German sweep to drive Allies into sea in Norway push
Berlin reports heavy blows to British naval power as Nazi forces press in Norway. Communique says air bombs sunk a British cruiser and five transports, damaged ships, and captured 4,900 prisoners including 3,500 Norwegian troops southwest of Lillehammer.
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Berlin
Norway
High Command
Namsos
Trondheim
Lillehammer
Lomm
Stavanger
Fornebu
Oslo
DNB
Aalborg
Italy
Germany
Britain
Mediterranean
War Office
Narvik
Ore
Air Ministry
Denmark
Norwegians Reoccupy Storen Amid Nazi Bombardment
Reports from Stockholm say Norwegian forces reoccupied Storen a key rail junction 35 miles south of Trondheim and Roros 50 miles southeast, as German withdrawals pursued rapid strikes to disrupt Allied lines. A British destroyer reportedly sunk near Namsos during a long Luftwaffe raid. meanwhile Narvik remained contested.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Stockholm
Storen
Trondheim
Roros
Oslo
Namsos
Narvik
Tidningen
Svenska Dagbladet
Fall Back To New Positions Under Attack
British troops withdrew to prepared positions in the Dombas area after stubborn resistance to German assaults in central Norway. Allied forces extended operations near Narvik and Namsos while British air raids struck German bases in Scandinavia. Berlin reported continued German advances as the war widened.
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London
War Office
Dombas
Trondheim
Norway
Narvik
Arctic
Namsos
Scandinavia
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Storen
Berlin
Hatch Political Bill Pigeonholed by House Judiciary
The House Judiciary Committee tabled the Senate approved Hatch bill regulating political activities of state employees paid with federal funds. The measure would limit campaign contributions to five thousand dollars and restrict ree activities of federally funded staff. Chairman Summers refused further discussion.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Summers
D-Tex
Mexico Replies to U S Note on Oil Expropriation
Mexico delivered its reply to the U S note proposing arbitration in the oil property dispute. The message was handed to Ambassador Josephus Daniels in Mexico City and will be published Sunday morning.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Josephus Daniels
Baseball Finals Readouts From Major Leagues
Cleveland and Philadelphia battled in a high scoring game with Cleveland winning 17 to 5 after late innings. New York beat Chicago 5 to 4 in a tense contest as Auker and Dickey combo on the mound. Brooklyn toppled Cincinnati 6 to 0 in a rain shortened affair while Boston routed Chicago 12 to 4 in a long night game. Rain-impacted scheduling affected multiple matchups including New York-St. Louis and Philadelphia-Pittsburgh.
Grand jury returns 290 true bills in federal session
A federal grand jury handed up 50 true bills and one no bill to Judge Albert M. Sames. One case was passed for further consideration. The panel, which began in February, reconvenes May 31 to finish the investigation. Bert Farnsworth appeared. others include Woodward, killed in a Feb 11 crash, and several Tucson Prescott Globe and Tucson indictments.
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Albert M. Sames
U. S
Sames
Bert Farnsworth
Sonora
Gilbert Vincent
New Orleans
John Woodward
Douglas
Mexico
United States
Woodward
Phoenix
Prescott
Globe
Tucson
Jack Noble
Manuel Lopi
Rafael Corrall
Daniel Rubio
Jose Rodriguez
Tomas Haros
Librado Carro
Roberto Navarro Collins
Susana Morales
Augustine Morales
Manuel Esteban Lopez
Felipe Zamora
Jose Castillo
Enrique Duarte
Mercedes Zuniga
Si Hicks
Peter Kaye
Jack Redhorse
Onry Big
Grand Jury
Germans push toward Andalsnes as war moves south of Trondheim
Berlin reports German troops advancing through Dombas toward the British landing port of Andalsnes in a potentially decisive action. London cites Radio Stockholm claiming Allied forces repelled Germans in Gudbrands valley then prepared positions for renewed fighting near Dombas. Stockholm notes Norwegian sources say Norwegian troops advance south in Oester valley recapturing Tynset as Germans retreat toward Roeros and redirect to Kvikne highway.
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Berlin
Dombas
Andalsnes
Trondheim
London
Radio
Stockholm
Gudbrands
Oester
Tynset
Roeros
France’s Reynaud Frames War Aim in May Day Broadcast
Premier Paul Reynaud declared in a May Day broadcast that France’s sole claim on this labor day is to win the war against Germany and to live as free men.
