Armed Forces Strengthening Plans Shield Britain
Britain plans a major military overhaul with Sir Edmund Fulmund named inspector general overseas forces. General Kirke to coordinate territorial air raid precautions while Gibraltar appoints new commander Clive Liddell. A new statistics branch will track military needs as leaders from Britain, France, Poland, Turkey, and Portugal discuss joint autumn maneuvers.
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Bri Tain
War Office
Sir Edmund
Sier Kirke
Aialson
Fumund
Poland
Turkey
Rus
Moraiss Sarmento
Fulmund
Gibraltar
Famund
Russia
Clive Liddell
HA. Fortington
Leslie Hore-Belis
Territorial Army
Hitler
Napoleon
Rush For Church Seats In Hyde Park For Royal Visit
In Hyde Park New York hundreds press for worship with King George and Queen Elizabeth at St James Episcopal Anglican on June 11. Rev Frank Wilson cut phone service during meals to save time for parishioners and their guests. About 250 eligible members seek seats while many others hope to attend along a red carpeted aisle for royal and presidential parties.
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Hyde Park
N.Y
King George
Queen Elizabeth
St James Episcopal
Defence Exercises London Will Start June 19
The home office announced the first large scale passive defence drill in London set for June 19. It will cover the Chelsea area with sirens signaling a 15 minute exercise. All trams pedestrians and vehicles will stop and people must run to the nearest air raid shelter.
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London
Hom
Chelsea
Memorial Day Observances Across the United States
The nation marked Memorial Day with ceremonies at Gettysburg and Arlington, and a New York parade with the Coldstream Guards band. A wreath drop honored 26 Navy men aboard the sunken submarine Squalus. President Roosevelt enjoyed a day of rest at Hyde Park.
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Washington
United States
Gettysburg
Arlinga National Cemetery
New York
New Hampshire
Coast Guard
Roosevelt
Hyde Park Hall
Riverside Drive
Coldstream Guards
Australian envoy plan to open diplomatic service
Prime Minister Robert Menzies reaffirms a Lyons era plan to create an Australian diplomatic service with legations in Washington and Tokyo. He announced on April 27 that the new department will be established and functioning within the year.
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Canberra
Australia
Robert Menzies
Joseph Lyons
Menzies
Washington
Tokyo
Oper
Department
Segregation Clash Strains South Africa India Ties
An attempt to impose segregation on fast Indians in Transvaal prompts a grave problem in British Commonwealth relations. Analysts warn diplomatic rifts may emerge between South Africa and India, risking broader fallout.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
British Commonwealth Ofations
South Africa
India
Boy saves girl after touching charged conduit pipe
A nine year old Ralph Wood received praise for saving Phyllis Batchelor ten when she touched an electrically charged conduit while burying a dead sparrow. Ralph used a box in a failed attempt to knock his playmate free from the live pipe ending in a breakage of the conduit and a dangerous incident.
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Winnipeg
Ralph Wood
Phyllis Batchelor
Ralph
Chancellor Rutherford Re-Elected by Acclamation
Alberta’s first premier Fadmonton Hon A C Rutherford was re elected as chancellor of the University of Alberta for the past 12 years, by acclamation in the senate nominations. GB Taylor, assistant registrar, announced the result as the post will be filled every four years and has now been held for three terms by Dr Rutherford.
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Fadmonton
A. C. Rutherford
Alberta
University of Alberta
GB Taylor
Rutherford
Arab High Committee Rejects British Palestine State Plan
The Beirut based Arab Higher Committee rejected the British plan to establish Palestine as an independent state within ten years. It demanded convening a constituent assembly to draft a constitution for Palestine and accelerate creation of a full framework without waiting for the transition period to end.
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Beirut
Arab High Committee
Palestine
Estate of The Duke of Connaught Offers Riviera Home for Sale
The Duke of Connaught, great uncle of the King and former governor general of Canada, offers his Cap Ferrat Riviera residence Les Bruyeres for sale. The property sits at Cap Ferrat where he spent most winters until recent years.
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Don the Duke of Connaught
Canada
Riviera
Les Bruyeres
Cap Ferrat
Fairbridge Farm Schools trust for Prince of Wales school
An anonymous member of parliament formed a trust of 23400 to honor the visit of the King and Queen to Canada. The funds are directed toward the Prince of Wales school near Duncan in British Columbia.
