Czech Refugees in Hungary Face Peril and Deportation
Czech refugees in Hungary endure peril as Nazi pressure drives deportation threats from Bohemia and Moravia. A group of 48 in Budapest citadel accuse Gestapo influence of severe treatment while seeking neutral aid and French passports. Refugees fear death if sent back.
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Bohemia and Moravia
Germany
Budapest
Gestapo
Pierre Guerlets
Slovak Republic
Hungary
France
Guerlets
Foreign Office
Legation
California Floods Strain California Coast and Valleys
Northern and central California face three days of heavy rain as floods inundate vast areas. Rivers swell overflow farms and threaten cities while slides block rail and highways. Governor Olson orders National Guard to evacuate 70 families in Yolo County as legislature weighs a special session.
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San Francisco
California
National Guardsmen
C. Olson
Yolo County
Sacramento River
Beton flying boats damaged and sent back for repairs
London Captain Sara Balfour told the House of Commons that one of three Beton flying boats built for Britain’s trans Atlantic plan was damaged recently and another was sent back to the makers for mediation. They will be used when service starts in June.
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London
Sara Balfour
Air
House of Commons
Beton
Britain
Keynes Plan To Compel Savings For War Finance
Lord Hankey discussed a plan by economist JM Keynes to compel a portion of earnings saved for the war effort. The scheme aims to curb inflation, fund imports, and release blocked savings after the war, with voluntary alternatives still under consideration.
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London
Harkey
House of Lords
Keynes
Lord Hankey
Lord Stamp
Britain
Reich Offers Roumania a Nazi Mobilization Trade Pact
German plan reportedly promises Roumania safety of borders in exchange for vast increases in oil wheat and raw material shipments to the Reich. Roumanian cabinet weighs civil mobilization to back military efforts while Germany would push non aggression pacts with Hungary Bulgaria and Soviet Russia.
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Bucharest
Germany
Roumania
Reich
Roumanian
Hungary
Bulgary
Soviet Russia
Rousmania
Turk
War on Shipping Threat Hits Swedish Neutral Policy
Stockholm relief due to a statement by a merchant marine captain calling on the Swedish government and other neutral states to end the war against neutral shipping. The executive committee of the organization passed a resolution accusing neutrals of brutal destruction while loyally upholding trade pacts.
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Stockholm
Sweussn Asso
Soccer Gains Popularity in Java Nation
Soccer football grows rapidly in Java Nation with increasing participation and local clubs forming across multiple districts. Observers note rising youth involvement and broader media coverage driving popularity.
Norwegian Vessel Arnfinn Collides With Submarine
Survivors from the Norwegian ship Arnfinn recount a North Sea collision with a submarine. The submersible reportedly struck and its periscope was torn off as Arnfinn sank briefly then rode a heavy leak toward the coast. Lifeboats carried the crew after the damaged ship began flooding.
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Bergen
Norway
North Sea
Arnfinn
England
Britain buys Canadian aluminum surplus for war output
The supply ministry announced purchase of the entire portable surplus of the Aluminum Company of Canada for 1940 and 1941. Arrangements aim to boost Canada's aluminum production to near German levels, with the British Aluminum Company’s 1940 output included in the deal to support war needs at sea and on land.
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Canada
Britain
London
Supply Ministry
Aluminum Company of Canada
Germany
British Aluminum Company
German Prisoners Recaptured Near West Lothian
Two German sailors who escaped from an eastern Scotland internment camp were recaptured near West Lothian Scotland. Both men were sailors and had been held as internees.
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London
Scotland
West Lothian
Hull outlines postwar economic and political planning
Secretary of State Hull describes sending statements to all US representatives abroad to inform neutrals about postwar economic and political adjustments. He says talks cover preparations for reconstruction and warn against autarchy and totalitarianism, while noting initial favorable reactions from capitals. He declines details on specific plans or government responses.
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Washington
Hull
Roosevelt appointee leads British Volunteers to Finland
The Finnish aid bureau says Kermit Roe, son of a former president, has been named commander of British volunteers for Finland. Roe, who announced American citizenship last year, holds a British acting major rank and received commission from Finnish authorities.
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Mnit Roosevelt
Pre Roose
London
Kermit Roe
Th Velt
Finland
Roosevelt
Britain seeks Pacific contraband bases amid war traffic
London discusses establishing contraband control bases on the Canadian coast to monitor traffic from the United States and Pacific territories to Vladivostok. Britain reopened talks with Washington over rubber, tin, and copper exports. Parliament debates tighter economic blockade as some Russian goods reportedly reach Germany via Russia.
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London
Britain
Canada
United States
Washington
House of Commons
Gered
Pacific
Winston Churchill
Germany
Hong Kong
Singapore
Fiji
Russia
Iain
Finland
Ronald Cross
Cross
Vladivostok
Mexico
Phillipnes
Dutch East Indies
Plan to ship Hudson Bay route for Lundher lumber
The timber control board of Britain and Canadian railways consider routing British Columbia lumber via Hudson Bay to the United Kingdom. Canada and Britain discussed feasibility at a Board of Transport Commission hearing. Seaboard Lumber Sales and H R MacMillan Export Ltd win a 4,000,000 foot order for rail to the Atlantic coast for transshipment.
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Hudson Bay
Lundher
England
Ottawa
British Columbia
United Kingdom
Timber Control Board of Britain
Board of Transport Commission
Canada
British Timber Board
Seaboard Lumber Sales Limited
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