Vichy Leader rejects US demands on West Indies and ships
Laval denounces Washington interference and demands that Martinique and other French West Indies act independently, while rejecting a US plan to seize 140000 tons of immobilized French merchant ships. The note warns against force and signals potential West Indies as Axis base risk.
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Vichy
Pierre Laval
Washington
Martinique
French West Indies
Laval
United States
Caribbean
France
West Indies
Adolf Hitler
Antilles
French Guiana
Georges Robert
Robert
Paris
Jacques Deriot
Bearn
I Am an American Day at NMTech Institute Roswell
Roswell observes I Am an American Day with a four o'clock ceremony at New Mexico Military Institute. Major James R. Kelly will speak, followed by talks from Manuel Lopez Escobar and Cadet Colonel Donald Booth. Cadet band and parade salute mark the event sponsored by Company 21 of the New Mexico State Guard.
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Roswell
Rooosevelt
New Mexico, Military Institute
James R. Kelly
The
Institute
Manuel Lopez Escobar
Donald Booth
Capt. Hunt
Company 21
New Mexico State Guard
Mighty Offensive Shattering Nazi Counter Attacks
The Russian offensive neared Kharkov with new type armored corps described as land battleships, while Nazi forces claimed Kerch fell. Red Army counter-attacks denied by Moscow and London, as a vast tank battle outside Kharkov unfolded amid conflicting reports.
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United Press
Kharkov
Donets
Crimean
Kerch
Caucasus
Col Pearson Heads to Rotary District Conference
Colonel WD C Pearson departed yesterday for Des Moines Iowa to attend a Rotary District Conference as the official representative of Rotary International. He serves on the Rotary International board of directors.
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WD. C. Pearson
Des Moines
Iowa
Rotary
Rotary International
Boy Loses Digits In Farm Dynamite Blast
Lee Shaw twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Glifford Shaw suffered the loss of part of his left hand including the thumb and two fingers when a dynamite cap exploded at the Torreon Livestock Co farm where his father is employed. The family previously lived at East Grand Plains and the boy is grandson of Mr and Mrs C E Long formerly of East Grand Plains now in Roswell.
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Lee Shaw
Local Weather Snippet For 24 Hours Ended 10:30 PM
The report notes 0 total for the month to date and 2.94 year to date. It lists a normal month to date of .47 and provides a day length of 139 units. The text is terse with no clear location or date beyond the end time.
Model Airplane Contest In Roswell Today
Spectators may watch Roswell's first gasoline model airplane flight contest at end of West 8th street starting at ten in the morning. A dozen or more local builders will compete for more than 50 dollars in prizes, plus war savings stamps and merchandise. The Cloudhoppers Club sponsors the event directed by Frank Greene with prizes from local firms and individuals. Weather officials report favorable conditions for the contest.
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Roswell
West 8Th Street
Cloudhoppers Club
Frank Greene
U. S. Weather Bureau
Three Children Rescued From Burning House By Local Youths
Three small Mexican boys were saved from a blaze Friday night by color youths and neighbors. Officers said the children would likely have perished in the smoke if not for the quick rescue. The boys were alone in the house when the fire started.
Lawrence Confident On $3800 Campaign Goal
Lawrence says the $3800 fundraising target for USC will be reached with liberal support from Dexter and Hager, Roswell subs, and contributions from unions and hundreds of local business and professional people. He notes strong response yesterday and praise for volunteers who organized the drive.
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Lawrence
Dexter
Carpenters Union
A. F. Madison
USC
W. C. Lawrence
New Mexico Military Institute to Graduate Record Class
The institute announces 142 graduates for its largest class in 49 years. Commencement is at 6 15 a.m. Tuesday June 2 in the new auditorium with Governor Miles presenting diplomas. Cadet Alden McChesney Evans of Fort Worth will deliver the valedictory, and Major General Innis P. Swift will give the commencement address.
