Zamzam sinking prompts US inquiry and safety claim
Reports say the 1229 ton Zamzam passenger liner was sunk by a German surface raider with 222 aboard including 138 Americans and 22 Canadians. Nazi spokesmen claimed all passengers and crew were safe in German occupied territory while Washington sought confirmation and welfare details.
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South Africa
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Unclear text notes traffic crash and firecracker dangers
Fragmented report describes a motor vehicle incident near Third Street Armory and a taxi overturn risk. It mentions bystanders escaping injury due to a steel top and warns of dangerous firecracker pranks harming crowds outside theatres and on streets.
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Albine Jung
Scessings South Oon
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Iceland to dissolve union with Denmark report says
Delayed advices from Reykjavik indicate Iceland’s parliament resolved on Friday to dissolve the union with Denmark dating from 2618. British troops have garrisoned Iceland since spring 1940 and Canadian forces were stationed there but recently withdrawn as the war shifted.
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British Auxiliary Vessel Is Sunk
The Admiralty announced the sinking of the naval auxiliary vessel Camite, a 6880 ton ship, in London on May 20.
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Admiralty
British force advances toward Baghdad in World War II
British troops push 15 miles from Habbaniyah toward Baghdad crossing the Euphrates and taking Fallujah 40 miles from the capital. Habbaniyah Basra areas report quiet as German parachutists raid Crete and Amba Alagi surrenders loom in East Africa.
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Churchill Refuses Statement on Hess Case In Commons
British Prime Minister refuses to comment on Rudolf Hess incident saying no statement is ready and uncertainty remains about when one will be given. Questions in parliament probe whether Hess flight to Scotland was government sanctioned or a staged ploy by Germany.
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City council meeting notes and city staffing update
In last night's council session Deputy Mayor Bob Calder presided in His Worship's absence. The Captain and Adjutant N A White is named permanent recruiting officer, with sign ups available at the Third Street armory. City to cut cotton trees near General Hospital area to reduce fuzz menace.
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St Louis Beats New York as 9-10 Game Ends Ahead
In a 9 to 10 finish, St Louis rallied for nine runs on 15 hits while New York mustered 10 runs on 10 hits. Auker and Ferrell pitched for St Louis with Ruffing and Dickey behind the plate for New York.
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Crete Seen as Next Axis Target in Mediterranean War
The article notes Berlin's view Crete will be the next German Italian objective to control the Mediterranean. It reports Free Greece remains in British hands while Axis hopes to strike at Suez and that Italy’s fall in Ethiopia frees British imperial forces for redeployment.
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Oil shortage in Axis forces could end war without invasion
Dr. Robert E. Wilson of the Office of Production Management told the American Institute of Chemical Engineers that Axis oil supplies are so depleted Britain might win the war by bombing Germanys synthetic oil plants and transportation lines. He noted Nazi Italian fuel output equals only five percent of US crude, affecting their summer operations and signaling a long war strain on the Reich.
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R A F Raids Greece Syria and Libya Hit Targets
The Royal Air Force said it conducted raids on Greek airfields to hinder German attacks on Crete, bombed German aircraft in Syria, and attacked Benghazi harbor in Libya. heavy strikes Sunday night and Monday morning caused explosions and fires at Hessani and Eleusis. R.A.F. claimed Libya raids damaged mechanized units and vehicles, with twenty eight explosions at Bengasi pier.
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Closing of Eastern Consulates Ordered
Beirut May 20 British consulates in Syria and Lebanon ordered closed by Vichy authorities and personnel shipments to be removed before week’s end as reprisal for RAF bombing of Syrian air dromes.
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U S Offers Ships And Food To Eire
President Roosevelt disclosed the United States would sell or charter two ships to Eire and supply five hundred thousand dollars worth of food for the Irish civilian population.
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Fred Hall Killed In Maple Leaf Milling Accident
Fred Hall age 42 elevator foreman at Maple Leaf Milling Company died after a fatal accident at the plant this afternoon. Nott's Ambulance rushed to the scene but he died before arriving at the hospital. He is survived by his wife and three sons.
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Invasion of Crete Meets Strong Allied Resistance
British Imperial and Greek forces defend Crete as 1500 German troops in New Zealand dress land by gliders and parachutes. Churchill says the battle is stern and under control, with attempts to seize Malemi airfield repelled and Suda Bay bombed. The invasion is seen as a possible prelude to wider Near East operations and a potential dress rehearsal for Britain.
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Five Men Held In Walton Death Probe
Ottawa police report five men detained in connection with the death of Charles G. Walton a 52 year old Ottawa businessman whose bruised body was found in the Ottawa river after he disappeared May 5. Walton was last seen outside a club at Aylmer Quebec across the river.
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Alberta Government Defers Agreement on Tax Field Transfer
Alberta cabinet report states no agreement with Ottawa on Dominion plans to take over income and corporation taxes until full details are available. Premier Aberhart says a careful canvass will proceed and a definite undertaking will be sought to restore the fields to Alberta within one year after the war ends. The province estimates 1941-42 revenue of 1.5 million from income tax and 1.03 million from corporate taxes.
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Weather Bans Aerial Activity Over Britain
Weather curbs air war as night operations shrink to the East Midlands and scattered areas. Government reports limited damage with some casualties. RAF night activity also constrained by bad continental weather.
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Royal Air Force
Recruiting Parade And Half Holiday Sought In Medicine Hat
City council heard a request from Captain N A Whites for a half holiday on the Dominion recruiting day May 27 to host a National Defence display including a band Bren gun carrier and mobile kitchen. The mayor would decide if a half holiday is declared.
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Verdun area slips captured by Germans in May 1916 assault
Canadian Press summary notes Germans seized slopes of Le Mort Homme near Verdun after a strong assault. Austrian troops forced Italian withdrawal in Trentino to a new defensive line. British forces expelled Germans from crater positions on Vimy Ridge.
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May Strike at Free French May Strike at Free French
Vichy may relinquish Togoland and the Cameroons and allow Nazi troops passage across French territory to strike at Gen. Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces, officials said. A small mobile force could cause nuisance in French Sahara regions according to authoritative sources.
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Oil Prices In U S A Expected To Go Up
Tulsa May 20 The nations defence effort has spread higher crude oil prices and a sharper upward trend is forecast for filling station price lines Shell Oil Co Phillips Petroleum Co and Skelly Oil Co posted a 10 cent barrel increase for crude oil they purchase in Texas Oklahoma Kansas Louisiana New Mexico and Illinois Most other major companies were expected to follow The industry's leaders declared the price increases had been expected for some time because of increased labor and material costs.
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