Bombing of Brussels Intensifies As Allied Lines Hold
Brussels endured two air raids with 41 killed and 82 wounded as German planes targeted the city. Belgian forces and Allied troops pressed to bolster defenses while Rexist and Flemish leaders were arrested. King Leopold urged continued resistance and refugees fled battleground zones as rationing began and blackout measures took hold.
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Brussels
Degrelle
Belgium
Pollus
Sabena
England
Leopold
Liere
Todax
Royal Air Force
Internaed
Jim Trottier
Charlottesville
Electric rate cuts approved for Orange and Rockland
Albany May 11 The Public Service Commission approved rate reductions for Orange and Rockland Electric Company estimated to save customers about 9 annually. The reductions take effect June 1 in Orange and Rockland Counties.
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Albany
The
Public Service Commission
Orange & Rockland Electric
Orange
Rockland
British Diplomats Beaten in Rome as Posters Forefront Alarm
Two British diplomats in Rome were assaulted as a crowd pasted posters outside a hotel. Sir Noel Charles and aides reported the scene, hotel manager knocked down, police later arrived to escort the diplomats to taxis while posters remained. In Milan, pro-German demonstrators cheered Mussolini and Hitler.
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Erican
Virginia Cowleson
J. Whitaker
Cowles
Noel Charles
Noel
Stereene
Sir Noell
Sir ‘Noel
Milan
Mussolini
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Hospital Elevator Death Revealed Doctor Foote Fought Secret
New York May 21 The Bellevue Hospital elevator operator known as Lewis Foote 67 has died of a heart attack officials reveal he was secretly Dr Lewis Nathanial Foote a physician of 34 years practice who sought work in 1931 to stay close to medicine.
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New York
Bellevue Hospital
Lewis Foote
Lewis Nathanial Foote
William F. Jacobs
Bellevue
Foote
Teachers Urged to Evacuate Pupils in London
Kenneth Lindsay, parliamentary secretary to the board of education, urged the National Association of Head Teachers to end its conference and prepare for mass evacuation. He said by Monday at the latest every teacher would be needed at his school to remove children in case of air raids.
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London
Kenneth Lindsay
Board of Education
National Association of Head Teachers
Germans Claim Western Front Advances In Early War News
Reports from Berlin allege German western army units crossed borders into the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg repelling border troops and advancing. Parachute and air troops were said to protect the push while Luftwaffe attack operations disrupted roads railways and bridges. In Norway a separate campaign was unchanged with hits on a British battleship and damage to cruisers and an allied destroyer.
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Calais
French. Coast: ‘At the Same’ Time,‘In‘ Operations In the Far Nor
Narvik
Norwegian
Fuehrer
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Belgium
France
Metz
Nancy
Rheims
Rommilly
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Lyon
Freiburg
Ruhr
Dunkirk
Norway
Fuehrér
Decisio
Berlin
Hifel
Maimedy
Germany
Hivler
Reich
Aachen
Maastricht
Limburg
Albert Mae
Great Britain
Winston Churchill
Neville Chamberlain
DNB
London
Chamberlain
Britain moves to unity after Chamberlain resignation
Britain faced a political crisis as Prime Minister Chamberlain resigned after a bitter Commons debate over Norway. The king met with him to receive his resignation speech, while Britain prepared for wartime mobilization. Residents abandoned Whitsun holidays to accelerate war material production and to observe gas mask and blackout measures amid fear of German air drops.
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Britain
Commons
Norway
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Downing
Hitler
Munich
Gannett Denies Favoring Willkie in Nomination Race
Rochester May 11 Frank Gannett Republican presidential hopeful denies signaling warmth toward Wendell L Willkie in a New York City interview He says his only remark on Willkie was that he is an able man and would prefer a business man for the presidency He noted Willkie as a possible dark horse but stressed no preference.
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Gannett
Willkie
Rochester
Frank Gannett
New York City
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas EE. Dewey
Romanian Premier reshuffles cabinet at King Carol's command
Reuters reports Premier Gheorghe Tatarescu restructured Romania's cabinet with minor changes by royal directive. Foreign Minister Grigore Galencu remains in place as the reshuffle targets key posts.
