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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
8
Senate activity centers on a large naval funding package with $328 million for Navy defense, aircraft and bases, plus $454 million for aviation under Army plans. The measure awaits House concurrence as Roosevelt pushes defense and alien control shifts.
Navy readiness efforts unfold as governors and lawmakers weigh defense needs. White House hints at enlisting civilian “dollar-men” to speed preparedness. Justice department studies anti trust relaxation to aid war industries. Senate blocks export limits on aircraft while approving a large army bill. Roosevelt seeks discretion over emergency army funds. Singapore report notes Admiral Drew’s seasickness during Malaya command briefing.
In New Jersey May 23 a preliminary tally shows Wendell Willkie garnering about 20,000 of the 20,009 credible votes in many districts. Dewey led among others with roughly 225,000 votes from some 2,200 districts. State Senator Robert C. Hendrickson won the Republican gubernatorial nomination over Harold G. Hofman by 34,496 votes.
Rochester grocer Nick Crzynkowski bought 30 dozen eggs from a persistent seller who offered gem at a low price. When opened, the crate revealed only a few layers of the real thing, divided and aged, with stones and a nebbish-filled reranlniter.
A wartime dispatch reports German forces advancing toward Calais as British troops pull back to Channel ports. Berlin and Paris exchange strategic updates while Allied aerial and naval losses mount, with Hitler pursuing a decisive invasion plan across northern France.
In Puget Sound forts Warren Casey and Fingler, U S troops simulate Nazi invasion tactics as part of Cusit Astilleay-Koey maneuvers. An enemy force surrounding the forts includes destroyer ships and imaginary units with about 1000 troops involved in land operations.
Washington May 2 Minister Loudon said Berlin reports claim German agents and pariah troops plotted to kidnap Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. He cited supposed shootings at royal garden vantage points and warned the Dutch monarchy might be toppled if the Queen is taken to England or used as a hostage by Germany.
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