Defense Plan Would Boom U S Industry
Washington reports economists forecast President Roosevelt's defense program would boost U S industry by mid summer with a likely rise in employment in shipyards airplane plants and munitions. Officials say financing would mainly come from Treasury borrowing and that WPA rolls would not be greatly affected.
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Federal Reserve Board
Captain's Last Trip Guides Seattle to German Port
A German captain aimed to run the Allied blockade on his final voyage and docked the freighter Seattle at Trondheim, a Nazi-held port. Hamburg American Line officials say the ship was captured after a deceptive message, with crew reportedly held in Hamburg.
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4G E Head Forecasts Swift U S Rearming
Charles E Wilson president of General Elective Company says swift approval of Roosevelt defense fund. Speaking to a Chamber of Commerce committee he pledges full company effort to rearm the nation and argues the United States needs the best mechanized army to match European developments.
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Nazi Narvik Drive Likely
Stockholm reports indicate potential German plans for a coordinated attack on Allied forces besieging Narvik and northern Norway. Oslo trains and supply movements rise as fighting persists. a German patrol crossed into Sweden and was interned. Swedish anti-aircraft guns targeted 12 German planes over Swedish territory while maneuvering near mountain positions.
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Narvik
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Stockholm -Tidningen
Greatest ene Force Avers Army Dental Chief Speech
Maj. Gen. Leigh C. Fairbank, chief of the U S Army Dental Corps, says the greatest force for peace is the United States and urges national safeguards. He calls for preparedness and a defense plan using health services to shield people from disease in peace and war.
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Canal Waters Fall Allow Towed Fleets Says Pinck
State Canals Commissioner Guy W. Pinck said Mohawk and Oswego sections of the Barge Canal have subsided enough for towed fleets to operate with safety. He noted Champlain Canal remains high and may delay convenient towing for several days.
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Pinck
Albany
Guy W. Pinck
State Canals
Mohawk
Oswego
Champlain Canal
Farmers Cash Wheat Beat Price Tumble
American farmers liquidated an estimated 30 million dollars of paper profit as 1940 wheat entered the market. German blitzkrieg sent Chicago May delivery wheat from about 1.09 to 0.90 a bushel, erasing earlier gains and prompting renewed talk of a new loan program. Government loans and loan defaults reshaped ownership of hundreds of millions of bushels, with most farmers holding grain to await higher prices.
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Germany
Ing
Maducers
Refugee ruler Wilhelmina presents government to King George
London May 17 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, in exile, introduced members of her government to King George at Buckingham Palace. The meeting underscored continued Dutch leadership in wartime resistance.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
George
Buckingham Palace
Suma Cites Courage Amid Speculative Remarks
Yakichiro Suma expresses belief against fear and dismisses sensational statements, urging a calm, practical approach to remarks deemed spectacular or exaggerated.
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Yakichiro’ Suma
United States Defense Measures Discussed
The text notes that defense measures of the United States focus on inter related security concerns and policy actions. It mentions inter agency coordination and potential strategic implications for national defense and allied frameworks.
Patient stance on foreign policy echoes cautious politics
The document stresses patience in national affairs and a wish to avoid entangling alliances. It advocates prudence, urging restraint in military actions while prioritizing peaceful conduct and diplomatic options amid rising global tensions.
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