Fearful conscription sparks unrest across six counties
In Dublin on May 24, Eamon de Valera called the Óireacht Dalta into special session to discuss potential conscription in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Andrews and ministers traveled to London to consult Churchill amid growing nationalist protests in Belfast opposing mandatory military service. Observers anticipate a Dáil address on economic and defense issues tied to conscription and Firewell.
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Dublin
Northern Ireland
Mann
Eamon de Valerato
Óil Eireann
Oiday
Britain
Hn Miller Andrews
Northern Irel
London
Sevel
Mister Churchill
Archill
House of Rmonse Valera
Dail
Belfast
Thern Ireland
Hood Sails as Britain’s Symbol of Naval Might
The Hood, Britain’s 42,100-ton battle cruiser, sailed from Glasgow on March 5 1920 as a worldwide symbol of empire power. After 21 years of global duties and goodwill missions, the ship lies wrecked in the North Atlantic, sunk in the battle with Bismarck.
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Associated Press
Hood
Glasgow
Scotland
Great
Britain
North Atlantic
Bismarck
L. E. Holland
R. Kerr
Anson
Howe
Rodney
Delta division ARRL convention ends with radio banquet
The two day Delta division ARRL convention at the Frances Hotel featured speakers from universities military and industry led by John Huntoon of West Hartford and concluded with a 4 pm banquet hosted by Charles W Campbell of the Item-Tribune New Orleans Major J W Andrew and Captain C L Miller of Houston spoke at the event About 250 attendees arrived Saturday with 100 more expected today including Thear old Keys of Kinder La oldest member and Fred Ni eld of Shreveport youngest member Local radio code speed tests and a rooftop dance wrapped the weekend
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Delta Division
American Radio Relay League
Frances Hotel
John Huntoon
West Hartford
Conn
Dr. T. Parkinson
Department of Electrical
Louisiana State University
G. T. McRae
Naval District
New Orleans
Ford Norwine
St. Louis
Midwest
H. H. McCord
Houston
Texas
W. P. Clark
Albert R. Crumley, Jr
Atlanta
State Army Amateur Radio System
Charles W Campbell
Item-Tribune
J. W. Andrew
C. L. Miller
Allan Chapman
Dallas
Tex
Lewis Slater
Northeast Junior College
Huntoon
Thearold H. A. Keys
Kinder
Fred Nield
Shreveport
L. T. Hackelford
Ocala
Fla
Lost Islenos Story From Delacroix Island Studied
Louisiana island Delacroix, 35 miles from New Orleans, hosts 2000 Spanish speaking Islenos marooned by power politics a century and a half ago. Raymond R MacCurdy a Louisiana State University graduate student seeks Rosenwald fund support for a year long scholarly study of their isolated history and language.
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Edmond LeBreton
Baton Rouge
Wid Special News Service
Louisiana Island
Delacroix Island
New Orleans
Themmunity
Raymond R. MacCurdy
Louisiana
Te University
Pes
Uisiana
Tus Rosenwald Fund
Hawkins Opposes Tying Officers Hands in Interrogation
New Orleans May 24. A federal judge warned against severely restricting law enforcement interrogation of suspects at the annual gathering of district and circuit judges. District Judge Ben C. Dawkins urged allowing officers ample opportunity to question prisoners, cautioning that rigid rules could obstruct justice and hinder obtaining confessions.
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New Orleans
Deral
Ben C. Dawkins
Thnroe
Hood Destroyed in Battle with German Bismarck
London reports the 42,100 ton battle cruiser Hood was sunk by the German battleship Bismarck near Greenland and Iceland. The loss runs feared over 1,300 lives as Bismarck escaped pursuit, with damage to the German ship.
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London
Hood
Greenland
Iceland
Bismarck
Admiralty
High Command
Atlantic
United States
Strait of
Denmark
Stage Set for Biggest Peacetime War Games
Camp Forrest Tennessee May 24 The stage is set for the largest peacetime war rehearsal in U S history with 10 000 of 77 000 soldiers encamped on Cumberland plateau plains. The four week maneuvers will span 1 006 000 acres from Camp Forrest north to Murfreesboro and involve four full divisions and several smaller units from a dozen states.
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Camp Forrest
Tenn
United States
Cumberland Plateau
Sam
Murfreesboro
Woman Crushed Plane Crashes Rebuilds To Fly Again
Bernadine Lewis King, 30, survived a Utah plane crash in 1949 with multiple fractures and a crushed right leg. After nine months she walks drifts and swims, drives, and trains to fly again despite doctors warning amputation. A country doctor saved her life and she fought back with surgeries and patient recovery. She now hones mobility at home on a mountain top with a pilot view and continues to perform at air shows.
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C. H. McMurtry
Associated Press
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bernadine Lewis King
Willard
Utah
Mrs. King
Brigham, Utah
Los Angeles
One Year of Defense Drive Marks Expansion and New Steps
Washington notes a 400 percent rise in airplane deliveries and 1,625 new industrial projects since the drive began. $15.2 billion in orders have been placed as mass production shifts into planes tanks and guns. Roosevelt's forthcoming fireside chat may outline convoy civilian defense and neutrality act repeal. A national nutrition conference for defense starts Monday with 400 delegates to discuss government role nutrition policy and farm surpluses. The office of home defense is created in New York City to train civilians for protection of critical points.
