U S Ships Said To Deliver Arms To British In Middle East
Vichy reports claim 26 American merchant ships loaded with arms and munitions arrived at the Suez Canal to aid British forces in the Middle East. Circles say the vessels carried light tanks, anti tank and anti aircraft guns, though confirmation is lacking. Roosevelt had opened the Red Sea to U S vessels, fueling speculation of more aid shipments.
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Vichy
France
Middle East
Suez Canal
Roosevelt
Red Sea
United States
U. S
Patrol Craft Not To Shoot At Axis Ships
An Atlantic patrol off the American coast is ordered to avoid shooting Axis vessels and to focus on spotting and reporting their position until British forces overtake them. The policy aligns with debates on convoy duties and seizure bills in Congress.
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Lyle C. Wilson
Washington
U.P
United States Atlantic Patrol
United Press
Navy Department
Roosevelt
House
Administration
Great Britain
Tobey
Charles W. Tobey
R-N. H
Maritime Commission
Baseball Scores and Standings From American League Action
Summary of multiple 1940s baseball results with teams including New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit St. Louis Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh and Brooklyn. Box scores show pitchers and batters like Ryba Pytlak Newhouser Sullivan Derringer Beggs Lombardi Mancuso Crouch Beck Warren Butcher Lopez Lehrman Danning Higbe Wicker Owen and others.
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New York
Chicago
Chandler, Murphy & Rosar, Lee, Rigney, Appleton & Tresh
Boston
Cleveland
Ryba & Pytlak
Milmar & Desautels
Washington
St. Louis
Sandra, MacFayden & Ferrell, Kennedy & Grube
Philadelphia
Detroit
Marchildon, Benton & Hayes
Newhouser & Sullivan
Cincinnati
Derringer
Beggs
Lombardi
Tobin
Berres
Mass
Gornicki
Mancuso
Crouch
Beck
Warren
Pittsburgh
Butcher
Lopez
Lehrman
Bowman
Danning
Brooklyn
Root and
McCullough
Higbe
Wicker
Owen
Whirlaway wins 1937 Kentucky Derby in record time
At Churchill Downs on May 3 Warren Wright’s Kentucky bred Whirlaway captured the 67th Kentucky Derby before about 90,000 spectators. Staretor finished second with Market Wise third as Whirlaway ran the mile and a quarter in a record 2 01 2-5, surpassing Twenty Grand’s mark.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
Warren Wright
Whirlaway
Staretor
Market
Hugh S. Nesbatt
Lou Tufano
Dispose
Porter
Cap
Convoys Urged On President By Legion
The American Legion executive committee urged dispatch of U S Navy convoys to Britain and demanded Secretary Frances Perkins resign citing public distrust. It called for a presidential disclosure of national dangers and for legislation to ban strikes during emergencies while supporting convoy protection and full wartime unity.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
United States Navy
Great Britain
Frances Perting
Veterans’ Organization
Nationad
Seeley Ordered to Report for Army Duty Next May
City Manager George W. Seeley, a lieutenant in the infantry, must report for active duty at the San Francisco construction quartermaster office next Thursday. He resigned city manager duties and was granted leave for the army service starting May 15 after a two week vacation. Phil J. Martin Jr. will assume duties during Seeley’s absence. Seeley is the third city department head called into service, following Don J. Hays and Harold Patten.
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George W. Seeley
Ofice
U. S. Army
San Francisco
Seeley
Infantry
Vacatio Phil J. Martin, Jr
Don J. Hays
U. S. Naval Intelligence Division
San Diego
Harold Patten
Cavalry
Fort Bliss
Fort Huachuca Expansion Seen Unlikely Despite Plans
Fort Huachuca expansion to house 35 000 troops is deemed unlikely unless the nation enters war or the army grows to 4 000 000 men. Lee D. Davis, commanding officer, says current specs are for preparedness only and a different site could be chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Huachuca
Daily Citizen
Fort Huachucs
Lee D. Davis
Fort Huachuca May 2 survey on SCOO expansion plan
A survey at Fort Huachuca indicates a possible expansion of the refitnery post to house 35 600 men. Sam iesdman reports the fort will be a later site in the Voted Meter scheme with potential budget impacts and departmental appropriations noted.
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Fort Huachuca
Wes Berg
Sam Iesdman
Peenis
Huachuca
Toll Of Ships Sunk By Nazis Listed By DNB
Berlin dispatch reports official German news agency DNB tallies show British merchant shipping losses since the war’s start reaching about 33 million tons. DNB notes Britain’s available merchant tonnage at the war’s start and ongoing losses, with total seaborne capacity sharply reduced as ships are sunk or repurposed.
