Bevin Labels Hess a Murderer Threat to Britain
British Labor Minister Ernest Bevin told the Commons Hess flew to Scotland with the Fuehrer's knowledge and called Hess a murderer. An anonymous American speculated Hess signals new blows by Germany as Luftwaffe moves into Iraq via Syria. Churchill defended delay in public notice and dismissed talk of Scotland seeking a separate peace.
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Rudolf Hess
Scotland
Hitler
Germany
Hess
Duke
London
Fuehrer
Ernest Bevin
Churchill
Duke of Hamilton
Cairo
Iraq
Syria
Labor
Bevin
Herr Hess
England
House of Commons
Arthur Woodburn
Intelligence Department
Houston Elected President Of Climate Club
James F. Houston becomes president of the Tucson Sunshine Climate club at a board meeting in the Pioneer hotel. Other officers include Louis Felix as vice president Russell Fairgrieve as second vice president and treasurer Edward Rockwell as third vice president and assistant treasurer Grant Howard as secretary. The club approved a budget of 43910 and addressed routine matters.
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James F. Houston
Tucson
Baseball scores and line scores from today’s games
In the American League Cleveland beat Boston six to four with Milnar Heving Feller and DeSautels keying the win. Detroit routed Philadelphia ten to seven as Newhouser excelled. Chicago defeated New York thirteen to two while St Louis beat Washington two to one. In the National League New York shut out Chicago one to zero as Schumacher and Danning provided the offense. Philadelphia hosted Cincinnati under night lights with Brooklyn visiting Pittsburgh as rain halted play.
Hudson and Chevrolet Workers Walk Out As Strikes Spread
The United Automobile Workers strike hits three Hudson plants in Detroit affecting 8,500 employees and spreads to GM Flint Chevrolet works with about 35,000 idle. Colt's Patent Fire Arms settles a two day strike in Hartford. Defense order work continues despite wage demands and a one day postponement.
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Hudson
Chevrolet
Associated Press
United Automobile Workers
Defense, Mediation Board
General Motors
CIO
Flint
Hudson Company
Claude E. Bland
T. A. Johnstone
Uaw-Cio
Detroit
Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Company
Hartford
Conn
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Colt
Robert F. Mintz
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Monarchy Restored in Croatia Under Savoy Line
A Zagreb proclamation announced Croatia's crown was restored on May 14 at 6 p.m. in Zagreb, with the crown of Zvonimir reasserting sovereignty for an independent Croatia. Diplomatic circles reported Croatia would become a kingdom under a prince of Italy's Savoy house.
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Rome
Croatia
Zagreb
Zvonimir
Yugoslavia
House of Savoy
Italy
Tucson Votes Bond Issue To Help Schools
Voters in school district No. 1 approve a $450,000 bond plan for a new junior high and two elementary schools plus 14 extra rooms across four campuses on Tucson’s northeast. The tally 688 to 226 with three invalid ballots. total 917. Funds may be secured under two percent for 10 years. bids to open next Wednesday after election certification.
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C. E. Rose
Ralph King
Phoenix
Pima awaits army land plan letter on airport area
Pima county supervisors expect a letter from General Frank D. Lackland detailing acres and location of a bombing area for a new U S Army air base. They will decide whether to provide 20000 toward purchasing land after reviewing leases in the Santa Rita foothills and tax changes. Councilmen urged county action and asked for precise acreage before approval.
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Pima County
H. O. Jaastad
U. S. Army Air Base
Frank D. Lackland
March Field
Calif
War Department
North
Santa Rita
State Tax Commission
Sahuarita
Bolivia expropriates Lloyd Aereo Boliviano airline
The Bolivian government issued a decree expropriating Lloyd Aereo Boliviano, the German owned airline operating in Bolivia, as reported from La Paz on May 15.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
U.P
Lloyd Aereo Boliviano
Senate Passes Bill Allowing Ships Seizure and Transfer
The Senate approved far reaching legislation enabling the President to take over idle foreign ships in American waters by a 59 to 20 vote and sent the measure to the House. An amendment to bar transfers between belligerents failed 38 to 43. About 80 ships would be affected including two German and 28 Italian vessels.
