Axis push to Tobruk tightens in Libyan desert
AXIS thrusts deep into Libyan desert near Tobruk are reported by the RAF and British communiques. Rommel's German Italian armored units drive toward Tobruk as bombings wreck transport and airfields. RAF planes shoot down 12 enemy aircraft while losing four, while Axis four main columns clash with British defenses near Bir Hacheim and Ain El Gazala.
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Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
AIRO
Egypt
Tobruk
Erwin Rommel
El] Adem
Bir Hacheim
El Adem
Ain El Gazala
R.A.F
Libya
FOUR MALY
London
Lewis ousts Murray as UM W vice president
John L. Lewis, head of the Miners, dismissed Philip Murray from the post of vice president of the United Mine Workers, a $18,000 yearly job, after a 17 to 1 vote by the UM W executive board. Murray’s seat was declared vacant and John O Leary of Pittsburgh appointed to replace him. A spokesman said Murray effectively vacated the post by joining the Steel Workers Union as a salaried reader.
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WASHINGTON
John L. Lewis
Philip Murray
CILC
United Mine Workers
Lewis
UM.W
John O'Leary
Wittsburgh
Murray
Steelworkers’ Union
Prussia Raided Berlin Report From German Broadcasts
May 23.4/71 reports from DNB say enemy planes bombed East Prussia last night. The news agency claims two raiders were shot down.
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BERLIN
East Prussia
DNB
Mussolini Faces Economic Collapse Amid War Stance
The piece reports Mussolini’s fear of domestic economic breakdown as inflation rises and bank solvency is questioned. It notes a rumored loss of public confidence in Italian loans, signs of financial strain, and the risk to his dictatorship if economic troubles deepen.
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Duce
Hitler
MUSSOLINI
Fuehrer
France
Anis
Mussolina
Italy
Otjana Free Press
Parliamentary News Bulletins Ottawa May 28 War insurance debate halts
In Ottawa on May 28 the house discussed a proposed war damage insurance bill for armed forces. T. L. Church urged coverage for service members, but a procedural rule halted further debate. Fishermen and crops insurance were raised as concerns with alternatives suggested. Mackenzie signaled a future comment on Winnipeg speech about conscription money. Labor Minister Mitchell declined to accept a noted strategic training proposal.
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C.P
house
af commons
T. L. Church
Con
Toronto- Broadview
commons banking and commerce
Church
Canada
Hanson
Vien
Howard Green
Vancouser
Green
United Kingdom
United States
ermen
Earl Howe
Dufferin Simese
E. E. Perley
Qu‘Appelle
MACKENZIE
house of commons
Winniper
Winnipeg
Canadian Legion
Legion
goernment
Labor
Mitchel
alw haze authority
Air Attacks Considered Inevitable by War Secretary
War Secretary Henry Stimson said the war department regards a Japanese air raid on the United States as inevitable as a response to Tokyo and other cities. He noted preparations for a major offensive and stated an attack on the east coast is not inconceivable, though he did not address Axis partners.
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WASHINGTON
Henry Stimson
war department
United States
Tokyo
army
Stimson
Japan
Brabazon Attacks RAF Policy In Bombing Debate
Lord Brabazon, pioneer airman and ex-minister, declared bombing alone will not win the war in a Wilbur Wright memorial lecture for the Royal Aeronautical Society. He called bombing attacks on Germany a luxury as British and United States air chiefs plan the war's largest bombing operations.
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LONDON
Lord Brabazon
Royal Air Force
Wilbur Wright
Royal Aeronautical Society
United States
Germany
Allied command reports destroying 200 Jap planes in six weeks
Allied Headquarters in Australia reports at least 200 Japanese aircraft have been knocked out or damaged in the six weeks since General MacArthur assumed command. A review of 41 communiques shows 194 enemy planes specifically accounted for, with many more implied as direct hits in dispatches.
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ALLIED
Australia
C.P
Dourlax MacArthur
conmmard
Bringing War Closer Home
In Montreal on May 26 wartime reports reveal tea rationing risks as Mrs Brieler finds iron shrapnel in a purchased half pound of tea. The piece came from a cargo shelled at sea, illustrating enemy action reaching domestic life through everyday goods.
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MONTREAL
Ernie Brieler
Toronto
Briefer
carea
Mazi Armies Give Ground in Ukraine Battles
Moscow dispatch reports German forces forced to retreat in both Izyum Barvenkova and Kharkov sectors as Soviet counter offenses tighten. Front lines claim Germans dig in on new lines while Russians advance from fortified positions near Kharkov after fierce overnight fighting.
