Crete Invasion by Nazi Paratroops Shocks Mediterranean Watch
British and Greek forces face a major airborne assault on Crete as Adolf Hitler deploys paratroopers and glider troops in a bid to seize the island, with strategic stakes tied to sea routes to Syria and Turkey. London notes rapid deployment and potential moves on Cyprus, Rhodes, and the Dardanelles, while Cairo reports heavy fighting and cautious assessments of attacker strength.
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Cairo
Crete
B. C. Freyburg
Middle-East
Egypt
Adolf J.hitler
Britain
Mediterranean
London
Syria
Turkey
Middle East Command
Hitlér
Greece
Aegean
Hitler
Dardanelles
Cyclades
Italy
Black Sea
Cyprus
Iraq
Middle East
RALF
Palestine
Lathet
Larnaca
Beirut
Lebane
Nicosias
Rhodes
Germany
High Command
American Made Bombers Help Halt Axis Drive in Egypt
May 18 British and U S built Martin bombers joined RAF forces in North Africa, striking near Fort Capuzzo and Bir Amund to slow a German armored thrust toward Egypt. British Blenheims and fighters aided, with air gunner from the United States noted as a squadron member. Several tanks and a gasoline dump were reported destroyed as Tobruk faced a heavy Luftwaffe assault.
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North Africa
Egypt
Fort Capuzzo
Halfaya
Hell Fire
Ethe Martins
Bir Amund
Derna
Tobruk
Roosevelt asks Congress for 886 million relief fund
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve an 886 million dollar relief appropriation for the year starting July 1. He noted defense spending will affect employment but warned the rise in defense does not guarantee a proportional drop in unemployment as the labor force grows and many workers remain unsuited for defense work. The plan would support about 1 million people on Works Projects Administration relief rolls.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Work Projects Administration
Bomb Airstrikes on Syrian Airports Continue
Damascus reports daily British bombardment of Syrian airports and military targets in the French mandate with pamphlet raids but limited damage and few casualties. French pursuit planes respond with anti aircraft fire as the mandate maps grain shortages push admixture measures for maize and barley.
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Damascus
Syria
London
Iraq
Arshlar
Mandate
Surplus Stamp Office To Open Tomorrow
Mildred D. Watson the county welfare director said the surplus commodity stamp office will open tomorrow morning. She noted no large stamp sales are expected until after June 1 and general relief families may not buy stamps until then. Categorical cases likely cannot purchase stamps until June relief payments are received.
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Mildred D. Watson
Greek Cabinet Arrives in Cairo for Talks
Six members of the Greek cabinet arrived today from Crete for conferences with British authorities in Cairo Egypt.
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Cairo
Egypt
Crete
Legion Parade Honors Second District Convention in Gardner
The second district American Legion convention ended with a Gardner hosted dance at the Armory and a large parade along Massachusetts street. Ten musical groups led by the University of Kansas band joined color guards and a 40 and 8 boxcar unit. Notables including T. D. Williams and Maj. Will Zurbucken joined marchers from Daughters of the American Revolution and Veterans groups. A tank of water dispensed 90 gallons to marchers after the parade.
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American Legion
Armory
Massachusetts Street
Gardner Lake
Gardner
Olathe
Gardner Posts
University of Kansas
Liberty Memorial
Lawrence
Iola High School
Dorsey-Liberty Post
Iola
Catfish
Paola
Immaculata High School
Atchison
Kansas City
Kan
K.U. R.0.7.c
Fred Carr
Art Lucas
Daughters of the American Revolution
Women’s Relief ,Corps
Thanksgiving date moved back to traditional Thursday
President Roosevelt announced the Thanksgiving date would revert to the traditional last Thursday in November. He noted the one week shift failed to boost retail sales and that this year’s schedule would remain as planned due to commitments with retailers and calendar makers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Fen
LaGuardia Heads Office of Civilian Defense
President Roosevelt creates an Office of Civilian Defense headed by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia to organize civilian protection, a volunteer participation committee, and regional offices. The agency will coordinate with state and local governments, train auxiliaries, and boost national morale without paying staff.
