Ships in Genoa sail for England via Suez amid war moves
In Genoa Italian port the English fleet received orders to sail to England via the Suez Canal as British and Dutch ships evacuate war zones. The Llandovery Castle with 150 passengers heads for Durban, while other steamers like Switzerland Bal tara and Alex depart. A U.S. steamer Excalibur brings 24 American refugees to New York. At Namsos Norway the Allied withdrawal and German advance pain the region, with Norwegian troops defending and morale high.
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Genoa
Italy
England
Suez Canal
Gestoyer van Galen
Holland
Llandovery Castle
Durban
South Africa
Switzerland
Baltara
Alex
Cape of Good Hope
Gibraltar
Africa
Cape Town
Southampton
United States
New York
Norway
Denmark
Manhattan
London
Mediterranean
Suez
Britain Abandons Norway Campaign Amid Naval Moves
Britain withdraws from Andalsnes in a swift retreat described as a wild flight. Prime Minister Chamberlain vows Norway will not be a sideshow and announces a strong Allied fleet moves toward Alexandria to monitor Italy while preparing future counterattacks from a line above Trondheim toward the Swedish border.
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Britain
Chamberlain
Norway
Europe
England
Mediterranean
Alexandria
Italy
Germany
Andalsnes
Norwegian
Trondheim
Oslo
Bergen
Namsos
Narvik
London
Great Britain
House of Commons
Commons
Arctic
British French Units Trapped as Germans Seize Andalnes
Stockholm dispatch reports several British and French detachments trapped after German forces occupied Andalnes 100 miles southwest of Trondheim in mid afternoon. Germans entered from the east along the 60 mile rail line to Dombas via Lesja in the Rauma river valley.
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Stockholm
Andalsnes
Trondheim
Dombas
Lesja
Raiuma
Death claims an outstanding U5 clergyman
The Rev. George Craig Stewart 60 Episcopal bishop of Chicago died after collapsing in his car He led Chicago diocese since 1930 and previously served as bishop coadjutor and Evanston pastor He was a World War I chaplain with Evacuation Hospital No 6 in France.
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Chicago
George Craig Stewart
Episcopal
America
Burnside Hospital
Evanston
France
Episcopal Church
United States
Laos
Blast on U S Destroyer Crosby Injures Seaman
An explosion aboard the U S S Crosby caused minor damage in the engine room and injured one seaman. The Crosby, escorting the British light cruiser Caradoc, berthed at North Island after the incident, with details of the blast and timing not fully disclosed.
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U. S
Crosby
San Diego
Cal
North Island
San Pedro
Calif
Navy
Angeles
House approves exemptions to wage-hour law
In Washington on May 2 the House tentatively approved exemptions from the wage-hour act after a struggle. Rep. Mary Norton and administration allies faced sweeping amendments aimed at excluding about 2,000,000 workers in farm processing and farm co operatives. The Norton bill links exemptions to farm crop preparation processes and may reach the Senate Labor Committee.
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Washington
House
Mary Norton
D-N. J
Norton Committee
Mines Students Display Oratory Talent at State Contest
Elliott Coldwater wins extemporaneous speaking at Montana School of Mines and will represent the school in the state contest in Dillon this afternoon. Betty Bleichner takes second in the local event. Harold Barton, a junior from Eugene Oregon, will represent the Mines in tonight’s state oratorical contest in Dillon.
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Elliott Coldwater
Montana School of Mines
Coldwater
Dillon
Mines College
Betty Bleichner
Mines School
Harold Barton
Eugene
Ore
Silver measures and policy clash at Washington dinner
Business leaders urged faster armament on a pay as you go basis while Lewis W. Douglas warned that isolation would cripple world peace as England and France face upheaval. In the Senate, silver purchases faced defeat as senators overturned a bid to end foreign silver imports amid partisan clashes.
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Washington
Lewis W. Douglas
United States
Douglas
Roosevelt
Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York
America
England
France
Chamber of Commerce of the
Senate
Thomas
D-Okla
Butte Records Warmest Day in Eight Months At 74
Mercury rose to 74 in Butte setting a yearly high and the warmest day since September 1929. Gardens bloomed and insects arrived as sunlit conditions drew golfers and gardeners outside before a forecast of showers and cooler weather. Havre led Montana with 85 degrees while other towns reached the 80s. cooler, clearing weather was expected to follow.
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Butte
Highland View Golf Course
Havre
Montana
Missoula
Miles City
Billings
Cut Bank
Great Falls
Helena
Wheeler warns against being led into war at college rally
Senator Burton Wheeler urges Americans to avoid sentiment and propaganda driving them to war. He speaks at Westminster College during the National Student Democratic convention, warning of 1917 scars and the need to prepare to defend liberties, shores, and boundaries amid neutrality debates.
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Fulton, Mo
Burton K. Wheeler
British naval vessels sink ship Bittern off coast
London May 2 The admiralty announced British naval vessels sank the sloop HMS Bittern 1190 tons after bombing and fire from German planes. One attacker was shot down and no casualties were reported. Bittern had 125 men and was completed in 1938 to prevent navigation hazards.
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London
Admiralty
Montana Showers Turn Colder Friday Then Clear Saturday
A weather forecast for Montana calls for showers and a drop in temperatures Friday with the eastern portion experiencing a colder night. The system should clear by Saturday, bringing improving conditions.
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Montana
Rumania urged not to delay appeal for Allied aid
The BBC nightly Romanian bulletin urged Romania not to delay a request for Allied help. It warned that in Palestine, Syria, and Egypt English and French forces mass, and stated Hitler understands only force while the Allies have enough to thwart any Balkan venture.
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London
U.P
British Broadcasting Corporation
Rumania
Palestine
Syria
Egypt
England
France
Hitler
Near East
Norse Royal Family Flees to Unknown Destination
King Haakon VII of Norway the Nygaardsvold government flee Molde near Andalsnes and head north toward an unknown destination a Norwegian spokesman said German reports of Sweden denial noted. The group is believed to be in northern Norway above Trondheim after bombing by German forces. Molde lies across Moldefjord from the former Allied landing base at Andalsnes occupied today.
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Stockholm
Norway
Steinkjer
Trondheim
Namsos
Sweden
Grong
Legation
Roros
Tynset
Tolga
Haakon VII of
Nygaardsvold
Molde
Andalsnes
Johan Nygaardsvold
Moldefjord
Norwegian
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Reidh
Associated Press
Louis P. Lochner
Berlin
Reich
High Command
Drew Middleton
George Stewart
Clacton
Houot
Coalition
Wheeler
U.S
Sears
Republic
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