Britain Loses Crete Gains Victory In Iraq
The war theater shifts from Crete to Iraq as British forces consolidate gains after the Crete campaign. Axis efforts in Crete have diverted attention and resources, while Rashid Ali’s Iraqi regime nears armistice. Britain speeds up actions in the Middle East to defend Suez and Alexandria.
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Britain
Crete
Iraq
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Baghdad
Rashid Ali
Iran
Palestine
Germany
Syria
Cairo
Suez Canal
Alexandria
Mediterranean
Middle East
Suez
77000 Soldiers Ready For Tennessee Maneuvers
About 77000 troops from regulars, national guards, and selective service divisions gather between Nashville and Chattanooga for large scale war games in Tennessee. The first armored division with 11000 men and 400 tanks will move from Fort Benning to join the field tests in the second week, as air corps squadrons provide reconnaissance. The exercise, directed by Major General Frederic Smith and Lieutenant General Ben Lear, serves as a paper war to study maneuvers and troop movements before the real clash phase.
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Tennessee
Hood
Thomas
Nashville
Cumac
Chattanooga
National Guardsmen
Reho
Fort Ning
America
Murfretioro
Camp Forrest
Fort Custer
Mich
Anniston
Fort Jackson
S. C
New York State
Georgia
Carolinas
Air Corps
Fort McClellan
Little Rock
Ark
Battle K
Fort Bragg
N. C
Lawson Field
Fort Riley
Kan
Frederic Smith
Seventh Army Corps
Ben Lear
Nd Army
Uniies
Scattered Rains Fail to Relieve Drought in Tennessee
The Associated Press reports scattered rains in parts of Tennessee did little to ease a long drought threatening crops and power. Weather officials note most rain was light, insufficient to end the drought. Nashville saw only .87 inch in May, while Tullahoma had 0.84 inches, aiding soldiers in the mud but not relief. Other amounts included 0.35 at Carthage, 0.20 at Chattanooga, and 0.36 at Knoxville.
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Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Nashville
Thomas B. Hayward
U. S. Weather Bureau
Tullahoma
Carthage
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Holiday Death Toll Reaches 257
Fatalities during the Memorial Day weekend totaled 257 with traffic crashes leading the toll. The National Safety Council noted the figure could rise toward 400 as the holiday ended, with state tallies listing Kentucky two traffic deaths two drownings Tennessee one traffic death.
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National Safety Council
Kentucky
Tennessee
Byrd says barely any lease aid gear shipped to Britain
Senator Byrd asserts no substantial flow of lend lease equipment to Great Britain since the $7 billion appropriation. He cites Maj. Gen. Burns letter noting stocks and production limit aid shipments and argues for a centralized leadership to end strikes hamstringing the program. Byrd adds Britain needs heavy tanks and says U.S. output of heavy tanks is nonexistent while medium tanks are only starting.
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Washington
Senator Byrd
D-Va
Great Britain
Congress
Virginia
Byrd
J. M. Burns
Harry Hopkins
Burns
Division of Defense Aid
Houston’s 86 year old enters Senate as interim Texas member
Houston arrives in Washington to become the oldest person ever seated in the U.S. Senate. Appointed to fill the vacancy after Morris Sheppard’s death, he will serve as interim senator from Texas until June 28, pledging support for aid to Britain. He travelled 1500 miles from La Porte, Texas, and plans to take the oath Monday.
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Washington
Andrew Jackson Houston
United States Senate
Texas
Senator Houston
Sam Houston
la Porte
Tex
Senate
Carter Glass
W. Lee O'Daniel
Houston
Morris Sheppard
Britain
Severe Restrictions On Clothing Purchases In Britain
Britain imposes wartime clothing rationing with a 66 coupon annual limit covering all apparel except hats and infant wear. Coupons determine purchase regardless of price, affecting dresses, shirts, suits, shoes, and accessories for men women and children in a complex system detailed by the board of trade.
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Britain
London
Board of Trade
West End
East End
Nation Tightens Copper Controls As Defense Focus Grows
The administration imposes strict copper use limits and forms an office to ensure civilian and military fuel needs. Reports say some air corps pilots might resign to fight in China. Roosevelt names Ickes petroleum coordinator to meet gasoline needs and curb transportation strains amid shipping diversions. Copper shortage widens as refined supply is 1.34 to 1.47 million tons versus total needs of about 1.81 million tons.
