FDR Silent On Means To Speed Aid
President Roosevelt avoided specifics on how to speed aid to Britain. Officials cite safeguards by army and navy technicians while debate grows over full convoys and new delivery methods. He rejected changing the neutrality act but hinted at executive orders under the national emergency powers.
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Senate Military Committee
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Wallace
United States
Crete Falls to German Italian Invasion as British Yield
German forces seized Suda Bay and Candia on Crete, with Italian troops landing on the east. British and New Zealand units fought desperate rear-guard actions as air and sea reinforcements strained Allied defenses. Prime Minister Eden condemned Germany while Greek cities faced heavy bombing and civilian tolls. Concurrent fighting raged on the Libyan border at Halfaya Pass.
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New Zealand
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Anthony Eden
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Germany
Europe
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Dunkerque
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Italy
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Salum
Schmeling Ex-Champ Killed While Resisting on Crete
Reports from Cairo and Berlin say former world heavyweight boxing champion Max Schmeling was killed on Crete while resisting British forces during invasion actions. A New Zealand ambulance driver described Schmeling as armed and fighting back before being fatally shot.
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Cairo
Egypt
Max Schmel
New Zealand
Max
Schmeling
Delay Costs Man One Cent Extra
The case of E. E. Tubbs of Hamilton Ontario shows procrastination as costly time theft. He stayed a Niagara Falls hotel in 1918 and has not returned the room key for 23 years until recently. Only a two-cent stamp would have sent the key, yet procrastination cost him one cent.
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Hamilton
Ontario
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Indies Must Come To Trade Terms Says Jap Minister
Tokyo says Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka demanded the Netherlands East Indies seek trade terms with Japan in talks now in their fifth month. He discussed the move with Britain’s ambassador Sir Robert Leslie Craigie and German Ambassador Eugen Ott. Dutch sources in London denied a crisis, but Asahi warned a delicate situation could emerge depending on the reply.
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Yosuke Matsuoka
Netherlands East Indies
Japan
Matsuoka
Robert Leslie Craigie
Eugen Ott
Netherlands
London
Britain
Asahi
Aneta
Minister Predicts Quick End to World Crisis
New York Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka told teachers at the Ministry of Education that the current world crisis must end in either the destruction of modern civilization or the creation of a new world order. He reaffirmed Japanese loyalty to the three power axis pact and stated Germany and Italy accepted the pact text as written.
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Yosuke Matsuoka
Domei
Matsuoka
Ministry of Education
Germany
Italy
Ickes Urges Nationwide Daylight Saving and Gasless Sundays
Washington Interior Secretary Ickes urged nationwide daylight saving time to save power and proposed gasless Sundays. An official of the Federal Power Commission warned of a potential serious energy crisis and looked at shifting power from civilian to defense needs.
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Ickes
America
Federal Power Commission
Seaboard
Georgia
T. R. Tate
Weakened Jap Axis Ties Seen
Washington legislators say administration circles increasingly believe Japan's axis ties may weaken. They cite President Roosevelt’s fireside chat omitting Pacific issues as evidence. Business interests in Tokyo allegedly gaining influence over the government, potentially supplanting the military faction.
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Japan
Roosevelt
America
Pacific
Tokyo
China
Atlantic
Knoxville Guard Captain George Caldwell Named Third Infantry Leader
George A. Caldwell of Knoxville named captain of Headquarters Company, Third Infantry, Tennessee State Guard. Announcement by Col. James A. Gleason notes Caldwell, former state vice commander of the American Legion, previously lived in Kingsport and served in the U S Navy during World War I.
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Tenn
George A. Caldwell
American Legion
Third Infantry
Tennessee State Guard
James A. Gleason
Caldwell
Kingsport
U. S. Navy
Memorial Day Traffic Toll Seen Rising to Record Levels
The National Safety Council warned of the potential for the largest Memorial Day weekend traffic toll in U S history with about 400 lives at risk. Through April 1941, traffic deaths totaled 10 780, up 1 500 from last year, and April alone was 2 600, up 16 percent from 1940.
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Gun chase nets two ex cons in Hawkins jail
Buzz McClain of Long Island and Deb Creasy were arrested in Rogersville after a running gun battle with Kingsport police near Carter's Valley. They faced felonious assault with intent to murder charges with bonds set at 10000 each after a 30 to 35 shot exchange that ended with their capture.
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Grady Kelton
George E. Bailey
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Eden vows Germany must not repeat misdeeds
London Britain via Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden lays out war aims in a comprehensive statement. He says postwar terms will prevent Germany’s misdeeds while supporting free economic cooperation and European stability. Eden praises Franklin D Roosevelt’s fireside chat as a defining moment and stresses a lasting settlement as Europe’s goal.
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Roosevelt
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Gas Explosion Shatters Dixie Pine Plant in Hattiesburg
A series of explosions and a subsequent fire at the Dixie Pine Products plant injured twelve workers and caused extensive damage in Hattiesburg Mississippi. The blast began in the extractor division, breaking windows in nearby homes and storefronts three miles north.
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City and Rural Mail Suspended For Friday
Memorial Day closure announced by postmaster Howard Long. No city or rural mail routes Friday May 30. All mails distributed and duplicated as usual. general delivery window open 8 30 to 9 30 a m.
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Shipyard Picket Lines Tightened by Union Leaders
AFL machinists direct tightened pickets at San Francisco Bay shipyards amid a W day strike halting $500 million in work. Union agents E F Dillon and Harry Hook say they faced brutal treatment before a Senate defense committee. Senator Truman led the probe and saw little progress toward ending the strike.
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Nazi Calls FDR Move Tactless
An authorized government spokesman called President Roosevelt's fireside address tactless for gathering Latin American and Canadian diplomats to back a declaration of policy. The spokesman questioned Roosevelt's right to speak for Americans on German American relations and said a deterioration of ties had not been considered.
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Roosevelt
Mass Parachutist Production Starts At Fort Benning
Fort Benning Ga mass production of army parachutists begins with two 80000 training towers to triple the force by November. The program cuts training time by using jumps without flying. Trainees practice controlled descents then 250 foot drops and must prove combat readiness within a minute after landing.
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Crete
R. E. Lindquist
Provisional
Court Fines Medical Bodies for Sherman Act Violation
Justice James M. Proctor of the district court fined the American Medical Association two thousand five hundred dollars and the District of Columbia Medical Society one thousand five hundred dollars for Sherman Anti-Trust Act violations.
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Washington
James M. Proctor
District Court Today
The
American Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
Secretary Hull Affirms U S Policy On Japan Unchanged
Secretary Hull stated there is no shift in United States policies or relations toward Japan, asserting consistency in approach and stance today.
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Washington
Hull
United States
Japan
RAF Flyers Training Plan Unveiled for 8000 Personnel
Stimson revealed a large program to train 8000 Royal Air Force pilots in the United States. The plan aims to begin in June and involve close cooperation with American facilities and instructors.
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Washington
Stimson
Royal Airforce
Bismarck Sinks. Mashona Destroyed in Follow-up Attack
The German battleship Bismarck was sunk Tuesday morning with more than 100 officers and men saved. A subsequent German air attack then sank the British destroyer Mashona, according to the admiralty.
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Admiralty
56,000 Planes Planned by 1943 Under War Funding
Washington disclosed that a combined army navy and air force force of 56 000 war planes will be provided by funds requested by President Roosevelt. The full strength is expected to be reached by the fall of 1943.
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