British Losses Carry 885 Vessels in Twelve Months of War
An informant predicts Germany will strike next in western Europe, likely Gibraltar, arguing Spain's limited resistance and France movements point to a Atlantic theater attack. Admiralty figures show Britain and allies lost 1,098 ships totaling 4,734,407 tons in the year since the Nazi invasion of the Low Countries, with a total wartime loss of 6,078,330 tons by April.
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London
Yugoslavia
Greece
Germany
Gibraltar
France
Spain
Hitler
Europe
Turkey
Fuehrer
Britain
Low Countries
Admiralty
Dunkerque
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Denmark
United States
Evening News
America
Senate Turns Attention To Many Strikes
The Senate committee on defense production focused on strikes in Detroit and San Francisco amid wartime orders. AFL CIO machinists walked out at west coast shipyards, tying up vessels and affecting eleven San Francisco Bay yards, with employers reporting $500 million in contracts impacted. The committee also sought data on a west coast shipyard walkout involving $295 million in shipping and a strike at the Chrysler tank arsenal in Detroit.
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Special
Senate Committee
Detroit
San Francisco
Truman
D-Mo
Chrysler Tank Arsenal
Navy Department
Maritime Commission
AFL
CIO
San Francisco Bay
Efforts To Sink Coal Ship Fail In Indiana Harbor
Chicago May 10 An attempt to sink the coal boat Industry in the Indiana harbor canal serving Inland Steel plants was thwarted when the crew of its sister ship Commerce aided by Inland Steel dock personnel kept the vessel from sinking. J C Hoskins president of Hoskins Coal and Dock Co. said water entered the Industry’s hold after a seacock was opened but the ship was saved and traffic resumed.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor Canal
Steel and Oil Company
Indiana Harbor
Ind
J. C. Hoskins
Hoskins Coal and Dock Company
Commerce
Hoskins
Inland Steel Company
Baseball outcomes across National League games summary
In Brooklyn and Philadelphia games, offense surged with Brooklyn scoring four runs in the eighth and Philadelphia totaling five in the ninth. Boston defeated New York in two games with a high offense showing, and Chicago edged Cincinnati 5 to 0.
Baseball score card fragment with team and pitcher lines
The readable lines show a baseball score fragment listing Chicago and Philadelphia Washington teams with players including Newhouser Trout Tebbetts Lee Tresh Marchildon Hayes Masterson Washington and Ferrell. The snippet lacks full context or complete results.
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Chicago
Newhouser
Trout
Tebbetts
Lee
Tresh
Philadelphia
Washington
Marchildon and
Hayes
Masterson
Ferrell
Gardner Seeks Change to Drunk Driving Law
Justice of the Peace C. W. Gardner and County Attorney J. Mercer Johnson push to end the 30 to 90 day jail sentence for drunken driving. Gardner, former Pima county representative, calls the law asinine and argues it harms the “little man” while the wealthy can mount a defense. A woman who pleaded guilty in justice court was ordered to serve 30 days in one cited case.
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The
Safety Council Today
Justice of the Peace
C. W. Gardner
J. Mercer Johnson
Pima County
Gardner
House of Representatives
Johnson
Iraqi Forces Take Up Stand In Marsh Land
Iraqi forces have taken defensive positions 30 miles west of Baghdad and flooded marshland to halt a British drive from Habbaniya. They retreated from Habbaniya and now defend moated areas near Fallujah as British air power dominates.
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London
Baghdad
Habbaniya
Parliamentary Tangle Upsets New Farm Bill
Washington May 10 A parliamentary tangle stalls a plan to raise farm price supports through mandatory loans on cotton wheat corn tobacco and rice at 75 to 85 percent of parity The Senate House clash concerns a joint conference committee and a vote outlook remains uncertain into next week with Senator Bankhead optimistic about votes for the 85 percent parity loan plan
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Washington
Senate
House
Bankhead
D-Ala
Senate Agriculture Committee
Carol Reaches Bermuda En Route to Cuba for Exile
The United States liner Ex cambion docked in Hamilton Bermuda with former King Carol of Romania and Mme Lupescu aboard. The royal exile, heading to Cuba for his home, was met by a small crowd and an official Bermuda reception was arranged for their arrival.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
United States
Excambion
Carol of
Rumania
Mme. Lupescu
Cuba
Speed Ordered On Repair Of Axis Vessels
Washington reports demand for rapid repair of seized Italian and German cargo ships to support British war needs. Shipyards run multiple shifts. 25 Italian and 2 German vessels on at least two shifts. Tankers diverted to British service expected to operate by end of next week.
