Congress Slowed by Budget Slash Debate
Washington watchers report President Roosevelt pressuring Congress to cut one billion dollars from non-defense spending. Senators and representatives floated varying proposals from targeted cuts to a broad 1.0 billion slash, with White House urged to present a revised budget. Some lawmakers doubt the feasibility of such a large reduction without harming public needs.
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Washington
INS
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
President and Budget Bureau
Budget Bureau
Byrd
D.-Va
Douglas
Wei
WEA
Slasil
Freadwey
Fmass
Treadway
CCC
NYA
National Resources Planning Board
Office of Government
Commerce, Interior, Justice and War Departments
Taylor
Chateman ‘Taylor
House Appropriations Committee
Dirksen
Jenkins
Treasury
Morgenthau
Sefister Nye
Senate Appropriations Committee
Nye
Italian Seamen Sent to Montana from Panama Route
New York May 17 Italian seamen seized from the Maur Conti Blancamane were removed from Fiisielarus and transported to Fort Missoula Montana. The dispatch notes the train would stop in Philadelphia to collect additional sailors before final destination.
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Insi «Ucting
Sunden Oraers
Washington
Tlaftheny
Aig
Maur Conti Blancamane
Panama
Fiisielarus
Iran
Fort Missoula
Mont
Philadelphia
Von Blomberg Son Killed in Iraq
Fragmentary report states Axel von Blomberg, son of German field marshal von Blomberg, was killed in action in Iraq. The brief bulletin mentions a funeral and notes von Blomberg's role with the Luftwaffe general staff on a mission tied to ending a revolt.
I am an American Day Reflected in Reverent Patriotism
A Phil-like proclamation celebrates national pride and gratitude as Americans affirm their identity. It quotes Thomas Jefferson and reflects on founding principles of justice, religious freedom, press freedom, habeas corpus, and trial by jury. The piece frames Americanism as a timeless beacon amid world stress.
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Supreme Judge of
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Pam
War events and peace moves reported from 25 years past
The item notes Baltic trade tensions with German naval activity and British and US actions. It cites Wilson peace proposals ahead of potential League enforcement. A US naval bill outlines five cruisers and Marines without battleships. It mentions 1916 style Western Front movements and German raids including Antwerp, Cambrai, and fuel depots, with Allied reactions and wartime context.
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Alite Germay
Baltic Sea
Washington
Edretes
Wilson
Europe
League
U. S. Naval
Vichy Axis Deal Sparks US Alarm Over French Fleet
A report notes a Vichy Axis agreement alarms the United States as Germany may press Paris to retract French control with Petain unaware. It cites dissident French fleet elements, the navy, and strategic holdings in West Africa, especially Dakar, as potential flashpoints with gradual German influence unlikely to rush naval bases. American officials see no immediate Dakar danger but fear a slow German intrusion.
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Darian
Bel
Petain
Dakar
United States
Britain
Xaid
Ant
Family of 19 in Orange reunites for Navy service
A garbled notice reports a Miller family of 19 in Orange including 18 children from Dr and Mrs J T Miller. Eleven children are set for Orange grade schools as five join the U S Navy. Foreman Stig Miller leads the group with others placed in jobs, awaiting Monday activities.
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Mra
J.T. Miller
Fron Horfol
View
Miler
Ann Stig Tiller Foreman
Army to require five years training for all men
Mineral Wells May 17 The United States plans compulsory military training for five years per man, likely permanent, said Rep. R Ewing Thomason of El Paso at the West Texas chamber closing session. He urged lowering selectee ages and automatic camp training, warning Germany’s forces are strong but beatable. Brig Gen Preston Weatherred of Camp Bowie praised defense effort while criticizing strikers, and Thomason forecast more Texas army camps as over 16 percent of the 1,290,000 enlistees now serve in the state.
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United States
R. Ewing Thomason
el Paso
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Preston A.weatherred
Thomason
Texas
April Bowes death toll in British air raids reported
London operating news reports civil casualties in air raids over Great Britain in April with 6065 killed and 6926 hospitalized.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Massive RAF Raid Hits French Channel Ports
London reports a gigantic RAF assault on the German invasion ports along the French channel coast. More than 400 raiders bombed Dunkirk Boulogne Calais and Cap Gris Nez with superbombs, following attacks on Cologne and a Midlands city causing damage and casualties.
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London
Ains
Royal Air Force
French Channel
Germany
Rhingland
Cologne
Dover
Kent
Dunkerque
Boulogne
Cap Gris Nex
Calais
Erdery
Griy Nez
R. A. FP
Luftwaffe
Britain
Syria Bombing Protests Mount in Beirut and London
In Beirut and London vigorous protests erupted over German air activity in Syria. French authorities denounced the attacks on Syrian airfields as flagrant and hostile while German planes landed in transit. A British commitee reported RAF fighters clashed with Messerschmitts over Cologne as large fires burned in industrial districts along the Rhine.
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Beirut
Syria
INS
France
Beltel
Gene “Noskile
Van
J Henel Denis
Big Brener
Palmyra
Raygd
Biraingham
Berlin
Birminghem
Messerschmitt
R. 4
F. Fuphters
Cologne
Mainif
Messerschmitts
Turing City
Rhineland
England
Gist Loom Emphasizes Liberal Trade and World Leadership
President urges continued U S leadership in liberal economic policies to rebuild a world economy after the emergency. He warns of perils from axis aggression and calls for bipartisan support. Hull and Ickes plan national broadcasts to reinforce the policy push and rally Americans.
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Hull
Interior
Ickes
Enief
War Roundup from International Reports
Latest dispatches recount German forces seizing reach military facilities at Dakar, Iraqi troops advancing near Nablus, and Axis air reinforcements in Iraq. Naval casualties total 11,285 killed and 3,552 wounded since the war began, with April air raids affecting civilians. British planes targeted Amora, Hubhaniyah airport hit, and reports claim Turkish reservists mobilized while Vichy seeks cooperation with Germany amid American objections.
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London
Daker
Paleatine
Nablus
Iraq
Wallien
Cairo
Amora
Hubhaniyah
New York
Romanis
Bosporas
Tura
Traq
Yraq
Bertin
Salam
Vichy
Seagi
Basra
Habbaniyeh
Germany
Istanbul
Budapest
Tranasgrdan
Vichy Replies To Roosevelt Plea For Unite With France
May 17. Vichy government through Havas condemns Roosevelt call for France to align against Axis. It says the United States failed to aid France a year ago when Germany invaded and asserts France will defend itself and its possessions. It says Britain’s raids on Syria are not yet seen as British aggression toward France.
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INS
Pravite
Eplighorate
Europe
Roosevelt
Havas
United States
France
England
America
Syria
Writ Frees Texas Lawyer from Pen
Huntsville May 1 Thomas F Whiteside a 41 year old farmer from Houston was released from the state penitentiary at Huntsville by a habeas corpus writ issued by Judge Max M Rogers of Selinsville He had been serving two 20 year terms for murder in 1980 and a later charge of rougbery in Fort Worth while at large he contributed to magazines and referenced a planned crossing at the Thousand Islands bridge with Mohawk Indians two centuries ago.
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Thomas F. ‘Whiteside
Beavesr
Houston
Whiteside
Max M. Rogers
Sinitasville
Fort Worth
Turlough
Orior National
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