British and Iraq clash near Habbaniyah airbase
British and Iraq troops clashed around Habbaniyah airport with fighting continuing through the day. An Iraqi force near the British base issued a provocative warning against flights or troop movements under threat of bombardment while reinforcing and firing on a British cantonment. The statement notes some Iraqis oppose Rashid Ali Gailani and would welcome a return to friendly relations.
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London
Iraq
Habbaniyah
Baghdad
Middle East
Mabbaniyah
Rashid Ali Gailay
British Broadcasting Corporation
Tobruk Defenses Hold as British Navy Supports Counterattack
British counter attack cost Axis 11 tanks and numerous casualties in Tobruk outer defences. Fighting continued in other sectors around the Libyan port as London notes stronger Axis pressure. Salam near the Egyptian border saw British patrols seize one German gun. Rome reports intensified Axis bombardment of Tobruk.
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Cairo
Tobruk
Middle East
London
Salam
Greece
Archibald Wavell
Rome
King Peter Had Hectic Journey Through Middle East
A source describes King Peter during a wartime escape from Yugoslavia. German and Italian air forces harried his flight while an Italian Savoia was used for the last leg, before British escort signaled safety. Disputed details place the journey near Beirut and Jerusalem with an air attack killing an unidentified cabinet member.
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Middle East
Peter
Yugoslavia
Spanard
Savoia
Vichy
Beirut
Lebanon
Jerusalem
Athens
Weather Records and Market Notes From Local Chronicle
The day reached a 79 degree high with warm weather expected to continue for a day or two. April's high was 40 on the 30th, with a 27 degree low on the 3rd. rainfall totaled 0.68 inch and 251.45 hours of sun in the thirty day period. Sugar prices are not rising, as wholesalers note the Ottawa budget tax shift was absorbed. Housewives may continue canning and preserving this summer.
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Ottawa
Beck
Scarcer and Younger Waitresses in Melbourne
Australian papers note a manpower shift with waitresses growing scarcer and younger as many join munition works.
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Melbourne
Australia
Ghost town fears hit Medicine Hat as market stalls empty
City shoppers note eggs priced at two for 35 cents while spring work keeps farmers away. Third street near Granada Hall clears as Harvard House of Flowers prepares a move. Out-of-town visitors see empty storefronts sparking talk Medicine Hat is deteriorating. A 40 minute CPR delay and two freight derailments at Gleichen caused minor disruption with no injuries.
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Third Street
Harvard House of Flowers
Sixth Avenue
Medicine Hat
Youngster Dies in Farmyard Shot Incident Near Ponolka
Royal Canadian Mounted Police report Daniel Williams, 14, was killed on his farm eight miles east of Ponolka when a shotgun discharged as he removed it from a granary wall. No inquest will be held.
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Ponolka
Alta
C.P
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Daniel Williams
Here
C C F Motion Defeated in Ottawa Parliament
In Ottawa on May 2 the House of Commons defeated by 134 to 40 a C C F amendment to the Conservative motion to go into committee on the estimates. The vote showed Liberal opposition largely against the C C F proposal, with A W Neill voting with the government and Mr Leader among Liberals voting for the C C F amendment.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
C.C.F
House
A. W. Neill
Ind
Comox-Alberni
Harry Leader
Portage la Prairie
Neill
W. Neill
Comox
Alberni
Hanson
New Democracy
Chicago and Brooklyn Beat, Ten Run Showdowns
In a National League day of heavy scoring Chicago tallies 34 runs on 11 hits with Lee and McCullough leading Wolcott Wyatt Owen in a rout over Brooklyn 7 runs in a late rally. St Louis loses to Philadelphia 4 to 2 as Krist Mancuso Prodhrany Warren drive the score.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Lee
McCullough
Wyatt
Owen
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Krist
Mancuso
Prodhrany
Warren
New Crises in Middle East Hit British Interests
Associated Press reports renewed British concerns in North Africa and Iraq as Tobruk fights resume and Basra air-base access hinges on Iraqi troop withdrawals near Dhibban. Iraq, led by Gailani, is described as leaning toward the Axis, raising London tensions and possible policy responses.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Britain
North Africa
Iraq
Balkans
Basra
Tobruk
Libyan
Suez Canal
Nile
Gailani
Dhibban
Lake Habbaniyah
Bombers Hit Den Helder Submarine Base and Merseyside Docks
British air raids scored direct hits on a Den Helder submarine base power station barracks and other buildings. Docks at Breasts were bombed. A Nazi raid on Liverpool's Merseyside docks caused some damage but the government said casualties would likely be small as weather disrupted further attacks.
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London
den Heldre
Holland
Air Ministry
Merseyside
Liverpool
Channel
Planes Feared for Britain Line Up With Lend Lease
Washington May 2 A P Jesse H Jones announced a substantial number of airplanes from airlines and private owners will be turned over to the government within the next three days for allocation to Britain and other democracies under the lend lease act. He refused to give figures on planes or types. He said airline officials and private owners have indicated willingness to comply with the request.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Britain
Jones
Roosevelt
Miners Parade in Coleman Pays May Day Tribute
Miners from five Crew's Nest mining towns gathered in Coleman Alta to celebrate May Day with a monster parade and speeches on unity by District 18 United Mine Workers officials. Tom Uphill Labour M.L.A. for Fernie B C also spoke, with attendees from Blaimore Bellevue Maple Leaf Michael and Fernie.