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London
Fairbrdge Farm
Prince of Wales School
Duncan
B.C
Canada
German Film Return Request Denied by Quebec Authorities
Quebec premier announced that a German request to return a film seized by provincial police in Montreal was refused. He cited ongoing court action, noting Nazism and Bolshevism share religious persecution, and stated there is no room for either in Quebec. The German consul sought the Nazi film’s return but was informed it could not be granted.
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Quebec
Montreal
Duplessis
Germans greet veterans returning from Spain in Hamburg
Germany welcomed home 4500 soldiers who served in Spain during the Civil War era. Berlin announced a non aggression pact with Denmark as Joachim von Ribbentrop signed the accord in a brief ceremony. Field Marshal Goering represented Hitler in Hamburg while Danish envoy Herluff Zahle signed for Denmark.
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Berlin
Germany
Denmark
Paul
Yugoslavia
Goering
Hitler
Hamburg
Spain
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Herluff Zahle
Queen Considers Owning Island in Strait of Juan de Fuca
Report describes Queen seeking to buy an island in the Straits of Juan de Fuca between Victoria and Vancouver. She discussed possibilities with Captain HE Neuen of the Prince Robert, who transported Their Majesties from the province capital to Vancouver. A tentative idea floated that if available the property could be deeded to the Crown. Government heads are expected to discuss the proposal if Her Majesty wishes to own a large fir-covered island that beautifies the strait.
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Vancouver
Straits of Juan de Fuca
Victoria
HE. Neuen
Prince Robert
King George Expresses Thanks For RCMP Services During Visit
Vancouver King George thanked Commissioner ST Wood of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for RCMP service during the royal visit. He praised the force as famous worldwide and noted pride in being honorary commissioner. He called Regina barracks the training ground of the splendid body maintaining Canada’s great traditions.
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King George
Vancouver
ST. Wood
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RCMP
Regina
Canada
Iceberg Movement Forces Southward Atlantic Route Caution
The United States Navy and Coast Guard urged North Atlantic vessels to reroute far south of typical lanes due to an unusual southward shift in the iceberg field. The hydrographic office notes an unprecedented movement as bergs travel deeper south than a century of observations.
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United States Navy Department and
Coastguard
Atlantic
Navy
Hydrographic Office
Ald
Memorial Day Weekend Death Toll Rises Across U S
Casualties climbed during the four day Memorial Day period with hundreds reported dead in traffic accidents and drownings. The toll included at least 372 lives nationwide and more than 250 deaths during the three day holiday last year with highway crashes and drownings contributing to the total.
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New York
United States
Molotov Speech Signals Potential Shift in Soviet Policy
London observers report Vyacheslav Molotov’s Moscow address as signaling a hard bargain but also genuine interest in stopping aggression and joining an Anglo French Russian front. While some doubt Soviet earnestness, the speech could influence tripartite talks and internal policy, delaying final settlement yet offering a path to accord.
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London
Vyacheslav Moft
Moscow
Press Association
Siplomatic
Molotov
Russia
Paris
Daily Telegraph 1 Tives
Molotoff
Jewish arrests and transit shutdown in Jerusalem tensions
British authorities arrested a number of Jews in Jerusalem and suspended all urban bus services of the Jewish Common Transport Company after shootings and disorders in the Triplex district. Executive members of the Revisionist movement led by Dr David Burkapan were detained. In Haifa a military court condemned a Christian, Khalil Trehim Khourry, to death for killing a Jewish policeman on March 30.
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Jerusalem
Jewish Common Transport Company
Traxy
David Burkapan
Revisionsty
Haifa
Khalil Trehim Khourry
Royal Train Exhibition Proposed by MP in Commons
A suggestion was made in the House of Commons by A A Heaps to put the royal train on a public exhibition tour across Canada during the royal visit to allow Canadians to inspect the carriages used by the King and Queen. Transport Minister CD Howe said the train uses standard equipment with minor enhancements and the cost to government was mainly painting and refurnishing. The decision on post tour use would rest with the railways.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Wnipeg North
CD. Howe
Armament Cost Seen Threatening Lower Income Hunger
General John C. Winant, director of the International Labor Office, warned that the armament race may cause actual starvation among lower income groups. He said rearmament cannot be sustained at the current rate without absorbing too much of the national income. This month the Bank for International Settlements estimated world arms costs at $1,061,000,140 per month.
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John C. Winant
International Labor Office
Bank For International Settlements
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Vse
Brard
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A. Diplomatic Service
Fairbridge Farm Schools
Ignace Paderewski
Athertan
Mussolini
Europe
Signor Mussolini
Turin
R.c.msp
Iceberg Menace
Railways
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