State of Emergency Proclaimed in U S
President Roosevelt declared an unlimited national emergency stressing protection of American liberty and the seas. He said the United States will strengthen defense to the extreme limit and place armed forces in strategic positions while aiding democracies. The address emphasized hemispheric solidarity with 21 nations and Canada.
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Washington
A.P
Roosevelt
United States
Canada
Americas
Damage to London Landmarks in Recent Air Raids
London reports show several historic sites damaged in German air raids including the Temple, Gray's Inn, Sergeant's Inn and St Nicholas College Abbey. The Temple and Temple Church suffered heavy damage as the heart of legal London endures the raids.
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London
C.P
Temple
Gray's Inn
Sergeant's Inn
St. Nicholas Cole Abbey
Heart of Legal
Temple Church
England
British battleship Prince of Wales calls at Gibraltar
The British battleship Prince of Wales called at Gibraltar for the first time. It had sustained slight damage in the battle with the German battleship Bismarck, which was sunk yesterday morning.
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Algeciras
Spain
Gibraltar
Bismarck
Flax Acreage Up In Alberta And Prairie Provinces
Acreage seeded in flax in southern Alberta this spring is 50 to 70 percent higher than in 1940 says W A Church manager of the Alberta Linseed Oil Co Ltd. Most flax seed is in the ground and recent heavy rains helped dry land. Increases in Saskatchewan and Manitoba range around 60 and 20 percent respectively. Experiments with soybeans also begun in southern Alberta as a potential flax substitute.
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Alberta
W. A. Church
Alberta Linseed Oil Co. Ltd
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Church
Rains Patchy In the West
The Dominion Bureau of Statistics reports patchy precipitation across prairie provinces with above normal rainfall in Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan while western Saskatchewan and Alberta lack moisture. Wheat feeding nearly complete and sowing of coarse grains well advanced. Damage from wind erosion noted in northern Saskatchewan and Alberta. wire worms cause the greatest insect loss. Overall grain crops not starting as well as past seasons though pasture and livestock conditions are favorable.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Prairie Provinces
Alberta
Peace River
Bureau
Schmeling Reported To Be In Crete
Berlin reports former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling is in Crete after parachutist drops. He volunteered for the Nazi parachute forces in 1940 despite age weight and health limits and suffered a leg fracture in a practice jump last October.
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Berlin
Max Schmeling
Crete
Schmeling
Bismarck Destroyed Shifts Atlantic War Odds in Britain’s Favor
War report notes the Bismarck’s destruction by the Royal Navy alters the balance of power in the Atlantic. With Scharnhorst and Gneisenau immobilized at Brest, German capital ships left a diminished threat to British convoys. Hood’s sacrifice is cited as decisive in slowing the Bismarck and sealing the fate of the German battleship.
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Bismarck
Britain
Royal Navy
Hood
Atlantic
Scharnhorst
Gneisenau
Brest
Russian halt Turkish attack in Caucasus front
25 Years Ago reports that Ruasianes halted a Turkish offensive in the Rivan doura Dergale sector on the Caucasian front. An Italian warship torpedoed and sank an Austrian transport in Trieste harbor. Disorders erupted in Athens after Bulgaria invaded Macedonia.
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Prast
Ruasianes
Rivandoura-Dergale
Caucasian Front
Trieste
Athens
Macedonia
Winant Plans Return to Report to Roosevelt
John Winant United States ambassador to Britain left for Washington to report to President Roosevelt. He indicated he would return within two weeks and make his report after learning of the sinking of the battle cruiser Woodruff on Saturday.
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London
C.P
John Winant
United States
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Wwe
Winant Sai Toaeen
Winant
Wood
Italian 26th Division Surrenders in North Africa and Crete
British forces withdraw from Halffava Pass on the Egyptian Libyan frontier as fighting intensifies in Crete with German pressure. The Middle East command reports attacks on Malemi airfield near Canea and confirms the Italian 26th Division capitulation in Ethiopia, with Iraq quiet in Habbaniyah Falluja and Basra.
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Cairo
Canea
Crete
Middle East
Halfava Pass
Salim
Malemi
Ethiopia
Cafarati
Iraq
Habbaniyah-Falluja
Basra
City Glances and Weather Notes from Yesterday Parade
Amateur photographers captured a city parade yesterday while rain added to damp conditions with 1.31 inches in 24 hours. A veteran farmer quipped about military barbed wire as a convoy passed, and 736 bike owners had 1941 licenses issued. A Second Street Victory Loan sign toppled when a car hit it at noon. Methuen dedicated a $100,000 playstead memorial to Eddie Neil, an Associated Press reporter killed in the Spanish Civil War.
