Invaders Near Calais and Capture Of Belgian Fortifications
German legions in rolled armor broke the Scheldt defenses and moved into Tournai Ghent while driving toward Calais. St Omer may have fallen and Lille faced threat as German air forces sunk transports and damaged ships in the Channel. Allied attempts to sever the Reich corridor continued with a pincers move from Cambrai and Somme regions.
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Boulogne Falls to German Advance in Channel Coast
London reports Boulogne a strategic port 20 minutes from the British coast has fallen to German forces. Churchill says fighting around Boulogne has serious implications. Allied batteries dominate the corridor from the Somme to Flanders as German mechanized columns move toward Calais.
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Roosevelt outlines pilot training for 50,000 men starting July 1
President Roosevelt announced plans to provide three months of basic pilot training to 50,000 men over the next year through the Civil Aeronautics Authority. Training sources include 435 cooperating colleges, former pilots, and eligible 18 to 25 year olds not in college. Congress will be asked for a supplementary appropriation to support the program as part of the emergency defense effort.
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Army
Navy
Congress
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German espionage ace von Rintelen arrested in England
DON May 24 report notes Captain von Rintelen, key German espionage figure of WWI, detained in England's Fifth Column case. Once in the United States then England in 1926 as a Nazi objector, he faced alien court proceedings amid warnings of his long career of covert activity. He was aboard a ship in 1915, returned to the U S and convicted of muni sabotage, later released in Tate 1920 after a 23 day sensational trial.
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Erman
England
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Nazi Germany
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German Push Expected Delay for Rapid Victory, Press Says
Berlin reports indicate German forces face well trained allied units and that a swift victory is unlikely. Correspondent notes Berlin papers acknowledge a decisive win may take about two weeks, paralleling Poland’s 15 day timeline.
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Gery
William
Berlin
Poland
Zwölfuhrblatt Reports Delayed Allies Advance in Northern France
The newspaper Zwölfuhrblatt cites uncertain reports about Allied forces in Northern France, noting delays and lack of decisive news as radio commentators promise updates within the next time frame.
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Zwolfuhrblatt
Time Radio
Bel
France
Samuel Hoare Named Envoy to Madrid on Special Mission
London May 24 Sir Samuel Hoare veteran cabinet minister appointed ambassador to Madrid on a special mission as Maurice Peterson moves to another post. Hoare a former foreign secretary and wartime cabinet figure was to proceed as his majesty's ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. He is expected to arrive in Madrid next week.
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Winston Churchill
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German Troops Isolated By Fuel Shortage Near Amiens
NBC correspondent in Paris reported 5,000 German mechanized troops isolated at Amiens and other mechanized units stalled in Flanders due to fuel shortages. French authorities could not confirm the Amiens isolation but said Allied forces were sweeping stalled units as they regain lines near Amiens.
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Paul Archinald
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Flanders
Mob Attacks Leon Trotsky in Mexico City bedroom
In Mexico City on May 24 a mob of 30 to 40 fired into Leon Trotsky's bedroom wounding him slightly as glass flew. Guards reported a secretary, Sheldon Harte, missing after attackers entered grounds, seized cars, and fired rifles and bombs amid claims the assault was directed by Joseph Stalin.
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German Air Attacks Target Paris Rouen Line
German reports said the railway line from Paris to Rouen was bombarded regularly by the air force to sever the French capital from the western harbor of Le Havre.
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Southeastern Bishops Placed By Methodists
ASHEVILLE May 24 The Southeastern Jurisdictional Conference assigned its eight active bishops per committee recommendations. W W Peele moves to South Central European and Virginia area. Arthur J Moore to North and South Georgia Florida. W T Watkins to South and Upper South Carolina. others keep similar areas. Also noted was deferral on a conscientious objector registry proposal by Rev G Ray Jordan.
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Tennessee
Clare Purcell
North Carolina
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Alabama
Memphis
G. Ray Jordan
Winston- Salem
Negro shoots two in Goldsboro towns deadly today
Deputy Sheriff H. B. Gardner said Sylvester Woodard, a Black man, shot and killed Lily Townsend and Prime Daniels in Goldsboro today. Gardner reported Woodard surrendered a short time later.
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Duce Rejects Allied Conciliation Offers For Non Belligerency
Rome May 24 The Italian tempo of postwar diplomacy shows futile Allied concessions to Mussolini to keep Italy non belligerent. France reportedly offered Asia rights Suez credit free Djibouti port while Britain pressed to lift the Mediterranean blockade. Mussolini called concessions too little and too late.
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Jibuti
French Somaliland
Britain
Mediterranean
State hours law excludes male clerks and cashiers
Raleigh May 24 Attorney General Harry McMullan ruled that male clerks do not come under the state law on maximum hours. He said clerks include cashiers stockers and wrap specialists and those waiting on customers. The constitution disqualifies persons denying the being of Almighty God from public office.
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Harry McMullan
McMullan
Navy Testimony on Planes Reveals Aging Fleet
The Senate Naval Committee declined to bury testimony showing the Navy has only 1 2 percent of its 1 367 combat planes under a year old and about 500 could face modern European aircraft. Senators urged facing facts while Roosevelt’s defense push coasts toward approval as a Panama Canal locks project moves forward with 15 million cash and 99 million in contracts.
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Walsh
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Seven Hundred Americans Seek Exit From Britain
London May 24 embassy officials said seven hundred Americans applied for visas and exit permits to Eire in the last 24 hours. Officials expected nearly half of the 6,400 American citizens in the British Isles to leave for home as Nazi danger intensified.
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