Ex King Carol Leaves Lisbon on U S Ship
Former King Carol of Romania sailed from Lisbon today aboard the United States ship Excambion. He was accompanied by Mme. Magda Lu pescu and Ernést Urdareanu former court chamberlain, with Romanian sources suggesting the trio were likely headed to Cuba.
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Berne
Carol of Romania
Lisbon
United States
Excambion
Mme
Magda
Lupescu
Ernést
Urdareanu
Cuba
Increase Bacon Price To Conserve Supplies
Ottawa reports the bacon board raises export price by 1 per 100 pounds to deter U S hog shipments and curb domestic consumption. Grade A Wilt ship sides rise to 17.10 per 100 pounds with new terms effective May 2, aiming to shift supplies away from the United States and stabilize markets.
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Ottawa
G.P
Bacon Board
United States
United Kingdom
Britain
Heir to Grey and Ho wick titles Enlists with Canadian Troops
Gunner Albert Harry George Campbell Grey, heir presumptive to the earldom of Grey and viscountcy of Ho wick, is among the latest Canadian troops to reach England. Born in Ottawa he is the first titled family member born outside England in 700 years. He returned from Canada to enlist after war began.
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Grey
Howick
Gunner Albert Harry George Campbell Grey
England
Ottawa
Canada
Army of Nile Reequiped as Expeditionary Force Arrives
Cairo reports new war materiel pouring into Africa to replace losses in Greece. Gen. Wavell reorganizes for any German move. troops from Greece, Australia, New Zealand, and Britain prepare defense of the Middle East. Blamey cites 43,000 rescued from Greece with casualty estimates uncertain.
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Greece
Cairo
Africa
Archibald Wavell
Mediterranean
Italian East Africa
Middle East
Melbourne
Thomas Blamey
Percy Spender
Water irrigation plans debated for St Mary Milk rivers
A federal committee and Alberta advisory panel met at the Dominion Experimental Farm near Lethbridge to discuss developing the St Mary and Milk rivers for irrigation. Reclamation engineer Victor Meek chaired with local supporters presenting statements as sessions run toward Friday completion and a tour of irrigated areas planned.
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Lethbridge
Alta
St. Mary
Milk
Alberta
Alberta Advisory Committee
Victor Meek
Dominion Experimental Farm
Wheat Board to Accept All 1940 Wheat From West
Ottawa May 2 The Wheat Board expects to accept all 1940 wheat delivered by Western farmers before July 31 the crop year end despite storage problems Trade Minister MacKinnon said after discussions with Board officials in Winnipeg He had just returned from the West.
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Ottawa
Canada
Wheat Board
MacKinnon
Board
Winnipeg
Beaverbrook Named State Minister in Churchill Cabinet
Lord Beaverbrook, Canadian born Minister of Aircraft Production, was named Minister of State in a move seen as making him virtually deputy prime minister and likely directing wartime economic policy. J T C Moore-Brabazon becomes Minister of Aircraft Production. Leathers heads both Shipping and Transport Ministries under Wartime Communications. Ronald Cross moves to Australia as British high commissioner.
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London
C.P
Lor Beaverbrook
Britain
Lord Beaverbrook
Churchill
Geece
Libya
J.T. C. Moore-Brabazon
Frederick James Leathers
Ministry of Shipping
Ronald Cross
Australia
Frederick Montague
Llewellin
Menzies Urges U S War Aid On A Great Scale
London May 2 Prime Minister Robert Menzies called for American military support on a great scale saying we cannot fight this war in an amateur way. He told a press conference that American help, if effective, must be on a great scale to shorten the war.
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London
C.P
Robert G. Menzies
Australia
United States
Farewell to Departed RAF Comrades at Hillside Cemetery
Two airmen from No. 34 S.F.T.S. RAF, Flying Officer A. F. M. Maclean and LAC Walton, were laid to rest in Hillside cemetery Soldiers' Plot with full air force honors after a private funeral. An escort of 36, firing party of 13, and attending party of 67 attended. The ceremony included a Last Post, Reveille, and individual salutes from officers. Citizens from Medicine Hat attended in respect to the deceased.
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R.A.F
Hillside
Maclean
SAC
Walton
A. F. M. Maclean
Lac. BE. Walton
No. 34
S.fts
Soldiers
Hillside Cemetery
Holsom
a/t
Guard of Honor
S/L
A. R. Bradshaw
Sgt. Connors
Pte. Grande
S.A.R. Bogie
S.F.T.S
D. A. Gibson
O.G
Airforce
Medicine Hat
F/O Maclean
Lac. Walton
Zeppelins Raid Northeast England and Scotland. War States
On May 2 1916 Zeppelins raided northeast England and southeast Scotland while French troops advancing from Salonika occupied Phiorina in western Macedonia. A British submarine sank a Turkish transport in the Sea of Marmora signaling ongoing World War I actions.
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England
Scotland
Salonika
Phiorina
Macedonia
Sea of Marmora
Inquest Reveals Disquieting Evidence In Plane Collision
Coroner cites disquieting evidence in the LAC Girdier crash at Melbourne. The collision involved two Royal Australian Air Force planes. Girdier apparently was allowed to fly without a parachute.
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Melbourne
Lac
Girdier
R.A.A.F
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