Viceroy and Troops Yield at Amba Alaji in Ethiopia
The Duke of Aosta viceroy of Ethiopia and his 9,000 troops surrendered to British forces at Amba Alaji 280 miles northeast of Addis Ababa. Italian commander cited food and water shortages, with resistance ending at the fortress as soldiers were allowed to keep pistols and receive honors on departing. British estimates put total colonial troops and Italians at 35,000 to 38,000. fighting continues in Imma and Goodar. The surrender followed British trapping of the duke’s army. terms accepted by Aosta were not disclosed.
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Aleji
Goa
350 000 Men Ask Increase Basic Rates
Five major United States railroad operating unions announce a national campaign for a 30 percent raise in all basic pay rates. The move comes as labor tensions rise across the industry and reflects broader economic pressures on workers amid wartime production orders.
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CHICAGO
A.P
United States
Early Agreement on Alaska Highway Expected
Congressman Warren G. Magnuson said in a Washington interview that talks with Canada on constructing the Alaska international highway will start after instructions are sent to Ottawa. He quoted Secretary Hull as pledging the State Department will press for an agreement between the United States and Canada on the proposed Kish ee Wokse route.
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SEATTLE
Mar
Warren G. Magnuson
Post-Intelligencer
Washington, D.C
Canada
Alaska
Left Hand Corner on wartime trouser cuffs policy
The St Thomas Times Journal reports wartime economy driving trousers to drop cuffs deeming them useless fashion. A London report notes cuffs save cloth, estimating 60 million pairs of cuffs saved if 20 million men and boys each have three pairs. Continued on Page Four.
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RAF Blasts Axis Bases As Torpedoed Ship Saved
May 19 report from Suncay indicates eighty seven crew members of a British freighter reache here after their ship was torpedoed off the Irish coast. All hands were saved.
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Bombers Hit Kiel Emden and Cherbourg Areas
Royal Air Force bombers damaged shipyards at Kiel and raided Emden last night, with Cherbourg docks also attacked. Aerial losses included two British Wadi raiders shot down and a Nazi bomber downed off an east coast town.
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Vichy Germany agree to return 100000 French POWs
A Vichy communique says Germany will immediately repatriate about 160000 non commissioned officers and soldiers from 1800000 French prisoners. Plans study for return and possible access to reserved zones. Paris re unoccupied zone rumors denied. new arrangements anticipated.
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France
Belgium
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BERLIN
Hull declares must find way to win in Atlantic
Washington May 7 The Axis seeks world domination Secretary Hull said the United States must ensure Britain can resist and receive adequate supplies. He offered no methods, but asserted that whatever steps are necessary will be taken to defend the Atlantic and secure cargoes.
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WASHINGTON
Cornell Hull
United States
Great Britain
Axis Abandon Tobruk Fight
British forces still hold Salam an Egyptian village near the Libyan frontier an official source said today Nazis had claimed retaking it after losing ground. The Libyan battle continues with British desert forces in North Africa as reports move to Page Three.
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C.P.i
Salam
EDWARD KENNEDY
Associated Press
NORTH AFRICA
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa March 190
Parliament will adjourn not prorogue when the present sitting ends. The St Lawrence Waterway treaty may come up for ratification before summer. King said the French situation is not a matter for Canada to decide alone and urged restraint. He noted care over St Pierre Miquelon and said no Vichy embassy exists in Ottawa. Alternative tax concerns provinces with parallel taxes to income tax.
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iacKenzie King
house of commons
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Vichy
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Toronto- Broadview
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Howard Green
Vancouver South
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Canada reports 50th casualty list in Ottawa
May 19. Death of seven members of the Canadian Active Stingers reported from the army’s 50th casualty loss of the war. Total army dead and missing reported since war began reach 322.
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OTTAWA
Sikorski Returns to Britain After Scotland Visit
Gen. Wladyslaw Sikorski arrives in London to confer with Allied leaders on Poland's war effort. The Polish prime minister and commander in chief traveled from Scotland in a US-built bomber and plans to brief Prime Minister Churchill on his mission tomorrow.
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Scotland
Sikorski
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Poland
Churchill Geralis
Auctioneers Meet Calgary in Memorial Hall Session
Over fifty Geleraies attended the morning session of the Alberta Auctioneers Association in Memorial Hall Calgary this morning.
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Alberta Auctioneers association
Memorial Hall
Syria Seen as Possible Focus of Middle East Hostilities
British planes renewed attacks on German aircraft at Syrian airfields as Turkey urges Britain to press for full occupation of Syria. Vichy French high commissioner issues manifesto against Britain. Fighting in Iraq around Basra and Habbeniyah airport intensifies amid reports of German and Italian aircraft joining local clashes. The piece notes Syria could become a key route for German reinforcements and a strategic area for British operations.
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DON GILBERT
Middle East
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Iraq
Rashid Ali
India
Basra
Persian Gulf
Habbanivah
Syrie
Russo-Chinese Trade Agreement Extended to Moscow Exchange
The Chungking government announced a prolongation of the 20 agreement with Moscow for an exchange of goods between China and Russia. Russia will supply arms and ammunition in return for raw materials. The broadcast was heard on NBC.
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British Broadcasting Corporation
Chungking
Moscow
China
Russia
NBC
Wheat acreage cut despite dry spring in Southern Alberta
Despite a dry spring, crop prospects are favorable in Southern Alberta with adequate subsoil moisture though surface soil is dry in many areas. Rain in May is needed. germination is good and fields of spring wheat reach about five inches. Seeding is two to three weeks earlier than usual and almost finished. The federal policy reducing wheat acreage likely lowers area to 20 23 percent with more land diverted to coarse grains.
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Jane
Duke of Spoleto Named King of Croatia in Axis State
In a brief ten minute ceremony in Rome on May 19, King Victor Emmanuel named his 11 year old cousin the Duke of Spoleto as ruler of the Axis created state of Croatia. The boy becomes King Aimene and will wear the crown of Zronimir after the ceremony.
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Croatia
Sandar
Victor Emmanuel
Duke
Spoleto
Aimene
Zronimir
Missionaries Missing When Vessel Sunk
The Zamzam, an 8,299 ton Egyptian steamship carrying 201 passengers including 120 Americans and British American ambulance drivers, sank in the South Atlantic between Recife and Cape Town en route from New York to Alexandria. The fate of most aboard remains unknown with captain missing and no cause disclosed.
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Zamzam
South Atlantic
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Recife
Pernambuco
Brazil
Cape Town
South Africa
Alexandria Navigation Company
London
Zamzem
William Gray Smith
United States
central Africa
Vichy May Try To Regain African Colonies
Vichy information office said the administration is ready to begin efforts to reclaim African colonies that have fallen to General De Gaulle s Free French forces. Edmonton bans theatre permits. The U.S. House passed a big shipping bill funding 550000 tons of naval auxiliaries for 350 million dollars. Alberta may raise petroleum royalties from crown lands beyond 10 percent.
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Vichy information office
Charles De Gaulle
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OTTAWA
J.R. C. Berkinshaw
Priorities
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Edmonton
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