No. 3 Nazi Hess Prepared To Talk Report
May 24 dispatch reports Prime Minister Churchill will meet Rudolf Hess, the No. 5 Nazi who fled Germany in a stolen Messerschmitt. Hess is said to be describing conditions in Germany to British officials, with tension among Nazi leaders noted. Foreign Secretary Eden suggested Hess sought a plan to aid the German people, but found no viable option, leading to his flight and continued controversy.
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ONDON
Churchill
Rudolf Hess
Daily Mail
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A&A
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Glasgow
Scotland
Axis Push In rma A Axis Push In rma A Egypt Area Hurled Back
British headquarters announced Axis troops in the Egyptian frontier withdrew to original positions south and west of Salum after harassing British forces. The British command said about 40 miles were thrown back with Axis forces in retreat near Toorak and Salum area. Five Adis columns with 206 vehicles penetrated toward Berpt before retreating, with German and Italian units engaging and suffering losses as British airmen attacked during withdrawal.
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Toorak
Libve
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Amba Algi
Addis Ababa
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Yavelo
Tralian
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Soiai
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Sir Archibald PL Werell
army of the Nile
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Berlin Says Hess On Peace Mission
Berlin asserts Rudolf Hess planned to visit the Duke of Hamilton in Glasgow to seek peace. A spokesman said Hess aimed to mobilize a pacifist circle and did not intend to meet Churchill, calling his ideas a dangerous Messiah complex and noting the German government did not support or know of his plans. The claim ties Hess to Hamilton as like minded in pursuing European peace.
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Rudolf Hess
Duke of Hamilton
Glasgow
Hitler
Churchill
Hess
hoshilk
Scotland
Englin
HAMILTON
Census rules in the Canadian Arctic tracing kinship by mother
Northern census instructions set Eskimo and Indian ancestry to be traced through the mother. Tribal names listed include Agamint Smimun Hidnecx Un nuit Slaves Rabbi Sxins Crees Saulteaux. Enumeration starts June 2 with northern officers finishing in a few weeks. totals may be wireless forwarded to Ottawa.
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Ottawa
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northland
Te SMITHS AND JONESES
How Income Taxes Fall in the House of Commons
Ottawa March 14. Large income tax policy sparked debate in the House as 1941-42 budget rates were reviewed. Finance Minister Tsiey resisted calls by CCF and New Democracy for taxing all large incomes to a level below a decent standard of living, arguing higher incomes bear a heavier burden than lower ones.
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OTTAWA
House of Commons
Hitler’s Most Tasted Heutemant Flight Theories
The fragmentary notes discuss Nazi theories about Hitler’s trusted aide Heutemant. Claims include Hess quarrels, alleged hallucinations, and peace proposals attributed to early Nazi moves. Nazi sources hint at internal purges and factional splits beginning in 1932.
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Hitler
thes Hess
Extler
Terms disclosed on Vichy collaboration terms with Germany
The Petain government approved terms negotiated by Hitler and DarLAN presenting the United States with a fact of European cooperation to halt American entry into the war. The terms reportedly cover economic and political collaboration with Germany, with an official communique saying effects will be felt soon.
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Mar
Petain
Hitler
Jean Darlan
United States
Darian
Ammnister Ribbentrop
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa May 14 1939
In Ottawa on May 14 the House of Commons adopted a resolution to set aside next Friday for private bills after the Prime Minister altered the original Thursday plan. Conservative House Leader Hanson praised taxpayers for wartime income tax sacrifices and urged a detailed table of yields by salary brackets. M J Coldwell urged more precise classification of top incomes, noting international examples, while the debate touched on millionaire counts and postwar tax distributions.
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OTTAWA
Mackenze King
house of commons sedar
Hanson
house of commens
Isley
M. J. Coldweil
C.C.F. house
miinister
United States
Coldwell
Churchill Hess meeting to disclose Nazi secrets
London March 14. BBC said Hess writing and reading to craft a treatise of reasons. A Churchill Hess conference was planned to reveal vital Nazi military secrets. Hess, recovering from injuries, is in good spirits and listening to broadcasts while guarded. The BBC warned the Hess flight exposes internal Nazi strains and the German leadership.
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Rudolf Hess
British Broadcasting Corporation
Germany
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isler
Churchill
Hitler
BBC
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Scotland
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sil
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BEC
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Reich
Churchill-Hess
Church
Russia USSR showdown looms amid Hull meeting
Washington reports a near term US Soviet clash as State Secretary Hull is set to meet Soviet ambassador Gumansky in an afternoon session seen as raising tensions. Officials remain secret on purpose and timing amid growing export restriction pressure on Moscow.
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WASHINGTON
United States
Russia
Hull
Constantine Gumansky
Qumansky
S.T
Air minister refuses percentage of raid deaths
In the House of Commons Captain H H Balfour the under secretary for air declined to state the percentage of night raiders destroyed, saying such figures could not be in the public interest.
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LONDON
P. Cabte
H. H Balfour
air
house of commons
Navies Winant Plea in London on Shared Defense
United States ambassador John Winant told the English-speaking union that freedom loving peoples realize Britain is not fighting alone and destinies may hinge on naval efforts. He urged understanding that sinkings of American ships do not tell the full story and praised convoys and troop transports to the Middle East as proof of solidarity.
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LONDON
John Winant
United States
Great Britain
Britain
America
Middle East
Aberhart to Skip University Convocation Address
In Edmonton May 145 Premier Aberhart is not to deliver the convoc ation address at the University of Alberta on May 19 as per the latest word. University president Dr W J Kerr said a statement on the address is expected tomorrow and no honorary degrees will be conferred this year.
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EDMONTOS
Aberhart
University of Alberta
W. 3. Kerr
Kerr
senate
Former Detroit officials sentenced in vice conspiracy case
Detroit officials Duncan McCrea and Thomas Wilcox were convicted of conspiracy to protect vice and gambling in Wayne County while in office. They received four to ten five year terms and were fined $2,000 each.
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Duncan
McCrea
Sherif Thomas
Wilcox
Wayne county
ami
RAF raids Heligoland in daylight attack
Bombers of the Royal Air Force conducted a daylight raid on Heligoland in the German North Sea. The operation saw bombs and machine-gun fire from a few hundred feet, creating widespread confusion. Additional daylight strikes targeted shipping off Holland, France, and the St Nazaire area, with ships sunk or damaged. RAF fighters then attacked Ostend airfield as weather limited large-scale actions.
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Royal Air Force
Heligoland
North Sea
Holland
France
ime
St. Nazaire
Ostend
air ministry
Hamel
Part Greek Fleet Now At Alexandria
The BBC quoted a Commons announcement that several units of the Royal Greek navy arrived safely at Alexandria Egypt. The ships were described as extremely useful and modern vessels.
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LONDON
British Broadcasting Corporation today
house of commons
Alexandria
Egypt
BBC
Hess flights hints at secret rendezvous with Duke of Hamilton
May 14 dispatches report Rudolf Hess flew to Scotland seeking a peace negotiation with the Duke of Hamilton as British sources disclose. Also dated items note German officers in Syria and a Montreal wage hearing ending with a later findings date.
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Rudolf Hess
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Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
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Canadian National Railways
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A.P
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Thomas P. Sellacy
Colts Patent Fire Arms company
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Hamilton Field
San Francisco
Hickam Field
Oahu
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