Air raid battle over English Channel and shipyards
Nazi daylight raid sparks fierce air battle as Spitfires and Messerschmitts clash over the English Channel. RAF claims 19 German planes downed in 24 hours with seven British fighters lost, while Glasgow Liverpool and Northern Ireland suffer bombardment. Authorities note shipyards at Clydeside and harbors including Plymouth Ipswich damaged.
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Baruch confronts War Dept over tank armor issue
Bernard Baruch, at President Roosevelt's request, grilled Under Secretary Robert Patterson in Washington about tank production. He pressed on armor, armor piercing shells, and the 37 millimeter gun readiness, noting the Army lagged in supplying armor piercing shells for the new tanks.
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Alaska fishing limits to be eased by Ickes says senator
Washington May 7 United States Senator Mon C Wallgren of Washington predicted after a conference with Ira Gabrielson chief of the Fish and Wildlife Service that Secretary Harold L Ickes will modify the Alaska fishery regulations to permit maximum salmon and herring fishing consistent with conservation. He said Ickes will act within days and with a second modification probably during the season after reports from wardens on fish supply. Wallgren noted Southeast Alaska will be reopened for limited herring fishing with a smaller quota, and Kodiak and Prince William Sound areas will see slightly higher quotas.
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Columbia University to award Pulitzer Prize
May 7 The Trustees of Columbia University acting on a recommendation from the Graduate School of Journalism Advisory Board have awarded the prize. Continued on Page Seven.
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Minto Nominated for Seventh Circuit Judge
Washington May 7 President Roosevelt named former United States Senator Sherman Minto of Indiana for the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals seat. Minto, who lost re election last November, had been appointed Administrative Assistant to the President.
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Churchill Wins Large Vote Confidence in War Leadership
London May 7 British Prime Minister Churchill secured a decisive vote of confidence in the war conduct. He had forecast that Britain will hold the Nile valley the Suez Canal and Malta. The tally was 440 to 73 as Capt Hudson of the Admiralty praised recent anti submarine gains.
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Lloyd George Attacks Churchill in War Material Row
London May 7 Prime Minister Churchill won a strong confidence vote in the House of Commons after Lloyd George accused America of not doing enough to help Britain defeat Germany He warned against overestimating U S aid and called for a real war cabinet to avoid weakening U S support Churchill endured a lengthy rebuke as Lloyd George praised Secretary Stimpson and noted Roosevelt and Stimpson grasp Britain's gravity.
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Round-up of Aliens Ordered by Attorney General
Washington May 7 Attorney General Robert H Jackson said 6000 deportable aliens are still free and ordered a roundup. It will include 160 German seamen freed after deportation orders but lacking execution machinery now resolved. Seamen to be scattered in New York Miami San Francisco Philadelphia Baltimore and Kansas City. Last night 125 Italian seamen were moved from Ellis Island to Fort Missoula Montana to be held in the Army Camp for detention of aliens.
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Daylight Saving Move Seen as Likely Law
Washington May 7 Congress begins to push universal daylight saving with two similar House bills likely to reach the floor soon. The piece notes the historical shift from local times to railroad standard time and forecasts another legislative clash between agricultural and industrial sectors over seasonal clock changes.
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Iraq Forces Beat Off At Airdrome Near Baghdad
British General Headquarters reports British troops ejected Iraqi soldiers from positions overlooking the Habbaniyah airfield sixty miles west of Baghdad. The airfield had been under siege since Friday as fighting continued with a calmer tone reported. Imperial troops regained control of the Mossul Haifa oil pipeline, slowing Iraq's supply to Britain's Mediterranean fleet.
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Protection Sought for War Goods in Broadcast
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson after a White House meeting urged immediate use of the American Navy to guarantee safe delivery of war materiel to Britain. He warned that loss of Britain’s naval power would imperil U S security and that delaying action could erase American intervention capabilities. The broadcast marks a strong stance within Roosevelt’s circle.
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Knox says Navy ready for action
Secretary of Navy Frank Knox said the United States Navy is ready to undertake the delivery of war supplies to Great Britain if assigned. He spoke after War Secretary Stimson’s broadcast and noted the Navy will take over seagoing Coast Guard activities, effectively transferring ships and crews. Senator Vandenberg reported Chairman Land of the Maritime Commission informed him.
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