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London
PA Buchacrest
Reuters
British News Agency
Gheorghe “Tatarescu
Carol
Grigore Galencu
Defeated Chinese Force Reports Massive Casualties
A Japanese dispatch claims 13,000 Chinese killed and 1,500 prisoners after a battle in Wupeh and Honan Provinces. The main Chinese force, comprising OHOO0 troops, supposedly suffered 14,000 dead and wounded and 1,500 taken prisoner.
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Tokyo
INS
Wupeh
Honan
German assault on Rotterdam and Netherlands ports slowed
A British report notes German plans to mine Dutch ports on day one of the invasion but Dutch actions limited damage. Dutch naval and ground units disrupted German advances around Dordrecht and the Nieuwe Maas, destroying bridges to hinder the blitz.
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Aero
Aes Dh
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Waaihavenia
Rotterdam
Es Honkance
Germany
Akin
Seernest
Jain
Jana
Osi
Tojhavegtakeny
Albert
Canal Pidsesti
Netherlands
Van
Dordrecht
Nieuwe: Maas
Gennet
Rhine
Ten to Be Ordained to Priesthood From Niagara Seminary
Ten men from Our Lady of Angels Seminary will be ordained to the priesthood in their respective dioceses. Other ordinations include Rev. Alphonsus Grannan in Cheyenne Wyoming on May 14 and Rev. Francs G. McCullough in Pennsylvania on May 2. Additional Holy Orders are set for May 18 for several candidates including Herbert Engelhand and Francs A. Krupa in Buffalo and Anthony R Sidoti in Amsterdam.
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Nagara Falls
Our Lady of Angels Seminary
Priethood
Alphonsus
Grannan
Cheyenne
Wyo
Francs G. McCullough
The
Ares
Herbert C. Engelhand
Francs A. Krupa
Buffalo
Anthony R Sidott
Amsterdam
Anthony G. Adams
John E. Kelly
Raymond J. Garin
Rochester
Walliam
J. McShea
Middle Village
L. L
James J. Zepers
Francs P. Garner
Jamaica
Josph S. Keenan
Brookist
Amsterdam Island bombed by Germans
A wartime dispatch reports German bombing near Amsterdam Island. It notes a blue illumination from cars and bicycles, civic guards stopping pedestrians every 109 yards to check credentials. A nine story hotel roof observer saw lights, and authorities arrest H J Woudenberg, a National Socialist member of the tower Chamber, as a suspected saboteur.
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Pian Jira Tiene
Holland
H. J. Woudenberg
Chamber
O Day Surrenders Delegation Slot for Wagner in May
Caroline O Day of Rye withdraws as a delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago to provide a place for Senator Robert F Wagner whose omission from the state committee designating resolution was revealed by Secretary of State Michael J Walsh. The Democrats list 204 delegates including 26 at large with half votes each. Republicans list 188 delegates including eight at large with full votes.
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Caroline O’day
Wagner
Albany
GRI
Caroline O'Day
Rye
Chicago
United States
Robert F. Wagner
Democratic State Committee
Michael J. Walsh
Democrats
Aree
Parrott Fies In To Nip His Finger on York
Thomas Ross tried to grasp a parrot that entered through a window. The bird nipped his finger, and Pave Copas helped restrain it. Ross was taken to a hospital for treatment of the wound.
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Parrott
York
Thomas Ross
Ross
Pave Copes
Proclamation Motives War Comments From Allied Nations
A fragmented report outlines a speech from Congress and remarks about a proclamation. The text mentions Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg and the Queen addressing her people amid anger and tragedy.
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Hessic
Wastthee
Parker Cary Centifie
Congress
Tam
European developments fuel talk of a third presidential term
Paris May 31 Teachers must live at schools and be ready for emergency work as Interior Minister Albert Sarraut orders. The chatter in Washington and Europe notes that foreign events could boost President's chances for renomination and a possible third term. Lucas says the possibility has been enhanced by overseas developments.
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Tun
Lucas
Paris
Interior
Albert Sarraui
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