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Washington
Senate
House
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Clark
D-Mo
Transac
Convuys
Game Wardens Threatened By Gov Osborn
Phoenix May 15 Governor Osborn warned deputy game wardens of the state fish and game commission that political activity will lead to dismissal. He said he does not now control the commission but may soon by appointing two new commissioners. Wrench of Winslow and Tom Imler of Phoenix recently left posts as terms expired or resigned.
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Phoenix
Osborn
State Fish and Game Commission
Fish and Game Commission
George Wrench
Winslow
Tom Imler
Wrench
Imler
Arizona Highway Patrol
British demand prompts rapid dispatch of farm supplies
Carl Robbins, president of the Commodity Credit Corporation, told a House Banking Committee that 90 million dollars of U.S. farm supplies have been sent to ports for Great Britain. He said emergency British needs were met from the surplus marketing agency and would be reimbursed from lease lend funds if Britain cannot pay from its exchange.
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Washington
Great Britain
Carl Robbins
Commodity Credit Corporation
Robbins
House Banking Committee
Germans Reach Iraq Through Syrian Route
London reports Germany moved into Iraq via French mandated Syria using Syrian airfields for Luftwaffe stopovers. British communique says planes carried Axis propagandists after an urgent Rashid Ali Al Gailani appeal, while Basra and Habbaniyah remain quiet. Reuters notes two Axis missions reached Baghdad after Syrian flights as Petain urges collaboration with Germany.
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London
Germany
Iraq
Syria
Middle East
Rashid Ali al Gailani
Basra
Habbaniyah
Reuters
Cairo
Baghdad
Beirut
Lebanon
Jap Peace Desire Backflop By DeWitt MacKenzie
Japanese shift toward peace in the China affair stems from dire economic straits after four years of occupation, fear of U S entry into Europe, and aims to secure spoils if Germany wins. Tokyo seeks to settle the issue to advance a Greater East Asia program while fearing the cost of withdrawal or continued conflict.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Japan
China
Tokyo
America
Triple Alliance
Germany
Italy
Rome
Hitler
Dutch East Indies
East Asia
British Attack Rumors Spark Syria Air Drome Talk
Neutral sources report a British attack on a air drome in French mandate Syria. The French foreign office says it knows nothing of Syria events. Reuters notes French planes escorted Nazi traffic through Syria to Iraq and cites a dispatch from the Syrian border.
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Iraq
Eden
Syria
Germany
France
Vichy
London
Reuter’s
Reuters
AFI
Hitler Urges Turkey to Break with Britain
In Ankara on May 15, Adolf Hitler urged Turkey to abandon Britain and join the Axis in Europe. The German ambassador delivered a letter from Hitler to President Ismet Inonu. the note praises friendship but signals a realignment toward the Axis as German forces occupy Greece and its islands, undermining British influence in the region.
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Ankara
Adolf Hitler
Ismet Inonu
Franz von Papen
Turkey
Britain
Europe
Greece
Greek
Near East
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Hayes
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Tresh
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St. Louis
Gatehouse and Grube
Chase, Masterson and Early
Schumacher
Danning
Passeau and McCullough
Cincinnati
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Wheeler
Rudolph Hess
Roosevelt
D.mont
United States
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Pepr
D.-Fla
Anding
Pepper
Munich
New Haven
Mich
Dodge
Chrysler Corporation
King
J. Mercer Johnson
Pima
Henry L. Stimson
U. S. Navy
Gov. Osborn
Syrian
Suez Canal
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Henri Philippe Petain
Africa
Jean Francois Darlan
Darlan
Joachim von Ribbentrop
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