Nazi Bombers Pound Belfast and Liverpool
An unidentified plane bombed Carthage Hill in County Donegall and Belfast last night causing widespread damage to homes, businesses, and industry. Liverpool faced a fourth straight night of raids with authorities reporting heavy property damage but fewer casualties than feared. The German high command claimed Belfast convulsions including fires on ships and aircraft plants.
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Dublin
C.P
Carthage Hill
County Donegall
Belfast
Liverpool
Berlin
Commanders All Crete Forces CANFIA Crete May 5
Maj gen B C Freyberg VC appointed commander in chief of the Allied forces in Crete. Emmanuel Tsouderos announces the appointment in an order to Crete officers. A Royal Air Force report says British planes shot down Nazi raiders over Crete as Germany begins a major attack on Greece.
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Canfia
Crete
Majsen
B.C. Freyberg
V.C
New Zealand
Emmanuel Tsouderos
Canea
George I
Greece
Athens
Cairo
Royal Air Force
Tufts and ranchers clash over land valuation amid removals
Farmers in the British block area challenge government value assessments as they face removal policies. A cabinet minister is not cited. Dust storms sweep city with 44 mph wind at ten. A car fire at Golden Valley farm caused by a leaking carburetor damaged the vehicle. An unrelated note mentions a woodpecker near RCMP barracks and termites in nearby trees.
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Bert LaMursa
Golden Valley
Selassie Nears His Capital in Return to Ethiopian Throne
Haile Selassie advanced toward Addis Ababa to reclaim the throne ousted by Italians in 1936. Crowds filled St George's Cathedral for a double celebration marking the emperor’s return and St George's Day as he crossed the Blue Nile from Debra Markes and moved toward the capital.
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Addis Ababa
Haile Selassie
St. George’s Cathedral
Blue Nile
Debra Markes
Baluie
Armed merchant cruiser Voltaire declared overdue
The admiralty announced the armed merchant cruiser Voltaire is overdue and must be considered lost. It was under Acting Captain J A P Blackburn D S C. Next of kin of casualties have been informed.
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London
Admiralty
J. A. P. Blackburn
D.S.C
Hanson Urges Government to Lead with Budget Cuts
Ottawa May 5 Conservative House Leader Hanson urged cutting peace time expenditures to the bone and exercising strict economy. He said Canadians would accept new taxes but oppose wasteful spending and called for leadership like Churchill and Roosevelt to guide the nation toward victory.
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Ottawa
Hanson
Churchill
Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Danube Blocked By Concrete Barges
In the Iron Gate gorge on the Yugoslav Romanian border General Dusan Simovic declared his forces blocked the Danube by barges loaded with concrete. He estimated it would take at least three months to clear a channel allowing Romanian oil to reach the Reich by barge.
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Middle East
Dusan Simovic
Danube
Reich
Simovig
Two Zeppelins Destroyed by British Warships
May 5 1916 reports by The Canadian Press: two Zeppelins destroyed by British warships, one off Salonika and the other off the Schleswig coast. German forces gained slightly near Avecourt Verdun while Russians repulsed Turkish assaults in Erzingan and Bitlis regions of the Caucasus.
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Salonika
Schleswig
Avecourt
Verdun
Erzingan
Bitlis
Caucasus
Roosevelt vows democracy endures against isolation in shrine speech
At Woodrow Wilson birthplace in Staunton Virginia President Franklin D Roosevelt dedicates the site as a national shrine. He says democracy cannot survive in isolation and that the nation is ever ready to fight for democracy in the world. Attendees include Cordell Hull Jesse Jones British envoys and Virginia officials.
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Staunton, Va
Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Cordell Hull
Jesse Jones
Halifax
James H. Price
Virginia
Carter Glass
Harry Byrd
Rosevelt
Coalter Street
Britain Demands Iraqi Troop Withdrawal Around Habbaniyah
Britain demands Iraq pull troops from positions near Habbaniyah airdrome before any negotiations with Rashid Ali government. Turkey may mediate. Britain insists Iraq force withdrawal before talks. Iraqi air force largely destroyed and siege on Habbaniyah weakening per British command.
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London
Britain
Iraq
Habbaniyah
Rashid Ali
Turkey
Royal Air Force
Badara
Persian Gulf
Axis Forces mauled in Tobruk counterattack
Cairo May 5 The Middle East command said Imperial forces counterattacked the German Italian Axis at Tobruk and disrupted preparations for renewed assaults on the encircled Libyan port. Heavy Axis casualties were reported as they still held a small outer Tobruk sector while East Africa saw a new advance toward Amba Alaji.
