Senate approves record peacetime army bill for air armada
Washington reports the senate appropriations committee approved a $1,820,941,900 army bill in two hours to fund Roosevelt’s drive for a 50,000 plane air force. The measure allocates $1,497,711,368 cash immediately and includes $545,770,364 in cash and $186,229,636 in contract authorizations for expansion and aviation purchases. Land acquisitions were trimmed by $1,551,720 cash and $940,000 contracts, while $66,000,000 of discretionary funds and contracts remained. Leaders expect swift debate and possible house action by midweek.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Appropriations Committee
Mr. Roosevelt
Adams
Colorado
Army Navy
Treasury
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Conference of Manufacturers
Twenty-Oners Pledge Faith in Constitution at Citizenship Day
About 250 Winnebago county youths reaching voting age this year publicly thanked God for their birthright and pledged allegiance to the American way of government at a citizenship day ceremony in Oshkosh. The event drew about 2,000 spectators as certificates were awarded to all twenty-oners, who vowed to accept duties and responsibilities of citizenship and voting. The ceremony, moved indoors from the fairgrounds due to weather, was the first of its kind in the county with hopes for annual repeats. statewide, over 10,000 youths participated in similar programs yesterday. The gatherings followed months of study on American institutions and ideals.
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Winnebago County
United States
Wisconsin
Fairgrounds
Merrill Junior ‘High School
Roosevelt weighs Knox and Landon for cabinet posts
White House officials deny but do not refute reports that Col. Frank Knox of Chicago could join a coalition cabinet as secretary of the Navy and that former Kansas Governor Alfred M. Landon might be asked to serve. Edison plans to resign the Navy post amid the defense emergency. Landon says he opposes any intangible coalition that weakens two party system.
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Washington
White House
Stephen T. Early
Roosevelt
Col
Frank Knox
Chicago
Navy
Knox
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Landon
Charles Edison
New Jersey
Edison
Barly
Early
England Prohibits Arms for Aliens in Britain
All aliens in Britain were forbidden to possess firearms in a further official move against possible subversive activities today. The rule expands wartime security measures, targeting non citizens amid rising concerns over national safety.
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London
U.P
Britain
Censors in Europe Tighten Secrets Rules
Paris reports censors in Europe become more careful about revealing secrets that could aid the enemy. A United Press dispatch from Paris dated May 19 notes intensified vigilance over sensitive information.
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United Press
Europe
Paris
British Say Situation Is Pretty Grim
A British spokesman described front conditions as pretty grim noting the situation was not improving morally and that the aggressor, Germany, remains efficient. He said the Nazi advance began with an advantage and widened the bulge into northern France while movements trend northwest. The Whitley escort ship loss was disclosed with four casualties. Raids continued against enemy lines in Belgium and western Germany amid slow German progress. The Belgians are fighting magnificently with no breakthrough expected.
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London
Bulge
France
Whitley
Admiralty
Air Ministry
Belgium
Germany
Sweden Rejects Germanys Demands for Right of Way
Sweden refused German requests to allow transport of materials and troops through Swedish territory to reinforce Narvik Nor way amid the siege. Negotiations continue as Hitler is said to press for action while Sweden vows to defend neutrality. Norwegian sources report Allied and German moves near Narvik with changing fronts and diminished German air strikes against allied positions.
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Peter C. Rhodes
United Press
Stockholm
New York
Sweden
Narvik
Norway
Adolf Hitler
Norwegian
Die
Hitler
Swedish
Gulf of Bothnia
Bjornefjell
Riskgransen
Rombek Fjord
Rombak
German Drive Aims To Channel Coast Invasion Threat
German offensives along the French front push toward the English Channel with a possible aim to destroy the British army. The high command reports gains of 20 to 30 miles on a line from St. Quentin toward Cambrai and Peronne while Allied counterattacks along the Somme and Belgian border are described as having been beaten back. The Allied forces are split with the British retreating toward the channel and Belgian and French troops seeking a southern outlet toward Valenciennes and Maubeuge. All indications point to heavy fighting as Liege’s inner fort system is nearly overrun.
