British Sees French Syria as Nazi Airbase Threat
British sources in Cairo report German bombers and fighters arriving from French Syria and Iraq, with RAF and navy units ordered to attack landing fields. Fighters carry technicians and propagandists. generals linked to Baghdad hub. Tensions rise over Palestine, Trans-Jordan, and potential Syrian independence as Eden blames France for destabilizing actions.
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London
Cairo
Syria
Iraq
Royal Air Force
Navy
Middle East
Henry Maitland Wilson
Army of the Nile
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Go.c.m
Philip Neame
Africa
Suez
Holy Land
Grand Mufti
Jerusalem
Britain
Eden
House of Commons
Vichy
Government plans nationalize Britain’s fire brigades
Britain’s Home Secretary Herbert Morrison told Commons of a plan to nationalize all country fire fighters to cope with German air attacks. The government would seek power to place every fire brigade under the control of the Home Secretary and the Secretary of State for Scotland.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Commons
Britain
Home Secretary
Scotland
Strikes And Lockouts Reported In April
The labor department recorded thirty two strikes and lockouts affecting 19,406 workers with time loss totaling 75 430 man working days in April. This compares with nineteen disputes involving 13 839 workers and a time loss of 64 14 days in April 1940.
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Ottawa
Labor Department
Bread Riots Prompt Romanian Plan to Cut Bread Days
Food riots in Bucharest drew hundreds to buy bread as authorities canceled plans for two breadless days each week. The action followed protests over shortages and government responses to the crisis.
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Bucharest
Exhibiting Plane Wreck of Hess Parachute Route
Wreckage of the Messerschmitt 110 from which Rudolf Hess parachuted onto Scottish soil was gathered and shown during London war weapons week.
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London
Rulolf Hess
Minimum Butter Prices Set by Dairy Board Across Provinces
Agriculture Minister Gairdner announced new minimum butter prices via the Dairy Products Board. May 61st grade creamery solids delivered will be 26. cents in Saskatchewan, 77. cents in Alberta and Manitoba and 291. cents in British Columbia and eastern provinces, with top prices rising to 32 cents in British Columbia and eastern areas, 30 cents in Alberta and Manitoba, and 29 cents in Saskatchewan.
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Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Manitoba
British Columbia
Gardi
The
Dairy Products Board
Immedi
Ately
Will Do Their Best In War Weapons Week Message
Gen Sir Archibald Wavell pledged that Middle East forces would use Britain’s weapons to hasten victory and defeat the enemies. He spoke of Middle East troops and families in London watching Londoners withstand Hitler during War Weapons Week.
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London
Middle East
Britain
Archibald Wavell
British Broadcasting Corporation
Hitler
Position Is Improving in Libya Says Spender
Army Minister Percy Spender reports despatches from Maj Gen Thomas Blamey show the British position in Libya has improved, especially at Tobruk. He cites greater Royal Navy freedom after Greek evacuations and the absence of warship cover for withdrawals plus German supply line difficulties amid severe sandstorms.
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Sydney
Percy Spender
Thomas Blamey
Middle East
Libya
Tobruk
Royal Navy
Greece
London Royals Inspect Damaged Westminster Buildings
King and Queen toured Westminster Abbey to view damage from Germain raids and then inspected the burned House of Commons. They stood before rubble at the spot of their coronation and observed charred remains in the debating chamber.
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London
Westminster Abbey
House of Commons
Explosions Hit Bucharest German Book Store Near Palace
Two quick succession blasts wreck a German book store beside the royal palace on Bucharest's main avenues and damage the Vrdinea newspaper office. No casualties were reported.
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Bucharest
Vrdinea
Lindbergh Writings Banned by Toronto Board
Toronto board of control unanimously approved a motion by Controller Hamilton recommending the public library board remove from shelves all writings of Charles Lindbergh.
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Toronto
Toronto Board of Control
Hamilton
Public Library Board
Charles Lindbergh
Egg production higher on Canadian farms in 1940
Dominion bureau of statistics reports total eggs produced on Canadian farms in 1940 reached 226,106,000 dozen, up from 221,727,000 dozen in 1939 indicating growth in the industry.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Policemen See Movie Outing With Viscount Halifax
Fourteen Kansas City police officers were guests of Viscount Halifax and Lady Halifax at a movie. The officers had been escorting the British ambassador and his wife around the city.
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Kansas City
Viscount Halifax
Lady Halifax
Lord
No Trace Of Battleship Aboard Italian Flagship
British navy believes the Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto was sunk after the Matapan battle on March 28. Frequent air reconnaissance over Italian seaports has found no trace of the 35,000 ton vessel and radio broadcasts give no indication of a port return.
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Italy
Vittorio Veneto
Matapan
Scots farmer refuses Hess film recon reel request
Scottish farmer David McLean declined to re enact his Hess capture for newsreels. He told cameramen he did not want to become a film star and complained that reporters and film crews disrupted his work and were more trouble than the German pilot.
