Attempts to Secure Bulgarian Support Stir Balkan Ambitions
Diplomatic talks in Sofia involve Dr Karl Clodius and Sir Hughe Knatchbull Hugessen as Britain seeks Bulgarian backing amid Balkan tensions. London promises a large loan and Aegean corridor, aiming to secure a land route for troops to Romania if war expands. Reports tie Turkish troop movements near Bulgaria to British aims in the Mediterranean.
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Karl Clodious
Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen
Turkey
Sofia
Clodius
Hughe
Bulgaria
Aegean Sea
Greece
Aegean
Britain
Romania
England
Mediterranean
Salonika
Struma
Balkans
France
Budapest
Moscow
Ruthenia
Gestapo
Hungary
Kassa
Ungvar
Munkacs
Poland
Berlin
Slovakia
Istvan Csaky
Hitler
Belgrade
Yaroslav
Romania Builds Ties With Turkey Amid Balkan Tensions
In Bucharest on May 175, Romania seeks closer friendship with Turkey as rumors of Axis Balkan negotiations swirl. General Sidorovici invites 1000 Turkish youths to visit Bucharest, signaling intensified cross border ties. La Salle Institute and nearby schools triumph in Ithaca play tournament with 19 performances statewide.
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Bucharest
Germany
Italy
Russia
Balkan
Rumania
Lasalle Victor
Ithaca
la Salle Institute
Troy
Union-Endicott High School
Endicott
Sheith
Coltern
New York
Pennyslvenia
Britain denies sinking claim as Narvik fighting continues
An Admiralty communique rebuts German claims of sinking a British battleship and York-class cruiser near Narvik. The Afridi destroyer was sunk while protecting withdrawals from Namsos, as daylight revealed continued air attacks and evacuations amid harsh weather.
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Naemsos
War Office
Ing
Narvik
Britain
Afridi
Namsos
Norway
Sitzkrieg
Percy Loraine
Italy
Rome
Benito Mussolini
Presidential delegate races shift as primaries near
The story details Republican and Democratic primary ballots with delegates to state conventions, including Dewey as the only entrant on the presidential ballot. It notes California and Florida primaries, Alabama and South Dakota delegate plans, and Texas county conventions for state delegates. Dewey returns to New York City and proclaims Republican gains.
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Dakota
Iowa
Maryland
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
California
Garner
Bankhead
Alabama
South ‘Dakota
Florida
Roosevelt
Texas
Dewey
New York City
Grand Central Terminal
Nazis Capture British Sub Of A Secret Destination
Fragmented report describes German forces moving prisoners and objects from Norway to camps and coasts. It notes British submarine capture, Norwegian prisoners limited, and a three‑man Oslo committee negotiating with Berlin to resume German Norwegian trade.
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Gover
Gubrands
Englan
Namsos
Emillio
Vofsewar
The
Fredericksten
Haldén
Mysen
Gardemoen
Baerum
Lillehammer
Norway
Vari
Sweden
Ituwas
Oslo
Rei Josioner
Berlin -For
Norwegian Warning At Oslo Airfield In Wartime Shifts
Report notes warnings issued at Fornebu airfield near Oslo with several demarcations of danger. It mentions individuals accused of looting deserted houses facing court martial and reveals Foreign Office staff redeployed to royal palace offices while the Foreign Office building serves as German police HQ.
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Horheba
Noriaene
Foreign Office
Royal’ Palace
National Association of Colored People Seeks Anti-Lynching Bill Passage
New York branches of the NAACP have appealed to the U S Senate to pass the anti lynching bill. The fourth annual conference sent telegrams to Washington urging lawmakers to push the bill to the Senate floor. The measure passed the House and is before a Senate committee.
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Albany
May
New York
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States Senate
Washington
Senate
House
Police arrest warrants link Adonis and Gasberg to 1932 abduction
New York reported an eight state police alarm for the arrest of Joseph A. Doto known as Joe Adonis in Brooklyn. He and Gasberg face charges of kidnapping extortion and assault in the 1932 abduction of Isadore Wapinsky who died a month later of heart disease after a $5,000 ransom payment. The case involves an alleged illegal enterprise and a curiously designed money making machine. Gasberg was traced to Stockton California where he had lived.
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New York
Joseph A. Doto
Joe Adonis
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Florida
Long Beach
Wapinsky
Adonis
Gasberg
Amen
Jockton
Calif
Narvik siege and Norwegian defense push reported
German High Command announced Narvik garrison repulsed repeated enemy attacks aided by air power. German occupation forces pushed toward railheads at Namsos and Grong north of Trondheim. A Danish/DNB report said 160 officers and men surrendered after two weeks near Hegra fortress east of Trondheim.
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Madoir Planceet
Kattegat
Aissom
Feance i
Singivaetsenerate
Norway
Narvik
Namsos
Grong
Trondheim
Corman
Hegra
DNB
Mosquito concern dominates session amid unclear details
A fragmented report describes a Saturday meeting where local leaders discussed mosquito control and referenced alleged actions by officials. No clear decisions or names are readable, leaving the outcome ambiguous.
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N.Y
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