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Somme
Maubeuge
Valenciennes
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Liege
Wisconsin def defense group formed to aid war effort
A statewide defense committee appointed by Governor Heil will travel to Washington to offer Wisconsin’s support in supplying facilities and materials for national defense. The panel, formed after a Milwaukee meeting with Mayor Carl Zeidler, includes Mayor James Law and Harold S. Falk, with Heil planning to expand it on return.
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Heil
Washington
War Department
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Carl Zeidler
Zeidler
James Law
Madison
German Drive Toward English Channel Presses On
Berlin reports a German advance across France toward the English Channel as Paris confirms the fall of St Quentin eighty miles north of Paris. General Weygand succeeds Gamelin as chief of staff while British sources deem the war situation grim and emphasize intensified production and defense.
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Associated Press
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France
Paris
St. Quentin
Maxime Weygand
Gamelin
Bethel
Montmedy
Wisconsin Weather Forecast Tue Warmer Then Cooler
Weather brief from Associated Press notes mostly cloudy skies with occasional rain in the western and north central areas. Tonight will see warmer conditions in the east and south, followed by cooler conditions Tuesday.
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Northwestern
Milwaukee
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Frankfort
Mich
Wausau
Park Falls
Wis
Supreme Court Declares Coal Act Constitutional
The 1937 national bituminous coal act, fixing prices and regulating sales, was upheld as constitutional by the Supreme Court. Justice Douglas said price fixing and eliminating unfair practices fall within congressional commerce power. Justice McReynolds dissented. The ruling follows earlier decisions narrowing antitrust scope and supports federal market regulation.
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Cromwell to resign post Wednesday this week
Washington reports James H. R Cromwell U S minister to Canada will resign Wednesday. He is unopposed for the U S senate in tomorrow's New Jersey Democratic primary. Cromwell said he came to Washington to complete his affairs at the state department.
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James H. R Cromwell
U.S
Canada
US. Senate
New Jersey
State Department
One Fifth Killed in Rotterdam Bombardment Claim
Paris radio reported German bombardments had killed one fifth of Rotterdam’s population, estimating about 100,000 deaths in the Dutch city of 500,000.
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Rotterdam
Holland
Eight Die as California Quakes Hit Imperial Valley
Quakes since Saturday leave eight dead two in Mexico and property losses rising above two and a half million dollars. Governor Olsen cancels trip to monitor the disaster and may deploy National Guardsmen. Public Health Director Dickie orders typhoid vaccine and water tests as railroad tank cars bring supplies. breaks in canals disrupt irrigation and trains.
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Imperial Valley
Mexico
Culbert L. Olsen
Sacramento
Walter M. Dickie
California
Alamo Canal
International Border
Colorado River
Southern Pacific
Holtville
We Need Not Fear Invasion Say Lindbergh Amid Quarrels
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh warns Americans against foreign meddling and urges a definite defense policy. He calls for a stronger air force army and navy and for Western hemisphere unity with neighboring nations to secure bases and long-range bombers for defense.
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Washington
America
Charles A. Lindbergh
Europe
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Army Air Corps
United States
Western Hemisphere
Germans Drive Toward Channel as Paris Threat Fades
Five German mechanized divisions about 60 000 men press west across northern French plains toward the English Channel. The aim appears to slip a wedge between Paris defenders and Allied forces in Belgium. French evacuees include St Quentin, while Cambrai lies north of the area as German attempts to reach coast ports continue. Allied forces pull back to meet the new threat with reports of isolated battles near Montmedy and Rethel as German columns advance.
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English Channel
St. Quentin
Germany
Laon
Guise
Landrecies
le Cateau
Montmedy
Belgium
Antwerp
Ghent
Paris
Information Ministry
War Ministry
Enee
St. Uentin
Cambrai
German push in France nears Mequimets and Laon
Berlin reports Laon fallen and advances toward Oise Aisne canal and Peronne with the bulge in France. DNB notes Brauchitsch empowered to run occupied western territories and Falkenhause named to command Belgim and the Netherlands. Paris says Allied counterattacks repulsed as German pressure persists north and west of St Quentin.
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Laon
Paris
France
Oise-Aisne
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Adolf Hiller
Walther von Brauchitsch
von Brauchitech
DNB
Nikolaus von Falkenhause
Norway
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