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DNB
Berlin
Mer
Germain Teewney
Aioe
United States
Britain
DNR
Om Bay
Funk
Navy
Ergl
British Lose Six Vessels In Grecian Flight
The admiralty announced British withdrawal from Greece completed with two destroyers and four transports lost. The Diamond and the Wryneck were sunk by German dive-bombers, with heavy casualties feared. Survivors reported machine gun fire from German aircraft as they were in the water.
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Grecian
London
Admiralty
Greece
Balkan
Gergian
Berlin
Elao
Diamond
Hhe
Roosevelt Seeks Broad Tax Base Expansion
President Roosevelt urged Congress to broaden the income tax base citing Treasury figures as the minimum revenue. In a Charlottesville letter to Rep. Doughton he argued exemptions should be reduced and new income elements taxed to curb evasion and widen liability across income groups. He said the tax system should avoid widening the rich-poor gap while urging Ways and Means to back Morgenthau’s plan.
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Robert Lb. Doughton
N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Secretary of Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Mele
Charlottesville
Fawin M. Watson
White House
Wos
Treasury
Iraq Demands For Aid Put Nazis In Impossible Spot
United Press war expert notes Iraq seeks German aid to resist British troops but Germany cannot easily assist. Air deliveries face long ranges and Turkish, Syrian, and French colonial constraints complicate potential relief. The article discusses feasibility of flying divisions and overland routes to reach Iraq.
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Iraq
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Germany
Bagdad
Rashid Ali
Great Britain
Hitler
Syria
Marshal Petain
Bulgaria
Greece
Derailed Cars Kill Transient Near Pantano
A eastbound Southern Pacific freight derailed near Pantano twenty miles southeast of Tucson. A transient named Gene Finley of Houston, age 23, was crushed to death while sleeping on a timber pile on a flat car. Railroad officials blamed a broken flange for the wreck.
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Southern Pacific
Penteno
Taccon
Gene Finley
Houston
Tex
Mark L. Robbins
Robbins
Tucson
Finley
Pantano
H. R. Hughes
Manila Blaze Leaves 25000 Homeless in Historic Fire
The May 3 blaze in Manila's Tondo district destroyed three square miles of tenements, killed at least three, and left 25000 homeless. Property damage was about 500000 dollars as winds drove residents toward the bay and mudflats until the flames reached the water.
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Manila
Tondo
Navy says no U S ships in convoy to Suez
Washington reports from Vichy contend American warships did not take part in convoy duties to the Suez canal. Maritime sources note freighters may have carried supplies destined for Greece and Yugoslavia, with shipments not canceled despite those nations’ fall.
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Washington
Vichy
France
Suez Canal
Navy Department
United States Navy
Suez
Greece
Yugoslavia
Calles Halts Here On Trip Back To Home
General Calles, former Mexican president, changed trains in Tucson en route from San Diego to Laredo Texas to enter Mexico. He gave no comment on subjects and will live in Mexico City. He traveled with General Tapia, and his son in law Torreblanca accompanied the party.
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Plutarco Elias Calles
Mexico
Tucson
San Diego
Laredo
Tex
Calles
F. Torreblanca
Los Angeles
J. M Tapia
Torreblanca
Myrni
Sonora
Mexico City
U.S
Calif
la Tendencia Communista
Duty International
Brownsville
Texas
Avila Camacho
General Calles
Bitter Battle For Iraqi Oil Fields Amid Invasion Reports
Multiple sources report British forces advancing toward Baghdad from three directions with little resistance. Berlin radio claims Iraqi troops have crossed into the Rutbah area while airdromes in northwestern Iraq are cited. Reports also note oil wells and pipelines at Kirkuk and nearby locations. Arab anti Jewish tensions and kidnappings are described in Beirut as regional unrest grows.
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Near East
Iraq
Suez
Habbaniyah
Maay Bagdad
Zurich
Ankara
Baghdad
Beirut
Syria
London
Radio
Berlin
Palestine
Trans-Jordan
Rutbah
British and Axis clash over Near East oil fields and Iraq front
British and Royal Air Force planes fought Axis forces defending the Near East oil fields while reports from Tobruk Sollum and Habbaniya described heavy fighting and losses. A German air squadron was rumored to head toward Syria as Arab agitation increased. Smuts sent aid to Egypt and Iraq fighting continued near Habbaniya with uncertain details.
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Near East
Syria
England
Iraq
Habbaniya
Mediterranean
Tobruk
Sollum
Suez Canal
Ankara
Berlin
Rhodes
Germany
Britain
London
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Egypt
Turkey
Adana
Cyprus
Port ‘Said
Black Sea
Samsun
Tripol
U.S. S.R
Aleppo
Damascus
Transjordan
Tabriz
Kirkuk
Habbaniyah Airport
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Tehran
Suer
Congressional
Labor
Wang Wa
Secretary of Labor
Subyet
Phoesia Man
Cam Save
Bnk
Solon
Congress
S. P
Kranikin
Gegara
Lebanon
Holy Land
Balkans
Mesopotamia
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