Belfast Hit by Nazi Bombing Seeps Through Night Sky
Nazi luftwaffe bomb Belfast as an important transit harbor and Liverpool again. Four ships burned in Belfast harbor. heavy fires and explosions at industrial plants feared heavy casualties. British air forces strike back, hitting docks at Le Havre Brest and Cherbourg while defending London raids.
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Hitler
Luftwaffe
Reichstag
Germany
Belfast
Liverpool
United States
Fritchfficiale
le Havre
Brest
Cherbourg
London
Plan to convert ships into aircraft carriers expands North Atlantic safety
Washington reports secrecy around converting the battleship Wyoming into an aircraft carrier for Atlantic submarine reconnaissance and plans to repurpose the luxury liner Normandie as another carrier under Coast Guard direction. The changes reflect wartime steering and Nazi submarine tactics influence.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Wyoming
United States
Japan
U. S. Navy
Henry Morgenthau
Coast Guard
Eight Men Split Ice Classic Award in Alaska Spirit Revealed
In Fairbanks on May 5, Fred Miller of Caribou Mines and seven partners were named winners of the Nenana ice classic. The eight men agreed to a ninth member, Al Anderson, covering the $150 share, to form the winning group. The prize totals $95,000, with the broadcast team KFAR confirming the group’s identity.
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Alaska Spirit
Fairbanks
Alaska
Fred Miller
Caribou Mines, Incorporated
Kantishna
Mount McKinley Park
Elassh
J. E. Nasenius
Caribou
Miller
Nenana
Caribou Mines
Matt Bischoff
Herman Medford
Howard MacDonald
Francis Anderson
Elmer Larson
Arthur Erickson
Frank Pollock
KFAR
Nasenius
Bischoff
Francis
Anderson
Pollock
al Anderson
Joe Nasenius
Nasentus
NBC Protests FCC Rule Forcing NBC Network Split
NBC officials said they may challenge in court the FCC order to discontinue either the Red or Blue Network. The commission, in a five to two vote, dubbed the measure the Magna Carta of American radio stations and barred two stations in the same area on one network unless public interest requires it. The rules tighten contract affiliations between network stations and affect NBC operations.
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Washington
National Broadcasting Company
Federal Communications Commission
Fly
NBC
Margaret Gable Awarded Ten Thousand in Breach Suit
In Seattle on May 5, Mrs. Margaret Gable 58 a former saleswoman won 10 000 from Jay Allen 72 a prominent attorney in a breach of promise case. She sought 225 000 and the verdict was delivered by a Superior Court jury. Botsford Returns Home from Vacation aboard the Princess Louise.
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Seattle
Margaret Gable
Jay Allen
British Struggle Near East Faces Critical Stage
Associated Press reports near dawn that Britain faces a critical stage as Iraqi forces cut oil pipeline flow to the Mediterranean and clash near Lake Habbaniyal west of Baghdad. Earlier tips claimed Iraqi troops were destroying or nearing Cairo air bases, but later notes say the Lake Habbaniyal garrison remains intact with few casualties. Cairo confirms British forces hold Basra at the Persian Gulf head.
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Associated Press
Near East
Great Britain
Bena
Iraq
Mediterranean
Garison
Lake Habbatiyal
Baghdad
Cairo
Lake Habbaniyal
Bastra
Persian Gulf
German freighter Lech sunk after blockade interception
New York May 5 reports that the 3,300 ton German freighter Lech, which left Rio de Janeiro five days ago to run the British blockade, was intercepted by a British auxiliary cruiser and is reported sinking off the Bahamas. Brazilian sources say the crew scuttled the ship to prevent capture after interception. the Lech had arrived in Rio de Janeiro on March 3.
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New York
Rio de Janeiro
Bahamas
Brazil
PAA doubles schedule of Alaska trips
Pan American Airways in Washington announced plans to double service between the United States and Alaska. Four weekly flights between Seattle and Juneau replace two, with non stop Seattle Juneau and one stop Juneau Fairbanks service. Also notes a baby born Saturday at St Ann's Hospital to Mr and Mrs Roland Amel weighing eight pounds three ounces.
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Washington
Pan American Airways
United States
Alaska
Seat We
Juneau
Boeing Field
Seattle
Fairbanks
St. Ann's Hospital
Roland
Mel
Meet the Man Who Could Not Hear and Went Deaf
Washington May 9 Henrik de Kauffmann Danish Minister to the United States is described as tall friendly and humorous but became deaf when ordered by Copenhagen to protest the seizure of 58 Danish ships in American ports He rejected charges as treasonable acts and noted he was born in Germany stating his father a Danish architect and royal chamberlain accompanied his mother on travels that shaped his career He remains busy defending Greenland treaty amid political pressure from Rome and Copenhagen
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Washington
Henrik de Kauffmann
United States
de Kauffmann
American
Copenhhagen
Greenland
Copenhagen
Germany
de Kaufinnen
Rome
de Kauffmatn
Denmark
Prankfort-au- Main
Henrik
British forces break up Axis preparations at Tobruk
Associated Press reports that the British Middle East Command counter-attacked German and Italian troops at Tobruk and disrupted Axis preparations for renewed assaults. Heavy casualties were inflicted on the encircled Libyan port while Axis forces still hold a small outer defense sector.
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Tobruk
Middle East
Naval Defense Sea Areas in Alaska Announced
May 5 Captain W H Munter Commandant of the Seattle District Coast Guard declares Naval Defense Sea areas become effective at Attion Alaska Island and Kiska Island on May 14 and at Womens Bay Kodiak Island on June 22. After these dates no private vessels of any nationality may enter without a permit issued by the Thirteenth Naval District Commandant.
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Seattle
W.H. Munter
Seattle District of the Coast Guard
Unalaska Island
Kiska Island
Womens Bay
Kodiak Island
Thirteenth Naval District
Hitler boasts of Nazi victory in Berlin rally
Berlin May 5. Hitler declared Germany forms a mightier coalition and cannot be yielded to. He claimed what Germany has won cannot be wrested away by any power, and that German weapons will grow stronger this year and next, amid cheering Reichstag audience.
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Berlin
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Wilhelmstrasse
British advance in East Africa reported near Addis Ababa
The British command said advances continue against Amba Alaje about 28 miles northeast of Addis Ababa. Fresh fighting hit the Salim sector on the North African front. Losses were inflicted on Axis troops and vehicles along the Egyptian Tiryan border.
New Action Implied by President in War Aid Stance
Reported remarks by President Roosevelt at Staunton Virginia dedication of Woodrow Wilson birthplace suggest a pledge of substantial aid to nations resisting aggression. Critics note no stated willingness to enter war, while supporters interpret fighting words as broad support for democracy rather than military intervention.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
Gerald P. Nye
North Dakota
Feelig
America
U S War Ships Said To Convoy Munitions To Suez
May 5 report claimed 26 American merchant ships loaded with arms and ammunition for Britain arrived at the Suez Canal. Sources said they were convoyed by U S warships with tanks and anti air guns aboard. Navy denied any U S Navy ships in convoy duty. A passenger aboard the Princess Louise was identified as Mrs Frank McPherson wife of a mine superintendent.
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Vichy
Middle East
Suez Canal
Washington
Navy Department
United States Navy
Frank McPherson
McPherson
Tulsequah
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