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Washington
Air Corps
China
Japan
War Department
Roosevelt
Ickes
Seaboard
Britain
Office of
Price
Massive Jersey City Rail Yards Fire Destroys Elevators
A spectacular blaze at the Erie Railroad yards in Jersey City caused extensive damage exceeding 2.5 million dollars. Two grain elevators, rail equipment, cattle, and merchandise were destroyed while coast guard and New York fire units fought the flames for over four hours.
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Jersey City
N. J
Erie
U. S. Coast Guard
New York
Coast Guard
mid-Hudson
New York City
New York Metropolitan
The
Midtown Manhattan
Three On Duty At New Kingsport Fire Station
Charles Lineback announces a new Johnson City and Bristol highways fire station is fully equipped with three men on duty. A second truck will move in once enough firefighters are employed, improving eastern Kingsport's fire protection and marking the facility as one of the state’s best.
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Johnson City
Bristol
Charles Lineback
Kingsport
Japan Attacks U S Policies in The Times Advertiser
A Japanese controlled edition of The Times Advertiser blasts U S policies with double headings In fluence on the Dutch and Un natural Restriction It argues the Dutch and island administration bow to U S influence and urges exchange rights for rubber oil tin and quinine within the East Asia sphere while calling procrastination indirect hostility.
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Tokyo
Times
Foreign Office
United States
Netherlands East Indies
London
Britain
East Indies
East Asia
U. S
Ireland to Probe Bomb Raid over Dublin
Authorities examined fragments of four bombs dropped on Dublin by unidentified warplanes Saturday night. The attack killed 22, left 30 missing, and possibly 200 injured or endangered. Prime Minister De Valera visited the wreckage while police noted anti aircraft fire and suggested a jettisoned payload from a possibly damaged plane. The U S Minister reported damage near the United States legation in Phoenix Park.
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Dublin
RAF
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Eamon de Valera
United States
Legation
Phoenix Park
U. S
David Gray
Douglas Hyde
Kingsport Police Correct Error On Buzz McClain Case
Kingsport police corrected an earlier report showing Buzz McClain was convicted in a Kingsport homicide. Records reveal only an assault conviction and that the killing occurred in self defense while McClain was serving a prison term.
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Kingsport Police
Buzz McClain
McClain
Kingsport
Kingsport Driver Fatally Injured
A Mason-Dixon spokesman said J. B. Hendrix died from a fractured skull after his truck was side swiped at a railroad crossing. Hendrix, resting in the trailer sleeper, reportedly stuck his head out as the other truck braked. the fatal injury was not found until 150 miles away.
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Mason-Dixon
J. B. Hendrix
Hendrix
RAF Battles Swarm Of Nazis High Above Sea
RAF clashed with a large formation of German warplanes over the eastern Mediterranean near Crete, Egypt, and Cyprus as the air war expands beyond Crete. British fighters claimed multiple Heinkels shot down and significant enemy damage while bomber raids on Scarpanto and Rhodes continued. General Freyberg is reported alive with his troops on Crete despite German broadcasts claiming his death.
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Cairo
Egypt
Crete
Britain
Mediterranean
Middle East
RAF
Malemi
Cyprus
Scarpanto
Rhodes
High Command
Luftwaffe
Gavdos
War Office
London
B. C. Freyberg
Greece
Holding of Ambulance Drivers Probed By Envoy
An American embassy official said he would travel to Biarritz on Monday to learn why 21 U S ambulance drivers were detained while 119 other Zamzam survivors entered Spain en route to Lisbon. The drivers were confined to a hotel in Biarritz as Berlin ordered their cases decided.
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San Sebastian
Spain
United States
Biarritz
France
Zamzam
Lisbon
Berlin
South Atlantic
First Shell
Co. J. Murphy
Fortune Magazine
Charles de Gaule
Africa
Bristol Couple Fatally Injured in Winston-Salem Wreck
Mr. and Mrs. W S Wynn of Bristol Tennessee were fatally injured in an automobile accident on the Winston Salem Greensboro highway one mile east of Colfax Saturday afternoon. Wynn died en route to a hospital. Mrs Wynn died Saturday night.
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Winston-Salem
N C
W. S. Wynn
Bristol, Tenn
Winston-Salem Greensboro Highway
Colfax
Wynn
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Clarence Dykstra
National Labor Mediation Board
Madison
Wis
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Rice Yahner
E. R. Stettinius, Jr
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J. S. Bayliss
Port of
Hoboken
American President Line
Hudson
New Station
Ireland
Envoy
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