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Washington
Roosevalt
Fiorello
LaGuardia
Roosevelt
New York City
M. Roosevelt
Home Guard
Civilian Defense Office
Selective Service Office
Rain Still Pours Over Western Kansas Wheat Belt
Heavy rain drenched western Kansas with 2.09 inches in Dresden and 1.50 inches near Syracuse. Showers spread to central and eastern counties with cooler air expected to follow. Topeka reported .01 inch and Horton .02. other towns logged light totals across the state and into adjacent states. Weatherman S D Flora notes soil moisture improving overall with warm, unsettled conditions forecast to ease tomorrow.
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Topeka
Kansas
Dresden
Syracuse
Colorado Line
Garden City
Coffeyville
Goodland
Hill City
Quinter
Tribune
Scott City
Ness City
Sublette
Liberal
Oklahoma
Texas Panhandle
Nebraska
Colorado
S. D. Flora
French Envoy Protests To Hull Over Ship Surveillance
French ambassador Henry Haye protested to Secretary Hull against the United States placing French vessels in American ports under protective surveillance. He said the question of French opinion on France’s situation was discussed and noted that article 18 of the French German armistice assigns control of all French airports to Germany and Italy.
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Washington
Gaston
Henry Haye
Hull
Uited
American
Porte
France
Germany
Italy
Henry Hayes
Tibbett To Return For Belated Hoch Auditorium Recital
Lawrence Tibbett, who withdrew from a Hoch auditorium recital due to laryngitis, will perform tomorrow night at 8 20 in Hoch. Dean Swarthout confirms the New York agency message that the baritone arrives for the concert, a K A music week highlight. A large crowd and out of town patrons are expected, with a program featuring Handel, Tschaikowsky, Strauss, Bach, and others performed by Tibbett and accompanying artists.
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Lawrence Tibbett
Hoch Auditorium
Donald M. Swarthout
School of Fine Arts
New York
Tibbett
K. A
Dean Swarthout
Toneka
Italians Claim Gain at Gondar Sector
Italian forces report dislodging British positions in the Gondar sector of northwestern Ethiopia with heavy losses on both sides, according to the Italian high command issued today in Rome on May 20.
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Gondar
Rome
Ethiopia
Boston Red Sox Avert Slide with 4 2 Win Over Detroit
In Boston on May 20 the Red Sox defeated Detroit 4 to 2 to snap a five game skid. Pitcher John Barrow Johnson held Detroit to four hits as Newhouser Trout Tebbetts and Peacock contributed to the victory.
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Boston
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Johnson
Newhouser
Trout
iTebbetts
Peacock
St. Louis
New York
Auker, Caster
Ferrelli Ruffing
Murphy
Rate revision proposed for Kansas telephone charges
Southwestern Bell asked the Kansas Corporation Commission to approve uniform rates in Lawrence and seven other cities including Emporia Coffeyville and Pittsburg to raise total company revenue. The plan eliminates wall desk and hand phone differentials and ends discounts for paying by the tenth of the month.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
State Corporation Commission
Lawrence
Kansas
Emporia
Coffeyville
Parsons
Independence
Manhattan
Leavenworth
Pittsburg
F. L. Gibbon
Gibbon
The
Journal-World
Topeka
Wall
Pershing Rifles Unit Forms at University of Kansas
Thirty ROTC students under Colonel Karl Baldwin organize a Pershing Rifles chapter on the Hill at the University of Kansas. The national society targets first two years’ students with three seniors as officers. Major Dale Tuehring of Leavenworth will be captain as announced. The initial meeting occurred a week earlier and initiation was hoped for this evening before postings were required.
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R.O.T.C
Ergun
Capper urges decentralizing defense contracts to spread industry
Senator Capper of Kansas urges Congress and defense officials to decentralize rearmament contracts. He argues current methods pull skilled workers from midcontinent towns to congested coastal areas, worsening economic imbalances and congestion. He calls for spreading work more evenly across the country.
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Washington
Congress
Senator Capper
Sewing course added to summer recreation program
The city P T A council sponsors a six week practical sewing course led by Mrs W C Boardman who will teach junior to senior high students and make doll clothes for younger pupils. Red Cross sewing aids the defense program and volunteers are urged to help.