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Washington
U.P
Maritime Commission
Britain
Iraq
Near East
Senate
Chamber
West Virginia
Roosevelt
Pan-American Union
Rail Restrictions Erected in Hungary and Slovakia
Western Hungary and Slovakia impose new railway limits effective today. Slovak frontiers reported closed though reasons unclear. Earlier December limits allowed troop transit to Romania before German occupation of Bulgaria.
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Budapest
Hungary
Slovakia
Romania
Bulgaria
U. S. War Goods Reaching Africa
American war materials are reaching British forces in the Egyptian desert, aiding their stand against the German Italian advance toward Suez. Tobruk defense strengthens the Allied flank as harsh desert conditions slow operations and Axis reinforcements arrive.
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Western Desert
U.P
Cairo
Suez
Middle East
Sollum
Libya
Nile
Tobruk
Egypt
Winston Churchill
Phoenix Holds Narrow Lead In Track Meet
In Tempe on May 10 Phoenix union high school built a 31 to 29 edge over Tucson after seven events in the class A Greenway track meet. Sonny Karnofsky won the 100 yard dash and broad jump tying the meet record with 22 feet 5 inches. Ed Valenzuela of Tucson set a new shot put mark at 50 feet 14 inches. Results list O Kelly leading hurdles and Burn winning the mile for Phoenix as the race for titles tightens.
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Phoenix Union High School
Tucson
Sonny Karnofsky
Phoenix
Sonny
Greenway
Ed Valenzuela
O’kelly
Taylor
Langmade
Brundage
Mesa
Karnofsky
Kelly
Lent
Batiste
H. Burn
Lopez
Ahlert
Perkins
Drop In Shipping Losses Indicate Nazi Failure
British Allied and neutral shipping losses for April show German Atlantic actions not increasing in intensity. April totals 488,124 tons rose mainly due to Greek waters, with the Greek episode closed and future actions unlikely to repeat such targeted opportunities.
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J. W. T. Mason
United Press
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Mediterranean
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Adriatic
Hitler
North
Africa
Fuehrer
Libya
Britain Gains Air Power With U.S. Help In Spring
American production boosts military aircraft output to 1 427 in March and more than half of the combat craft likely heads to Britain. Exports rose to 414 planes in March from 208 in September and 37 last May. Cargo ships and patrols also aid Britain’s supply chain, with better weather expected to increase long range air operations.
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Washington
Britain
United States
R.A.F
Hamburg
Bremen
Reich
France
Four Tucson youths arrested in northside burglary ring
Police arrested four Tucson boys aged 13 to 17 after a trap built from a milk coupon sting tied to burglaries near East Sixth street and Park avenue. Detective James Herron cited at least ten northside break-ins, including a May 2 purse theft from Miss Mabel E Harshman.
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Tucson
James Herron
Northside
Mabel E. Harshman
East Sixth Street
Park Avenue
Marshall Dairrs
Sunset Dairy
Dairrs
RAF Night Raids Hit Mannheim Ludwigshafen and Berlin
London reports say a concentrated RAF attack struck Mannheim and Ludwigshafen causing extensive fires in docks, factories, and chemical plants across both cities. Polish squadrons joined, four crews lost in fires, while Berlin suffered factory damage. Earlier, raids along Calais Ostend Boulogne and northern targets continued with dense anti aircraft fire and air battles over Dover Strait.
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Mannheim
Germany
Ludwigshafen
Rhine
RAF
Air Ministry
Berlin
Lugwigshafen Chemical
Messerschmitt
Calais
Ostend
Boulogne
Kristiansand
Norway
Ijmuiden
Netherlands
France
Dover Strait
England
British Bombs Cause Casualties in Berlin and Fires in Mannheim
The German high command acknowledged late reports that British planes last night caused casualties in central Berlin and started fires in industrial Mannheim. Details were released as part of the ongoing RAF operations.
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England
Liverpool
Berlin
Mannheim
RAF
U S Intervention Worries Germans In Berlin Headlines
Berlin reports growing German concern over possible U S entry into the war. Press reaction centers on interventionists and the idea of a united Europe to oppose Anglo Saxon powers with France as part of the bloc.
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Berlin
United States
Europe
France
Low Countries
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