Mussolini summons council over Moroccan unrest
The Italian government, via Stefani, reports Mussolini summoned a supreme council to address worsening Italian persecutions in French Morocco. Italians detained or expelled face property losses, with emigration to Tangier and Casablanca amid anti Communist suspicions and war prep.
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Ce- Council
Stefani
Trans
Morocco
Italby
Protectorate
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Rabat
Tangiers
Jonal
Casablanza
Abbeville and Boulogne in German hands amid channel crisis
Churchill reports heavy fighting in the Boulogne coastal area and says Abbeville is under German control as British communications are endangered. French forces fight to reconnect northern and central armies near Cambrai Valenciennes as Germans push toward the sea.
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Cambrai
Abbeville
Boulogne
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Ghent
Belgium
France
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House of Commons
Channel Area
London
Winston Churchill
English Channel
Roy P. Porter
Paris
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Scheldt
Cambia
Laon
St. Quentin
Cambria
le Temps
Scarpe
Western Front
Mobilization of Reservists Amid Romania Tension
Harest May 23. Reports say railroads and highways are mined as nearly all reservists head to the frontiers for what officials term a high level of preparedness. The army mobilization aims to deter fifth column activities and Polish refugees are being photographed and documented to identify possible subversives.
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Harest
Rumania
Diphere
Romanralita
Coun
Docuto
Roosevelt Accepts Resignation Of James H. Well As Minister
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of James H. Well as minister to Canada and wished him the best in the broad field of action ahead. Well had been nominated Tuesday by New Jersey Democrats as candidate for United States.
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Roosevelt
James H. Well
Can
Actio
Well
New Jersey
United States
Roosevelt to Deliver Fireside Chat Sunday on Defense
President Roosevelt will speak Sunday on U S defense conditions and needs in a fireside chat. The plan comes as wartime pressures mount and public insight is sought into military readiness and policy.
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Roosevelt
U. S
Roosevelt to address defense needs in fireside chat
President Roosevelt will broadcast a 9 30 p m Sunday night fireside chat detailing defense conditions and needs. Stephen Early called it a straightforward factual report from the government to the people and noted three points from a Tuesday press conference about avoiding war profiteering labor disruption and guarding social gains.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Stephen Early
United States
House panel backs quick approval of alien control switch
A special House committee unanimously approved a resolution to transfer the Immigration Service from the Labor Department to the Justice Department. The move, urged by President Roosevelt to act swiftly, would take effect ten days after Senate and House passage and his signature.
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House
Roosevelt
Immigration Service
Labor Department
Justice Department
Congress
Rep. Cochran
DMO
Senate
Warren
D-N. C
Ramsay Arrested in Fifth Column Campaign Action
London May 23 Captain Archibald H. M. Ramsay Conservative MP, WWI veteran, was arrested by direction of the home secretary and detained in Brixton Prison during a government sweep of suspected Fifth Columnists. Police guarded the British Union headquarters led by Sir Oswald Mosley.
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Archibald H. M. Ramsay
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Ramsay
Brixton
British Union
Oswald Mosley
Br. A. Fitzroy
Home
John Anderson
Mosley
Sir Oswald Mosley
Scotland Yard
Maisky Delivers Russian Refusal of Trade Treaty
Soviet Ambassador Ivan Maisky delivered Russia's reply to Halifax on trade negotiations. The content was not disclosed. Tass reported Russia would not enter any agreement that could interfere with commitments to Germany. Trade talks were said to continue.
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London
Ivan Maisky
Lord Halifax
Tass
Russia
Germany
Americans in Britain ready to leave for home in Ireland ship plan
About 700 of roughly 3,000 Americans in the British Isles expect to depart for the United States when a ship is available. The move follows the U S decision to send President Roosevelt to Ireland and is confirmed by a United States embassy official.
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London
British Isles
United States
Roosevelt
Iréland
Plane Makers In Agreement On Production
Secretary Morgenthau announced agreements with major airplane plants to spread production of favored warplanes and engines among many companies. He will hire experts to select best types for standardized production, aiming to expand output by concentrating capacity. He noted a 1918 law enabling seizure of patents if needed and said cooperation has been voluntary so far.
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Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Treasury
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Navy
Civil Aeronautics Authority
National Advisory Council For Aviation
George Jackson Mead
NACA
Mead
Thurman Arnold
Justice Department
Anti-Trust Division
German attack in Attigny sector on the Aisne River
German forces launched a new attack late today in the Attigny sector of the Aisne River as French troops countered along the Somme and Aisne front. Sir Oswald Mosley was arrested in London after British Union headquarters were raided.
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Somme
Landon Open to U S Role in Postwar World Economy
Washington May 23 Landon after meeting with Secretary Hull said he personally favored United States participation in the economic reconstruction of the postwar world. The Republican nominee in 1936 spoke after a fifty minute session covering Europe Latin America and the Far East.
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Alfo
Landon
Hull
United States
Europe
Latin America
Far East
O'Kelly Warns Ireland Against External Interference
Dublin dispatch reports Sean O'Kelly deputy prime minister warned Ireland would not permit outsiders to exploit internal disunity. He said unity and independence must be achieved without outside interference, except aid sought by the government in the people's name.
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Dublin
Ireland
Sean O'Kelly
O'Kelly
All Ireland
Allied command and British crack down amid war efforts
The note from General Weygand states Allied forces are acting to restore and reconstitute a united front. Britain mobilizes fully as arrests occur including Captain Archibald Ramsay and others for actions risking state security. Police control tightens around Oswald Mosley as a Fifth Column sweep proceeds.
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Britain
Archibald H. M. Ramsay
Oswald Mosley
British Isles
House of Commons
Lord Privy Seal
Cle
Nazis Ready For Assault On Britain
Berlin reports a westward drive by Germany threatens an assault on England. Luftwaffe bombed Dover and Dunkerque, damaged transports, tanker, and destroyer. German land forces crossed the Scheldt, closing on Allied troops. British forces admit a breakthrough near Aude.
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Berlin
Germany
West
England
Adolf Hitler
Dover
Dunkerque
Channel
Scheldt
Aude
Election Machinery All Set For Saturday Vote
The State Board of Elections reports voting places ready for Saturday's primary. Ten gubernatorial candidates vie in a record field with seven Democrats and three Republicans. Notable Democratic candidate A J Maxwell of Raleigh is sidelined by laryngitis.
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Raleigh
State Board of Elections
A. J. Maxwell
L. L. Gravely
Rocky Mount
W. P. Horton
Pittsboro
J. M. Broughton
Paul BD. Grady
Kenly
Thomas E. Cooper
Wilmington
Arthur Simmons
Burlington
Robert H. McNeill
Statesville
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
John R. Hoffman
R. L. Harris
Roxboro
W. Erskine Smith
Albemarne
L. A. Martin
Lexington
French Government Keeps Functions in Paris Amid War
The French war cabinet announced that government administrative functions would remain in Paris. No government employees will leave Paris except for administrative services moved earlier in the war. Civilian population removals require written orders from the high command and Paris area industries must continue operating, with some defense factories already relocating.
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War Cabinet
Reynaud
France
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