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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1940
Page
2
Basel Switzerland May 28 French bombarding German west wall fortifications and rail lines for a fourth day. Observers contest if France aims a dash across the Rhine into Germany while engineers flood dikes. others suspect the move is a feint to divert Nazi forces elsewhere.
Berlin May 25 AP. Full text of Hitler headquarters second surrender notice says King Leopold seeks to end bloodshed and destruction by arming, government blamed for calamity, king to be housed temporarily at a Belgian castle, about half a million Belgian troops capitulated, German armies to pursue chief culprits.
London reports a naval eyewitness recounts a century of British troops evacuated from Boulogne by destroyers under heavy German attack. The party cleared the rail station, planted charges, and sabotaged locks as waves of aircraft and tanks closed in. Five destroyers evacuated troops under fire while demolition crews disabled cranes and power stations.
Washington reports Jay Pierrepont B Moffat, a veteran diplomat and head of the State Department European division since 1937, is Roosevelt's pick to succeed James Cromwell as minister to Canada. Cromwell resigned to run for Senate in New Jersey after a pro ally state minister rebuke. White House aide Hull and Secretary Hull figure prominently in the context of the nomination and Ottawa affairs. Rosemary Kennedy, daughter of Ambassador Kennedy, departs for Lisbon en route to New York aboard a Pan American Clipper.
Washington May 28 The administration and congressional leaders agreed to raise $3 billion in new taxes over five years to fund defense costs. Roosevelt approved the plan drafted by Morgenthau and lawmakers. The package also proposes raising the debt limit from $45 to $48 billion to borrow for the defense funds.
Avortsted Press reports King Leopold of Belgium orders surrender to Germany. Premier Pierlot disputes withdrawal, while Churchill says Allied campaigns continue. German forces press in Flanders arcing toward Calais as Belgian troops suffer heavy losses.
A dense weather summary lists wind, humidity, precipitation, and moon phases, followed by temperatures across U.S. cities. It cites March to June readings, daily highs and lows for Abilene to Yuma, and a long table of cloudy or clear conditions with regional notes and tides in Aranous Pode Vehi.
In Washington on May 28 the Senate voted to bar all Communists and Nazi band members from employment in interstate commerce, aiming to prevent fifth column activity before it begins. The measure, if approved by the House, could affect defense-related industries by excluding non-citizens and alien workers, with no citizenship exception.
Rain fell across most of Texas with flooding in Fort Worth and fires from electrical strikes. A Magnolia Petroleum storage tank cracked in a 25,000 gallon loss and a Baptist church burned after a lightning hit. Laredo saw heavy rain up to 2.35 inches, Paris total May rainfall at 14 inches, Gainesville 8.15 inches for May, and scattered totals across Dallas Olney Brownwood Vernon Midland Borger. More rain was forecast for the next 25 hours.
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