British and Iraq Troops Clash Around Habbaniyah Airport
Reports from London and New York indicate British and Iraq forces clashed near Habbaniyah airport with ongoing fighting. German, Italian, and Turkish outlets claim Iraq mobilization, Basra encirclement, and calls for a jihad, while Britain monitors strategic risks in the Middle East.
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London
Habbaniyah
Istanbul
Turkey
Syrian Radio Today
Basra
Vichy
France
Haifa
Holy Land
Beirut
Lebanon
Germany
Middle East
Soldiers Fire on Range to Beat Officers Score
Gamp Robinson Arkansas May 2. Lieut Merle L Bennett of Wichita Kansas commands Company G 137th Infantry announced a $1 bonus to any man who beat his rifle score and prizes for the top three. Bennett posted 254 of 300 with a Garand rifle, while 20 men already had higher scores, mainly from Kansas City Kansas, on the range.
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Gamp
Oy Gheam
Kansas City
Kan
Calls for Perkins Resignation Prompted by Legion Action
The American Legion's national executive committee adopted a resolution on May 24 calling for Frances Perkins to resign as secretary of labor in Indianapolis.
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Perkins
Indianapolis
American Legion
National Executive Committee
Frances Perkins
British Cabinet Changes Made, Beaverbrook Controls Industry
Churchill reshapes the cabinet naming Lord Beaverbrook to a new minister of state post with de facto control over war production. Frederick Leathers becomes wartime communications minister and baron, while J T C Moore-Brabazon moves to aircraft production. Ronald Cross becomes high commissioner to Australia.
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London
Winston Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
Sweepin Toe
Churchill
Shipping
Frederick Thomas Leathers
J. T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Beaverbrook
Ronald H. Cross
Australia
Greece
North Africa
Transport and Shipping
Leathers
Ministry of Shipping
East End
Relief vessel Leopold L. D. brings 8000 tons flour to unoccupied France
Marseille reports the American relief ship Leopold L. D. arrived yesterday with 8000 tons of flour and 102 tons of milk products for distribution in the unoccupied zone by the American Red Cross. No ceremony or dock workers greeted the ship amid May Day holiday, and Red Cross official Richard Allen welcomed the master.
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Marseille
France
Leopold L. D
Red Cross
Richard Allen
Ile de Re
Leopold S. D
New York
United States
Brigman Attends USC Meeting On Canteens For Soldiers
Captain Olin Brigman of the Salvation Army travels to Manhattan for a United Service organization session to help raise 10 750 000 for soldier canteens. Monsign eur Luchey spoke at a Wareham hotel luncheon after a Denver district conference. The USC comprises Catholic Community Service YMCA YWCA Jewish Welfare Salvation Army and National Travelers Aid. Brigman will report to the local committee including Mrs. T D Funk Simon Hurwitz John J O Moore and George Hedrick.
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Olin Brigman
Salvation Army
Manhattan
United Service Organization
Monsiegneur Luchey
Denver
Wareham Hotel
Catholic Community Service
Y.M.C.A
Y.W.C.A
Jewish Welfare
National Travelers Aid Association
Brigman
T. D. Funk
Simon Hurwitz
John J. 0. Moore
George Hedrick
George Raft Injured in Fall at Studio
Hollywood reports film star George Raft suffered three cracked ribs and abdominal contusions after a fall from a 30 foot cross bar while acting as a lineman. He slipped during a rainstorm sequence and tumbled from one cross bar to another and finally to a padded floor. Ward Bond and Alan Hale were on the bar with him.
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Hollywood
George Raft
Raft
Ward Bond
Alan Hale
Crop Loans Approved by Senate Agriculture Committee
The Senate agriculture committee approved government crop loans on cotton wheat tobacco rice at 85 percent of parity. Farmers compliant with control programs would receive about 16 cents a pound for cotton 1.15 dollars a bushel for wheat and 87 cents for corn, representing the loan level plus current benefits.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Senate
Submarine Ace Missing Despite Royal Oak Fame
Lieutenant Commander Guenther Prien, famed for sinking the Royal Oak, has been missing since April 13, report says. Also note a promotional Chrysler Thunderbolt car show tonight from 6 to 10 at the Motor Inn in New York.
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New York
Lieut
Com. Guenther Prien
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Romcrag Corporation
Tony
Vt. St
Nazi opposition to American flag in war zone report
Berlin sources quote German commentary saying the American flag in the European war zone would disturb Greater Germany and that Roosevelt's policy is a military issue. The piece notes Hitler’s Voelkischer Beobachter also objects and warns responsibility would rest with North American leaders.