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Washington
America
William S. Knudsen
Roosevelt
Knox
Stimson
Defense
Paul V. McNutt
Federal Security Administrator
Britain
Office of Home Defense
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
Little Fuehrer in Chile in asylum
Santiago Chile May 24 Jorge Gonzalez von Marcos Chile s so called little fuehrer was taken to an insane asylum for observation today after he engaged police in an exchange of pistol fire and finally fell victim of a tear gas attack. Gonzalez 41 leader of the Socialist popular vanguard party which is charged with plotting a putsch fired about 20 shots at police from a house in which he barricaded himself before they succeeded in forcing his surrender.
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Santiago
Chile
Jorge Gonzalez von Marcos
Little Fuehrer
Gonzalez
Socialist Popular Vanguard Party
Air base bonds approved for Lowndes County land purchase
Lowndes county voters approved 100000 in bonds to buy 4100 acres for an air base. The War Department is expected to formally approve the site within a week, then construction can start. The base will host 2315 enlisted men 30 cadets 236 officers and 20 nurses at the basic training school.
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Columbus
Miss
Lowndes County
War Department
Playstead Honors Late Eddie Neil Memorial in Methuen
Methuen Massachusetts May 24. Eddie Neil longtime Associated Press sports writer and war correspondent is memorialized with a $100000 playstead dedication. More than 2000 locals attended a parade and a sports program including track and softball events. Neil’s parents wife Helen Nolan Neil and eight year old son Mike were present.
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Methuen
Mass
Eddie Neil
Associated Press
New England
J. M. Kendrick
Special News Service
Neil
Edward J. Neil
Helen Nolan Neil
Mike
Graduation Services in Monroe Today
Two baccalaureate ceremonies are planned in Monroe. Neville High School meets at Grace Episcopal Church at 10 30 a.m. with the rector delivering a sermon to graduates. Ouachita Parish High School holds a 3 p.m. service in its school auditorium with Dr A M Freeman of First Methodist Church as speaker.
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Monroe
Neville High School
Grace Episcopal Church
Ouachita Parish
A. M. Freeman
First Methodist Church
Glass stalls plan for inter American bank
Senator Glass of Virginia pressured further study of the Roosevelt backed plan to create an inter American bank to finance Latin American trade. Berle argued the bank would loan to stabilize markets and gradually replace the export import bank, while Glass feared currency issuance and Michigan’s Vandenberg sought borrowing limits.
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Washington
Glass
Virginia
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Banking and Currency Committee
Roosevelt
A. A. Berle, Jr
Foreign Relations Committee
Berle
United States
Vandenberg
Republican
Michigan
RFC
Death by own action ends in plane crash tragedy
Wichita a two student pilots William D Woodward 20 and John K Blanpied 21 died when an attempt to crash their training plane ended in a meadow crash after a struggle for control. Coroner said notes in Woodward’s car indicated intent to crash and identified by his father.
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Wichita
Kas
William D Woodward
John K. Blanpied
Lang P. Bowmen
Woodward
John Knightly
Blanpied
Mead urges friendly talks with Vichy on bases in Martinique
Senator Mead of New York presses Secretary Hull to begin negotiations with the Vichy regime for American defense bases on Martinique and other French possessions. He warns that if talks fail the hemisphere’s interests may require forceful seizure without delay.
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Washington
Mead
New York
Hull
Martinique
Clark
Missouri
Reynolds
North Carolina
Pepper
Florida
United States
Battle of Crete tests sea power versus air power
The Crete battle is a crucial test of sea versus air power and a likely proxy for invasions of England. It reshapes German and British planning, with Britain reinforcing air and sea defenses while Axis propaganda signals mixed victory. The episode affects prestige and leadership standings, including Goering, amid Hess’s flight and Luftwaffe losses.
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England
Crete
Dover Straits
Germany
British fliers renew attack on German planes over Crete
In Cairo on May 25 British long range R A F fighters and heavy bombers joined Britain’s fight to the death in the Crete battle. The raid aimed to smash German air power as Axis troops pressed a bitter campaign for the island.
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Crete
England
Berlin
Rome
Cairo
Egypt
Britain
Losses tally in British admiralty warship ledger today
The sinking of the battle cruiser Hood today adds to the admiralty's reported wartime losses. Earlier records list one battleship, two aircraft carriers, five cruisers, eleven armed merchant cruisers, forty three destroyers including two Canadian, and twenty five submarines.
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Associated Press
Hood
Admiralty
Parachutists Press Onto Crete Battlefield Amid Losses
News reports describe ongoing six day fighting on Crete with German parachutists pouring in despite heavy losses. RAF actions and renewed British use of Candia and Retimo offer reinforcement routes as German airlift continues from the mainland to bolster their foothold on the island.
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Malemi
Crete
New Zealand
Candia
Retimo
Empire
Defense board frames coal dispute settlement plan
The defense mediation board, after failing to reach agreement between northern and southern coal operators and the United Mine Workers, will draft recommendations. John L. Lewis will maintain the status quo until the panel finishes its work, likely by Monday. The board also urged the United Automobile Workers to hold off striking North American Aviation to allow settlement talks. The UAW seeks wage increases and other boosts as it threatens a Wednesday strike. North American Aviation employs about 11,000 workers with $190 million in orders. GM’s Pontiac plant also faces potential action.
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Associated Press
Defense Mediation Board
United Mine Workers
W. H. Davis
John L. Lewis
Davis
Defense Board
C. I. O. United Automobile Workers
North American Aviation, Inc
Inglewood
Calif
North American
United States
Pontiac, Mich
General Motors Corporation
Michigan Labor Board
IML Safety Record Shows Yearly Accident Trends
Accidents to date this year 212 compared with 182 last year. Personal injuries this year 27 versus 31 last year. Deaths to date this year 0 and 4 last year. The figures reflect ongoing safety performance against prior year benchmarks.
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