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New Mexico Military Institute
John EB. Miles
Innis P. Swift
First Cavalry Division
Fort Bliss
Alden McChesney Evans
Fort Worth
Texas
Evans
Robert Halley Wertheim
Carlsbad, N
Flying School To Use City Airport Temporarily
Colonel Alvan C. Kincaid commanding officer of Roswell Army Flying School has been granted permission to temporarily use the Municipal Airport for training by the City of Roswell. The base facilities can handle much of the training but not all, and the arrangement covers about a month.
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Alvan C. Kincaid
Roswell
Red army presses Kharkov drive as Crimea nears Kerch
Soviet communiques report the Kharkov offensive advancing behind battle-torn fields while Germans push a new line near Kerch in the Crimea. Timoshenko's forces surge against Kharkov defenses with massive tanks and two man rifle crews as German counterattacks falter. 70 wrecked tanks cited in one sector.
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Moscow
Red Army
Kharkov
Crimea
Kerch
Caucasus
Semyon Timoshenko
Donets Basin
Passing Throng Comment Sparks New Mexico War Minded Mood
Sidelights on the News notes Jimmie Caldwell, a printing salesman, says New Mexico is thoroughly war minded as he visits counties. He dodges comment on Santa Fe and the state situation while noting broad public interest. Bill Johnson, Bank of Roy receiver, reports he has paid the seventh and last depositors.
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Jimmie Caldwell
New Mexico
Bill Johnson
Bank of Roy
Mr. Johnson
Renewal Of Fight In The Pacific Seen To Be Near
Melbourne reports Allied and Japanese air and naval forces prepare for a renewed Coral Sea battle that could decide Australia’s fate. Official silence followed last week’s end of the first phase, with Japan hiding near bases to reinforce for a larger assault. Air raids on Lae Port Moresby and Rabaul are viewed as sideshows to a main operation likely to begin soon.
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Australia
South Pacific
Douglas MacArthur
Austraia
America
Subcontinent
Lae
New Guinea
Rabaul
New Britain
Louisiade
Port Moresby
Coral Sea
MacaArthur
Japs Not So Tough As Fighters, Army Navy Say
A joint army navy review of five months of war says Japan ese are not as formidable a fighter as individuals foredooming their defeat when battle meets equal terms. It highlights Bataan Corregidor heroism and notes U S Filipino defense will stand as epic while acknowledging early reverses amid unity to avenge Pearl Harbor.
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Reynolds Packard
United Press
Lisbon
Portugal
Italy
Hitler
United Nations
S. S. Drottsingholm
United States
Army
Navy
Washington
Bataan and
Corregidor
Philippines
Army-Navy
Coral Sea
U. S
Australia
Willi
Mr Lockhart to appear in Roswell Monday
Redfern coats suits and ensembles representative Mr Lockhart will be in Roswell tomorrow at Everybody's store for a com showing of new fall creations.
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Lockhart
Roswell
Redfern Coats
Everybody's Store
Gestapo Arrests 2000 Dutch To Crush Tide Unrest
London reports the Nazi Gestapo arrested over 2000 Dutch army officers and prominent citizens and shipped them to German concentration camps. The crackdown followed Reinhard Heydrich’s arrival in The Hague as hostages were taken after executions of patriots.
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London
Gestapo
Germany
Europe
Hague
Reinhard Heydrich
Hangman
Holland
Reich
Meeting Of Local Merchants In Roswell Tuesday Night
W W Merritt president of the Chamber of Commerce calls a Roswell meeting with all retail and wholesale merchants Monday at 2 pm to organize representation for the Albuquerque gathering where a Office of Price Administration representative will discuss the price ceiling order. The meeting aims to ensure Roswell merchants have adequate representation and information to those who cannot attend.
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W. W. Merritt
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Conmmerce
Albuqquerque
Office of Price Administration
Roswell
OPA
Albuquerque
Missing white French Poodle prompts Classified plea
Mrs. W F Fanning of 106 East 7th reports her white French Poodle lost after a Friday night ad. The Record requests help from readers and asks to call 166 with any information, hoping collective effort will locate the dog.
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W. F. Fanning
East 7Th
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