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Berlin
Greater
Germany
Lin i
Dienst Aus
Deutschland
Wilhelmstrasse
Reich
Dienst
Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
America
Japan
Urge Reduction in Present Spending
Washington May 2. Speaker Rayburn said he would transmit to President Roosevelt requests from congressmen to cut non defense expenditures by 1 billion dollars at the first opportunity. The American Farm Bureau Federation urged widening the tax base and cutting income exemptions to offset defense spending. Federal outlays are projected at 2 billion a month next July, with current year totals near 24 billion, the most costly in U.S. history.
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Washington
Rayburn
Roosevelt
Congress
Morgenthau
National Youth Administration
Civilian Conservation Corps
Agriculture Department
American Farm Bureau Federation
Edward A. O’neal
Federation
House
Ways and Means
Town State College
Albert G. Hart
O’neal
Stacy May
Office of Production Management
Senate
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
May
Budget Bureau
Harold D. Smith
Dodgers Top Cubs In Series Opener Behind Whitlow Wratt
Whitlow Wratt pitched four hits as Dolph Camilli hit his seventh homer to lift the Brooklyn Dodgers over the Chicago Cubs 7 to 3 in the series opener. Cubs managers and pitchers listed include Lee Page McCullough Wyatt Owen.
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Whitlow Wratt
Dolph Camilli
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Lee
Page
McCullough
Wyatt
Owen
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Howard Krist
Houston
Phils
St. Louis
Krist
Mancuso
Podgajny
Beck
Tam
German Envoy Back to Turkey as Troop Moves Unconfirmed
Berlin reports Franz von Papen has returned to Turkey but no new instructions are given. German spokesmen acknowledge Russian reports of troops in Finland and Finnish denials while offering no official comment. No word on Soviet transit restrictions or armament shipments through the USSR.
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Berlin
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Finland
Moscow
Helsinki
Norway
Russia
Soviet Union
Co-Op International District Meet Set for May 8
The thirteenth district convention of Co-Operative International will convene May 8 at the Eldridge Hotel with the local club as host. Registration 10 to noon in the lobby, luncheon at noon, wives luncheon at 12 15, business session at 2, district officers elected, dinner at 6 30, and installation of new officers by Lawrence high school students. Clubs listed include Kansas City Mo Emvoria Savannah Joplin Manhattan Wichita St Joseph Mo Kansas City Kan Shawnee Mission Marceline and Lawrence.
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Co-Operative International
Eldridge
Ruben S. Fox
Lawrence
Lisle E. Eby
Emil Heck
Junius Underwood
Colonial Tea Room
Lawrence High School
Kansas City
Rain Lingers As Topeka Forecast Warns Of More Showers
Topeka weather service cautions Kansans to expect continued rain into next week with scattered thunderstorms and heavy downpours in several areas. Rain totals vary across the state, helping wheat and pastures but delaying corn planting while temperatures rise from nightly 50s to highs near 75 80.
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Topeka
S. D- Flora
Kansas
Flora
Carbondale
Elkhart
Kansas Dustbowl
Pomona
Hutchinson
Syracuse
Middle West
Central
West
Centralia
Manhattan
Wamega
Lecompton
Kansas City
Garnett
Chanute
Fort Scott
Independence
Columbus
Phillipsburg
Trace
Concordia
Ellis
Russell
Latlina
Geneseo
Larned
McPerson
Pratt
Wichita
Anthony
St. Francis
Dresden
Hill City
Goodland
Quinter
Tribune
Scott City
Ness City
Dodge City
Sublette
Liberal
Ashland
Garden City
Junction City
Wage Increases Reported For Nearly Million U S Workers
The American Federation of Labor reports about 1,000,000 wage earners in manufacturing and building sectors received raises in the first four months of the year, most by five to ten cents an hour. March employment stood at 46,875,000, with 7,552,000 unemployed and 3,000,000 added to work since March 1940.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
A.F.L
United States
Tomato Acreage To Double As Government Promotes Canning
W. H. Pendleton of Columbus Foods reports the plant will double contracted tomato acreage this season amid government encouragement. Growers receive 14 per ton for number one tomatoes to spur planting. 300 acres planned with 100 more possible. AAA offers non-depleting status for peas and tomatoes, boosting canning crops. Peas planting begun and ready in three weeks to a month. favorable weather and soil aid growth.
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Columbus Foods Corporation
W. H. Pendleton
Pendleton
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
Commissioners Discuss Park Development at Lone Star Lake
County commissioners and Lone Star Lake Association officials met to plan park improvements around Lone Star lake. They noted funding must come from park income, currently from fishing permit sales. Otis Lindell was hired as caretaker for campsite buildings and grounds to assist with license sales and relieve Harry Gregg on patrol duties.