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Glasgow
David McLean
Rudolf Hess
McLean
Flight of Hess Played Up by BBC Announcer
London reports the BBC mounted a ten daily broadcast plan on Rudolf Hess and his flight to Scotland. The aim was to heighten suspense and doubt among German listeners as to Hess's role and motives while portraying him as both a potential hero or villain.
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Flight OF Hess
B.B.C
London
Rudolf Hess
Scotland
British Broadcasting Corporation
Britain
Hess
BBC
Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Reich
Churchill elevates Beaverbrook to minister of state
Churchill assigns Lord Beaverbrook as minister of state in a newly created post to mobilize all power for Britain's war effort, giving the Canadian a pivotal role over the home front during a critical moment.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Lord Beaverbrook
London Battle Echoes US Role in Atlantic War
John Winant, US ambassador to Great Britain, tells the English-speaking union that freedom loving peoples see this not Britain’s fight alone. He urges full convoy strength and selective use of naval power, noting ship sinkings mask broader war costs and the need to aid Britain’s food supply and troop movements. He warns totalitarian threats persist and all men and women of good will must act together.
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London
John Winant
United States
Great Britain
Britain
Middle East
Atlantic
Eden warns Japan on Chinese rights and trade policy
Foreign Secretary Eden said British economic restraints on Japan would not ease without recognition of British rights in China. Instructions were sent to the British ambassador in Tokyo. Milne reported separate talks with Matsuoka as Eden affirmed determined policy and promised to do his best.
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London
Eden
Japan
China
Tokyo
Robert Craigie
United States
Joseph Grew
Matsuoka
J. Wardlay Milne
Japan Objects to Australian China Appointment
A Japanese spokesman said Australia naming a minister to China is Australia’s business but would not be seen as friendly to Japan amid the ongoing war with China. The comment cautions how Tokio would interpret the appointment's timing and significance.
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Melbourne
Australia
China
Japan
Glasgow lord provost blasts Hess as chief Nazi plotter
Sir Patrick Dollan, Glasgow lord provost, called Rudolf Hess probably the chief criminal plotter within the Nazi party and warned that too much sentiment should not be shown at Hess's arrival. He urged Britain not to be distracted from production efforts to win the war.
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Glasgow
Patrick Dollan
Rudolf Hess
Fuehrer
Britain
Hess
Royal Air Force
British Navy Holds Mediterranean Sea Lanes Amid Six Day Air Strikes
British naval forces in the Mediterranean repelled a six day Luftwaffe and Regia Aeronautica blitz, inflicting heavy losses on enemy aircraft and shipping. The fleet shot down about 15 attackers, with two British planes lost and one pilot rescued. A light-vessel raid targeted Benghazi harbor, destroying an ammunition ship and a fuel vessel before bombing the port.
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Mediterranean
Berln
Rome
Italy
Bengasi
Libya
Bengali
Defence tax increases adopted by House in committee
In Ottawa the House of Commons approved steeper national defence tax in committee after cross party protests. The plan raises the rate from two to five percent for lower brackets and seven percent for higher brackets while exempting uniformed service members travel on leave. Opposition argued the burden falls on low earners, but Ilsley defended the tax as fairer than a sales tax while pledging extra revenue.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Sisley
Ilsley
Angus MacInnis
C.C.F
Vancouver East
Hanson
Troop Concentration Reported at Freetown West Africa
Crew members of the freighter Monarch of Bermuda reported that 3000 to 5000 British troops landed at Freetown in British West Africa on April 26. They said more than 30000 troops are concentrated at Freetown, 500 miles from Dakar, deeming the port vital to the war in the Middle East.
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New York
Freetown
British West Africa
Bermuda
Dakar
Middle East
Quebec Women Win Right to Vote in Pre-Listed Districts
The legislative assembly passed the government bill by 33 to 9 to allow women to vote in districts where elections occur before new voter rolls are prepared. This grants women a recently won franchise in those early elections.
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Quebec
Legislative Assembly
Minister Howe Fingerprinted for Office Access
Munitions Minister Howe underwent standard fingerprinting as per regulations for all officials. He received identification card No. 1 granting entry to the department offices.
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Ottawa
Howe
Hess To Hitler Sign Chalked On London Vendor Boards
London newspaper vendors display a chalked sign reading Hess to Hitler I ll take the high road and you take the low road and I ll be in Scotland before you. The message references the wartime figure and a rhyme about escape.
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London
Hess
Hitler
Scotland
Massey Son Captured by Nazis in Greece
Word reached here that Captain Lionel Massey eldest son of Hon. Vincent Massey Canadian high commissioner in London was taken prisoner by the enemy during the British campaign in Greece.
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Toronto
Lionel Massey
Vincent Massey
London
Greece
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