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Paris
Paul Reynaud
France
Europe
Germany
Italian Attitude Alarmingly Hardened, Allies Faced
Across Europe on May Day reports indicate growing Italian alarm toward the Allies. In Bucharest police list 300 suspected belligerent agents for expulsion, mostly Germans or German-linked. Voroshilov urges vigilance as USSR stays aloof from the war. Informants say Jugoslavia and Romania rejected inviting Germany and Slovakia to Balkan Danube policing. Bulgaria silent.
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Bucharest
Ministry of the Interior
London
Jugoslavia
Romania
Germany
Slovakia
Balkan
Danube
Bulgaria
Winter Wind Toll Rises Across Midwest and South
A sweeping storm blanketed the north central states with snow and rain while tornadic winds caused at least 16 deaths from Texas to Kentucky. Missouri reported five fatalities near Sikeston and Bertrand, with damage spreading to Illinois and Kentucky towns including Grand River.
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United Press
North Central
Texas
Kentucky
Corn Belt
Dakotas
Michigan
Iowa
Kansas
Ilinois
Chicago
U. S
Great Lakes
Midwest
Misey
Appalachian Range
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Sikeston
Bertrand
Grand River
Ruby Hawks
Tornado Outbreak Rages Across Central U S killing at least 15
Twisting winds from Texas Panhandle to central Illinois left a path of destruction as tornadoes killed at least 15 people. Weather bureau warned of cloudbursts and colder air following the tempest.
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United Press
Mississippi River
Texas Panhandle
Illinois
U.S. Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
House Cuts Many Under Wage Bill In House Vote
Washington May 2 The House tentatively adopted an amendment to exempt 200000 farm product workers from labor standards. It marked the first vote on the draft wage hour bill and dealt a decisive defeat to New Deal efforts to shield the measure from changes.
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Washington
U.P
House
House Labor Committee
New Deal
Duce Tells Phillips No Sudden Italian War Change
United States Ambassador William Phillips met Mussolini in Rome and was told that Italy does not plan a sudden shift in its stance on the war. The aim was to clarify Italy's position amid rising tension and criticism of Allied actions. A British mission to Italy seeks to smooth differences over the blockade and Med shipping.
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Rome
United States
William Phillips
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
Italy
Phillips
Mussolini
Germany
Mediterranean
London
Galeazzo Ciano
Telegrafo At
Leghorn
Signor
Hitler
Norway
Social Work Conference Openes in Tucson
Welfare and social security workers from all Arizona counties gather in Tucson for the eighth annual conference of social work. Registration starts at 10 a.m. with the opening session at 1 30 p.m. in the Santa Rita hotel led by Judge William G. Hall.
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Arizona
Tucson
Social Work
William G. Hall
Superior Court
Santa Rita Hotel
Charles Franklin Parker
Prescott
Kiwanis Club International Committee For
White House
Emmett McLoughlin
St. Mary’s Church
Phoenix
Herman E. Hendrix
A. B. Sieh
Pima County Welfare Board
E. D. Herreras
War Not Lost But Allied Reverses Bad
DeWitt MacKenzie analyzes the Norway crisis, noting Allied prestige at risk and a rising Nazi stock. Britain diverts Mediterranean traffic as a precaution while Mussolini weighs entry. German use of Trondheim area threatens the Andalsnes garrison, with a possible Allied retreat to Namsos.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Oslo
Trondheim
Norway
Britain
Mediterranean
Italy
House Passes Bill To Freeze Foreign Investments
The House approved legislation empowering President Roosevelt to regulate transactions in foreign-held American investments during the current agencies dispute. The measure aims to freeze Danish and Norwegian credits in the United States, preventing their withdrawal amid Germany's invasion of Scandinavia.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
R.ep. Williams
Germany
Scandinavia
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Susce
Pearson and
Dickey
Boston
Eeves
Appleton
Tresh
Grove
Hash
Weiland
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Ferrell
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Cincinnati
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Mungo
Tamulis
Franks
Phelps
Walters
Lombardi
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Pittsburgh
Foreign Ministry
Moscow
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Lenin
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Duce
Reynolds Packard
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Tucson Daily Citizen
W. Robles
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