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HENRY
CASSIDY
Associated Press
MOSCOW
Izyum
Kharkov
RAF Pounds Italian City Raids Hit Messina and Sicily
From Italian broadcasts May 28 the Sicilian city of Messina was bombed last night in a second raid. British planes attacked in waves with no civilian casualties reported. Bombs also fell near Catania and Syracuse with no major damage. Five raiders were claimed shot down. A fascist plane reportedly torpedoed a 2000 ton armed vessel in the eastern Mediterranean. outcome unclear. In Libya, British forces suffered losses as 13 enemy planes were shot down amid pounding yesterday. Tobruk airfields and rear installations were attacked with claimed success.
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ROME
Messina
high command
Catania
Syracuse
Sicily
jos
Fascist plane was claimed to have torpedoe ‘an armenrmy
Mediterranean
Labya
Tobruk
enemsy
lres
Legion Opens Ranks to Britons Enlisting Anywhere in Empire
Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League delegates at Winnipeg amended the constitution to admit any British person who enlisted in active forces anywhere and received an honorable discharge. The move clarifies eligibility for veterans of the current war, removing the former requirement to have served in past wars of the Empire.
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LEGION
EMPIRE
WINNIPEG
Canadian Legion of the
British Empire Service League
No Surprise To Chajoult In Quebec Assembly
In the Quebec legislative assembly Liberal member Chajoult of Lothiniere said he was not surprised to hear the Dominion department of justice planned to take action against him under Defence of Canada Regulations. He commented on Ottawa's announcement that proceedings would follow a Montreal St James Market speech two weeks earlier.
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QUEBEC
C.P
Rear. Chajoult
Quebec legislative assembly
Lothiniere
Domini jon department of justice
Defence of Canada
Ottawa
Montreal St James
Chaloul
Old Tires Salvage Drive In Innisfail Ala
About 600 old tires were rolled into Innisfail public school basements after a one week drive by first eight grades and car area students. The event drew hundreds of rubber items including hot water bottles and other rubber goods. Judges from the school board and local officials praised the effort and awarded a holiday to the winning grade while the drive continued with pupils bringing in rubber items.
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INNISFAIL
Ala
gozen pubre
cape
fone
C Greene
O Lungren
W FP
Careallen
Fox
ch.oor
Andren wall
Swagger Stick Returns to Ottawa Army Dress
Ottawa dispatch notes new orders allow soldiers to carry swagger sticks off duty while in mer informal walking out uniforms. They must not carry sticks in battledress. The policy outlines when the accessory is permitted and when it is restricted.
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OTTAWA
Submarines Sunk Japanese Ships in Western Pacific
The navy department says U S submarines in the western Pacific sank two large auxiliary ships and two medium cargo ships, with one heavy cruiser damaged. The actions, not tied to Coral Sea, bring total Japanese ships sunk to 44, probably sunk 13, and 12 damaged.
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WASHINGTON
navy department
United States
western Pacific
Bridges Ordered Deported U S Bridges Ordered Deported
Washington May 4 7 Attorney General Francis Biddle on day ordered deportation of Harry R Bridges west coast leader of the Congress of Industrial Organizations reversing the board of immigration appeals which had canceled the proceedings on Jan 2 Toronto May 23 Senator J W de B Parts Vancouver has been elected a director of Famous Players Canadian Corporation Limited succeeding Toschother Farris who resigned after appointment as chief justice of British Columbia Supreme Court Edmonton May 8 Resolution urging lending institutions to offer loans under the national housing act to Edmonton residents passed by 60 members of the Edmonton Real Estate association
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WASHINGTON
Francis Biddle caday
Hany R. Bridges
Congress of Industries Organizations
board of immigration appeals
TORONTO
J. W. de B. Parts
Vancouver
Famous Players Canadian Corporation Limited
toschother
cntell
EDMONTON
Alberta
national house
alleens of
Edmonton Real Estate association
Mexico at War With Axis Powers, War Declarations Imminent
Mexico City reports official stance that Mexico is at war with Axis nations, with a formal declaration forthcoming. Berlin boasts 14 ships sunk totaling 96,000 tons in Arctic battles, plus damage to 18 merchant ships and one destroyer on supply routes to Russia. New Zealand warns of possible Japanese raids, while Tokyo’s allies pursue broader attacks. Senate tax pacts with provinces move forward in GTVIA. Mayor Lewis re-elected Canadian Federation president as conferees meet. Brazilian war planes claim three Avis marines attacked. Major league baseball scores shift as Yankees beat Phillies, Dodgers top Beamon, and Cubs-Nats contest ends.
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BERLIN
high command
Arctic
Rusia
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