German Wedge Forces Dutch Into Hard Choice
Berlin reports a powerful German wedge splitting Dutch forces with no French or British aid in reach. The DNB says Belgium’s Albert Canal is bypassed as German troops push into France and Belgium, with advances toward Mezieres, Namur, and Utrecht, claiming gains near Rotterdam and the Meuse.
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Albert Canal
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Seniors From Seven Counties Honor Navy Program Day
Seniors from seven counties marched in a dawn parade through Broad Street for Grad Day events sponsored by Retail Merchants Association. The celebration drew 1000 plus graduates from Sullivan Hawkins Scott Lee Way Was hington and Greene counties with crowds lining streets to witness bands and pageantry.
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Dobyns-Bennett High School
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Kingsport
Sylvan High School
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Gate City
Post Ovice
Betgesen
Oity
Bill Fletcher
New
Seniors Urged to Think Straight at Kingsport Ceremony
E W Palmer president of the Kingsport Press addressed over 800 high school graduates urging them to enter life honestly and resist turning careers into rackets. He spoke at the new civic auditorium during Graduate's Day with the theme American Youth and Citizenship. The speech noted global turmoil and youth sacrifices amid conflicts.
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Kingsport
South
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Palmer
Civic Auditorium
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B. W. Palmer
Turmoi
W. Palmer
Closest Census Guess Contest Opens in Kingsport Times
The Kingsport Times announces a census contest offering a $5 cash prize for the closest guess to Kingsport's population. Using the 1980 figure of 48,808, participants estimate the year’s population increase. Entries must be mailed or postmarked before official figures release.
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Tenn
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United States Consents to Joint Protest Against Invasion
The United States expressed willingness to join other American republics in a joint declaration protesting Germany’s invasion of Belgium Holland and Luxembourg. A State Department note confirmed agreement with Uruguay’s drafted text and shared a dispatch from Uruguay urging consultation with other governments for a possible joint declaration.
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Belgium
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Germans Interned in Paris Area During War
German residents of German origin in the Doris area were concentrated in a city outskirts stadium today for internment by the Interior for the duration of the war. Men between 17 and 55 were first moved. women without children were ordered to assemble.
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Germenand
Doris
Mom
Lontorroyy
War Bulletins Dutch General Admits Resistance Broken
May 14 AP report quotes Gen Henri Winkelman admitting resistance is broken by overwhelming power. War stocks and wheat collapse in New York amid German advances. British air victories announced. Beaverbrook named aircraft production minister. Allied troops beaten back near the Gette river. Hull warns Americans to leave Italy. Yugoslavia asks Greece about support, and Rotterdam reports grave situation as Allied landings occur at Narvik area.
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New York
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Italy
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Hull
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Nazis Enter France in Major Western Drive
German forces shattered Western Europe defenses and reached Sedan within 80 miles of Paris as Dutch and British troops faced a fierce assault in the Netherlands. Mussolini and anti Allied demonstrations flared in Rome while British premier Gort urged soldiers toward victory. Berlin hailed rapid gains as the war intensified along multiple fronts and Allied losses mounted.
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France
North Sea
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Utrecht
Berlin
Rome
Italy
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Meune
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Waal
England
Bel Fgium
Bove
Dutch Oil Stores Destroyed Amid Dutch Defense Actions
Amsterdam May 44 Huge petroleum stores in Amsterdam were set afire as a defense measure while Dutch forces fell back to a primary water defense line. The mayor advised calm, fires in harbor districts were started by military authorities as precautions.
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Zuider Zee
North Sea
Buide Zee
Ijsselmeer
Wilhelmina
Community of States
7000 Nazi Planes Hit Meuse Front In Allied Retreat
Paris dispatch reports the battle of the Meuse as the greatest yet with 60 to 7000 German aircraft waging a massive assault from Liege to Sedan. French and Belgian forces withdraw to strong positions as German momentum grows across southeastern Belgium reaching the Meuse front from Namur to Liege and beyond.
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Nazi Parachutist Lynched by Belgian Citizens
Paris dispatch reports German parachutists landing in Brussels were seized by locals. One parachutist was shot after attempting to use a weapon near a Belgians stronghold. Guerrilla fighting raged in Brussels during the night with blackout conditions.
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Havas
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