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Cairo
C.P
Tobruk
Middle East
East Africa
High Command
Amba Alaji
Addis Ababa
Salam
North African Front
U S Planes for Middle East
A rushed survey of civilian transport aircraft was reported in aero nautical quarters. President Roosevelt asked for planes to aid Britain in the Mediterranean war, with Jones having secured many civilian aircraft for transfer. Suitable craft would be sent promptly to move troops and weapons to danger points to counter Nazi threats to Iraq oil fields and Egypt.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Commerce
Jesse Jones
Great Britain
Middle East
Iraq
Egypt
Sam Robertson Listed as Missing in Action at Sea
Sam Robertson the Canadian Press London superintendent and war correspondent is listed missing after enemy action on a sea voyage. He had visited Canada on furlough in March and April and hoped to be rescued by an unarrived ship. Robertson returned to London where he directed Battle of Britain news to Canadian papers.
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Ottawa
C.P
Sam Robertson
Canadian Press
London
Robertson
Canada
Wavere
Roberton
England
Britain
Edwin S. Johnson
Nazi Warships Hit Again In Brest Raid
British bombers struck the German battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst at Brest in a wide night campaign. The Air Ministry said raids hit docks and shipping at Rotterdam Antwerp and Le Havre with attacks over France the Netherlands and Norway.
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London
C.P
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Brest
Air Ministry
France
Netherlands
Norway
Rotterdam
Antwerp
le Havre
R A F Downed Over 300 Planes in Greece Aid
The Air Ministry said the R A F destroyed about 300 Axis planes and damaged many more during six months of aid to Greece. It called the campaign one of its greatest triumphs despite heavy losses, noting R A F bombers conducted more than 300 raids in Greece.
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Loneon
C.P
R.A.F
Greece
Air Ministry
Europe
Plane Crash Near Moose Jaw Kills Two RAF Trainees
Pilot Officer Ralph Scott 25 and LAC John Roger Talbot Cox 25 of RAF training school No. 32 died when their Harvard trainer crashed two miles from Tilney, 12 miles south of Moose Jaw. Court of inquiry to be convened. Scott from Doncaster England arrived Moose Jaw Nov 28 1940. Cox from Hampton Middlesex England. both unmarried.
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Moose Jaw
Sask
Ralph Scott
John Roger Talbot Cox
Royal Air Force Service Flying Training School No
Tilney
Air Force
Scott
Doncaster
Yorkshire
England
John R. T. Cox
Hampton
Middlesex
Yugoslav Ships Placed in Protective Custody in New York Harbor
United States coast guardsmen boarded Yugoslav ships in New York harbors as a precautionary measure amid rumors. The guards denied seizure, saying the ships were in protective custody or under close watch. A separate report notes Morgan Dupont of Saskatoon says he was robbed of 585 dollars in Windsor after being forced into an alley at gunpoint.
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New York
United States Coast
Morgan Dupont
Saskatoon
Windsor
Ont
World’s Fastest Fighter Debuts at Los Angeles Show
The Lockheed P-38 interceptor wowed 50 000 spectators with a public debut claiming a speed of 458 mph on a level run. Test pilot Mil Burcham demonstrated the craft disappearing from view before engine sound and then climbed at 300 mph, performing rolls and dives.
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Los Angeles
Lockheed Aircraft Company
Mil Burcham
Burcham
Alberta ranchers reject terms to move from Tilley East land
A spokesman for about 50 ranchers in the 700000 acre Tilley East block in Alberta said the terms proposed by provincial cabinet ministers would ruin them financially and force removal of families. The meeting in Assiniboia hotel passed a resolution demanding fair valuation and impartial appraisal before any land transfer.
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Tilley East
Alberta
Department of National Defence
Assiniboia
Gmgville
Mackenzie King
Aberhart
Wuld
C “Ities
WeeRe
Wiing
Hitler avoids signaling early peace in Reichstag address
The report notes Hitler, amid widespread Nazi control of Europe, declined to forecast any timetable for a peace settlement. He claimed 1941 would mark a great victory and history, while outlining aims to woo Turkey, shift Greece away from monarchy, and extend the Third Reich’s influence into southeast Europe.
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Reichstag
Europe
Hitler
Germany
Great Britain
Balkans
Third Reich
Conflicting War Claims Over Balkans Losses Surface
American observers and British reports conflict with Hitler’s assertion that German casualties in the Balkans were just over 1,000 officers and men. The dispute centers on the number of plane losses and overall military toll.
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Hitler
Armay
Balkans
General Meeting Of J B T Tomorrow
The May dinner meeting of the Junior Board of Trade will be held at the Assiniboia hotel Tuesday at 6 30. Important business will be discussed and light entertainment will relieve the stress. A strong attendance is urged.
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Board of Trade
Assiniboia
City Glances Stamp Sales Soar At Local Post Office
Postal figures show April sales dwarf last year with 98 777 62 worth of stamps sold. A morning comment notes a dirty day and heightened police prosecutions. Citywide chatter mentions Radcliff and widespread snow and spring attire.
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