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Deal
Recreation Council
P.T. A. Council
W. C. Boardman
Boardman
Aberdeen
S. D
Cordley P.-T.a
P.-T. A. Council
J. W. Twente
Stanley Jones
Jost
Lawrence Chamber Meeting Sets Night for Installations
The Lawrence Chamber of Commerce will meet tonight at 6 30 in the Crystal room of the Hotel Eldridge. Morton Jones of the Kansas City Chamber will speak on defense industry effects on the Midwest. Roger Williams leads new officers as retiring President Glenn Charlton presides. Frank T. Stockton and D. Gagliardo will attend a small town economic conference in McPherson, Kansas, under the Kansas State Chamber of Commerce.
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Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Eldridge
Morton Jones
Kansas City
Frank T. Stockton
D. Gagliardo
McPherson
Kan
Kansas
Kansas State Chamber of Commerce
Stock Market Index Rises to 40.1 on 60-Stock Average
The average of 60 stocks stands at 40.1, up from 39.6 yesterday, signaling a gain in overall market performance.
Regents letter outlines KS students’ initiation plans
A letter from Captain David Larsen and Colonel Clifton White, on behalf of Reg sonal at Washington University in St. Louis, informs they cannot attend tonight. They will visit before the academic year ends to initiate Kansas students into the national organization.
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Regsonal
David Larsen
Clifton.White
Washington University
St. Louis
Kansas Students
RAF hits Crete and Greek air bases amid raids
The RAF announced raids on airdromes in Greece used by German forces attacking Crete and conducted ongoing attacks on German aircraft in Syria and on Benghazi harbor in Libya. The notice also contains an advertisement for home ownership and mortgage plans from local lenders.
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Cairo
Egypt
R.A F
Greece
Crete
Syria
Libya
R.A.F
Potawatomi Superintendent Defines Indian Duties at Haskell Commencement
H E Bruce, Potawatomi superintendent, tells Haskell Institute graduates that education builds home and responsibility. He notes Indians as citizens, lists draft registrations and service, voting rights, taxes, and law obedience. Honors include a piano solo by Aloma Goodluck.
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H. E. Bruce
Potawatomi
Horton
Haskell Institute
Carlisle Indian School
Haskell
Yuan
Jyce
Potawatami Reservation
National Guard
Navy
Marines
Haskell and
Chilocco
Solon G. Ayers
G. Warren. Spaulding
Indian Service
Spaulding
Aloma Goodluck
Charles Goodluck
Fort Apache: Indian Agency
Whiteriver
Ariz
Strikes Expand Across U S From Shipyards To Copper Mills
AP reports new labor actions across the nation. AFL leaders threaten to lead pickets at San Francisco bay shipyards to press unions. Lorain Ohio submarine net tender work slowed by a wildcat strike. C G Hussey copper mill in Pittsburgh closes. Apollo Steel plant in Apollo Pennsylvania halts work on defense orders for 900 CIO members over wage demands and minimum scale increases.
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A.F.L. Metal Trades Council
A.F.L
C.I
San Francisco
Bay Shipyards
Culbert L. Olson
Lorain
American Shipbuilding Company
C. G. Hussey and Company
Pittsburgh
C.I.O
Apollo Steel Company
Apollo
National Defense
Weather outlook for Missouri Kansas and Oklahoma period
Considerable cloudiness with scattered showers or storms and cooler conditions in central and eastern areas tonight. Wednesday turns partly cloudy to cloudy with more showers or storms east and in the extreme south. Extended period May 20 to May 24 shows temperatures near to slightly below normal, a general falling trend midweek, and moderate to locally heavy rainfall from showers and thunderstorms in the first half.
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Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
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Strauss Brahms
Eric Wolff
Bach- Warren
Antonina Kammell
Mr. Wille Tv
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Tschaikowsky
Wander Shoes
Elinor 1
Remick
Warren Edward
Carl Loewe
Harry Burleigh
Betsy
Jacques Wolfe
Hangman
Harvey Enders
U. S
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Berlin
State Department
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hal Schumacher
Cliff Melton
New York Giants
Arky Vaughan
Schumacher
Melton
Danning
Klinger
Lopez
Brooklyn
Southwestern Bell
Pershing Rifles Unit
Lawrence Building, and Loan Association
Mass
Adv
Bruce
California
Associated Press
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