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Hitler
Street Victory Loan
Methuen, Mass
Eddie Neil
Associated Press
Strained Allied Stand in Crete Amid Intensified Nazi Push
An authoritative source says Nazi forces have reinforced positions in Crete, with British troops under constant bombing facing appalling exhaustion. The worst danger remains Malemi, while Canea and Suda Bay positions are precarious amid a numerical Nazi advantage and new reinforcements possibly arriving.
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London
Crete
Malemi
Canea
Suda Bay
Churchill
Roosevelt speech sparks mixed reactions across Allies and Axis
Pro Nazi and Fascist outlets accuse Roosevelt of aggression while British and Empire papers hail his address as a mobilizing signal. Berlin authorities silence the speech publicly, Tokyo markets react calmly, and Vichy notes no shift in U S relations despite references to Africa and Dakar.
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Feteten
Roosevelt
Virginia Gayda
Mussolini
United States
Germany
Italy
Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Empire
Britain
London Evening Star
America
Tokyo
Vichy
Africa
Dakar
RAF raids Cologne and Nazi bases in Brittany and Kent
British air forces struck Cologne and Nazi invasion bases along Boulogne and Calais near midnight, with fires started at key targets. Night raids over southern England caused light damage while daylight attacks damaged two coastal ships off the Netherlands and Bay of Biscay. one bomber is missing.
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London
Royal Air Force
Rhineland
Cologne
England
Kent
Boulogne
Calais
Germany
Ministries of Air and Home Security
Briain
East Anglia
Cornwall
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Tanniff
Brittany
Netherlands
Bay of Biscay
Axis Convoy Wrecked by Sub Attack
The Admiralty reports an 18 000 ton Axis liner likely sunk after two torpedoes as part of heavy losses to Axis reinforcements and supplies in North Africa. Also sunk or probables include a 5 000 ton French tanker and a 5 000 ton transport, with a 4 000 ton tanker hit. Additionally a 9 000 ton troopship a 7 000 ton tanker and a small ammunition ferry schooner were destroyed while escorted by Italian ships.
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London
Libya
Admiralty
North
Africa
Tripoli
Vichy Permitted to Build Continental Air Force
The Petain government announced that Germany and Italy have relaxed armistice rules enabling Vichy France to develop a continental air force for the defence of its empire.
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Vichy
C.P
Petain
Germany
Italy
Axis ships lost total 561 in war effort
London report states 561 Axis ships totalling 2 873 000 tons have been sunk captured or scuttled since the war began through mid May. Germans lost 346 ships 1 773 000 tons with 61 captured and 285 sunk or scuttled. Italians lost 215 ships 1 100 000 tons with 39 captured and 176 sunk or scuttled. Additional 38 ships from other nations totalling 67 000 tons sailing for Germany have been disposed of.
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London
C.P
Germany
Spectacular Medicine Hat Recruiting Drive Opens City Event
Canada Army units staged a dramatic recruiting display as Medicine Hat launched its recruitment drive and the 1941 Victory Loan campaign. Currie barracks convoy paraded through the city followed by a torch ceremony at City Hall and a military display in Arena rink. The event featured the Bran gun carrier, S.A.R. battalion, and Veterans Guard with a 25‑piece Infantry Training Centre band under Bandmaster Harry Kirk.
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Active
Medicine Hat
Currie Barracks
Calgary
City Hall
Arena Rink
Medicine -Hat
S.A.R
13Th Co. Veterans Guard
Victory Loan Parade Rules For June 3
Official orders govern the Victory Loan parade on Tuesday evening June 3. Sections assemble at 7 15 pm and move off by 7 45 pm in a fixed sequence including standard bearers bands veterans Home Guard Canadian Legion and youth organizations. The route travels east on Third Street north to Second Street west to Fourth Ave south to Third Street east to Fifth Ave and into the barrier at Fourth Street where veteran sections form a left facing column.
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Veterans Home Guard
Canadian Legion
South Alberta Regiment
Air Force
Redcliffe
Medicine Hat
Salvation Army Bane
Red Cross
LODE
Girl Guides
Boy Scouts
Third St
Railway St
Second St
Fourth Ave
Fifth Ave
Fourth St
Watchman perishes as pier fire ravages New York harbor
Fire on the longest pier in New York harbor destroys 300 feet of eight track and 2,240 foot pier killing watchman William J. Minnock and causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The blaze started from a locomotive spark in creosoted piling with no sabotage suspected.
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Jersey City
New York
William J. Minnock
Adrian R
Frank J. Ertle
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