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Lone Star Lake
Board of County Commissioners
Lone Star Lake Association
CCC
Otis Lindell
Lindell
German claim on British losses in Balkan drive
Berlin reports a German military spokesman says Britain lost about 900000 tons of shipping in the Balkan campaign. He tallies 360000 tons sunk and 98 vessels heavily damaged including several 10000 ton ships, and notes total cargo space around 1026000 tons versus Germany’s Norwegian campaign capacity.
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Berlin
Britain
Balkan
Germany
Scout Troop 63 Calls for Old Clothes for Salvation Army
Boy Scouts of Troop 63 will collect old clothing for the Salvation Army all day tomorrow. Donors should call 633 before noon to arrange pickup, and a truck will be dispatched. Capt. Olin Brigman notes spring clothing is especially needed.
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Boy Scouts
Troop 63
Salvation Army
Olin Brigman
FCC Approves TV Commercialization Beginning July First
The Federal Communications Commission authorized commercialization of television starting July 1 2037 in Washington. The action marks a shift in broadcasting with stations allowed to carry commercially sponsored content and ads. The decision impacts networks producers and viewers nationwide.
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Washington
Federal Communications Commission Today
Stock Market Index Dips to 39.3 From 39.2 Yesterday
The daily index of 60 stocks rises to 39.3 after a slight gain from 39.2 yesterday, reflecting modest market movement. Investors monitor shifts as tech shares lead the day’s activity and broader market sentiment remains cautious.
Unemployed Move to Private Industry Quickens Under Defense Push
Washington reports a defense driven shift to private industry with March job placements at 376,000, up 55 percent from a year earlier. An additional 53,000 placements were made, while estimates suggest 578,000 more would be employed by month end.
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Washington
National Defense
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
Social Security Board
American Federation of Labor
Social Security
Plan for Deferred Military Classifications Advocated by Malott
Chancellor Deane W. Malott urged the United States to adopt Britain’s deferred classifications for young men in vital defense training at a Phi Beta Kappa dinner. He noted England exempted university staff over 25 and set deferment levels by field, with registry of technical trainees and a planned approach to preserve intellectual activity during national emergency.
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United States
Deane W. Malott
Phi Beta Kappa
Memorial Union
Britain
London
British Empire
England
Ministry of Labor
Maloit
Leonard Hazen Named Deputy County Treasurer in Leavenworth
Leonard E. Hazen, longtime Tonganoxie city clerk and former Lawrence resident, is chosen as deputy county treasurer of Leavenworth County to serve when John T. Glynn becomes treasurer in October. Hazen and Heynen share long municipal service in Kansas.
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Leonard E. Hazen
Tonganoxie
Leavenworth County
John T. Glynn
Hazen
Lawrence
William Heynen
Kansas
Senator Clark warns nation near war and bank collapse
Kansas City May 24 Senator Bennett Clark warned the nation is on the brink of a war likely to bankrupt it. He said propagandists push majority desire to stay out while he urged trade freedom and possible self sufficiency. He cited deficits and warned against convoys and intervention. He also praised Lindbergh and criticized the Monroe doctrine.
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Kansas City
Bennett Clark
Kalcigc
The
Missourian
Clark
America First Committee
United States
Jesse Jones
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
Pony Express Returns to Central Kansas This Weekend
Braving wind rain and traffic a pony express tour moves through central Kansas and is slated to arrive in Lawrence tomorrow afternoon with Postmaster Roger Williams greeting rider Paul Bendlett. The event kicks off Coronado Centenary celebrations with riders and crowds across towns from Pratt to Kansas City.
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Pony Express
Kansas
Lawrence
Roger M. Williams
Coronado
Paul Rendllett
Sterling
Lyons
Winifred Maughlin
McPherson
Former King Carol Sails from Lisbon to Cuba
Former King Carol of Romania sailed today from Lisbon aboard the American ship Excambion with Mme. Lupescu and Ernest Urdareanu. Romanian sources say the trip likely heads to Cuba, with 23 pieces of hand luggage addressed to Havana via New York.
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Bern
Switzerland
Carol of Romania
Lisbon
Excambion
Mme. Lupescu
Ernest Urdareanu
Cuba
Havana
New York
Rainfall Totals Surface in May Start at City Station
Lawrence reports a strong May start with .79 inch of rain since 7 am and .06 inch overnight, totaling .85 inches by noon. With yesterday’s .28 inch, May’s rainfall reaches 1.13 inches, according to Prof. C. J. Posey, volunteer weather observer.
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Lawrence
C. J. Posey
Weather outlook for Oklahoma Kansas Missouri May 2 to May 7
Kansas forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered light showers and possible thunderstorms tonight and Saturday. Temperatures expected to run slightly warmer than normal with moderate rainfall, heavier in Kansas western Oklahoma and northwestern Missouri, mainly in the first half of the period.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
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