal financing for new armament plants and the recommissioning of 35 World War destroyers as part of the billion dollar defense program. He indicated a western tour in June may be canceled and a Hyde Park trip this weekend was called off.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
West
Chiarman Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
Alleghany
Rocky Mountains
Hoover Backs FDR Defense Plan
Former President Hoover endorses President Roosevelt’s billion dollar defense program. He urges nonpartisan national defense revision based on wartime experience and production to be led by a staff of seasonedIndustrial leaders, stressing unity and efficiency.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Hoover
Romania Seals Oil Reserves to Guard Wartime Supplies
Bucharest reports a government decree requiring all oil firms to seal and store petroleum in their own reserves for potential army use. Private sources estimate up to 2 million tons may be purchased. The move aims to secure fuel amid German wartime pressure while anti aircraft lights and sirens were tested in the capital. The army reportedly called up more reservists for family work, with strength over 1,000.
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Brucharest
Germany
Bucharest
New Airplane Factory Announced by Auto Executive
Horace E. Dodge leads a Detroit auto family group to open a large plane and engine factory in Newport News Virginia near a three acre plant site and landing field. Charles Cone of Miami Beach reports rapid progress following the President's speech.
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New York
Roosevelt
Charles Cone
Miami Beach
Fla
Horace E. Dodge
Detroit Automobile Family
Newport News
Cone
British Hold Front Near Louvain Amid Allied Clash
On May 17 British forces stemmed Nazi attacks in the Louvain area as the front toward Brussels remained in Allied hands. Germany massed power around Sedan in France while the British awaited its next move.
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Louvain
Brussels
Sedan
France
German troops advance into Brussels amid Belgian collapse
A May 17 Havas dispatch reports Belgium’s government relocating to Ostend while U S Ambassador Cuda hy and other neutrals stay in Brussels. The Italian ambassador, Spanish envoy counsellor, and Papal Nuncio remain in Brussels as Argentine and Peruvian legations accompany the government. Berlin radio says German troops entered Brussels toward evening after French and British lines south of Louvain collapsed.
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Paris
Havas
Ostend
United States
John Cudahy
Brussels
Berlin
Louvain
McNeill Attacks New Deal in Waynesville Campaign Speech
Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert H. McNeill spoke in Waynesville on May 17, criticizing New Deal policies and urging voters to favor his platform.
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Waynesville
Robert H. McNeill
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