Roosevelt warns on French collaboration amid Western Hemisphere crisis
President Roosevelt says conditions are too serious to interpret his appeal to the French people against collaboration with Germany. He hints the United States may act under Latin American accords to protect Western Hemisphere colonies if sovereignty is threatened, signaling possible changes to French possessions like Martinique and French Guiana.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Martinique
Caribbean
William D. Leahy
Vichy
State Department
United States
France
Petain
Europe
French Guiana
South America
New World
Greenland
Denmark
Atlantic
Roosevelt cites historic use of navy to protect commerce
President Roosevelt said the United States has previously used warships to safeguard commerce and freedom of the seas in actions against Barbary pirates and privateers. He noted the Red Sea dispute but declined to specify possible modern steps, emphasizing effectiveness over decrees and urging reporters to consider the facts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Germany
Red Sea
United States
Mediterranean
Caribbean
Suez Canal
Baseball scores from the American League games
Chicago battles New York as New York edges Chicago 9 5. Detroit wins 5 1 over Philadelphia. Cleveland defeats Boston 9 7. St Louis defeats Washington 6 3 in the listed slate.
Baseball Scorecard Fragment From Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago Boston St. Louis
Incomplete box score fragment lists teams Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York Chicago Boston St Louis with pitcher lineups Higbe Owen Lanning Bow man Banker Davis Lohrman Hubbell Danning Lee McCullough Posedel Sullivan Berres Mass Gumbert Mancuso.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Higbe
Owen
Lanning, Bowman
Banker
Davis
New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Posedel, Sullivan
Berres
Mass
Gumbert and Mancuso
British Secret Service Takes Up Hess Case
British intelligence joined the Rudolf Hess affair as the government sought expert help parsing Hess statements. Duke of Hamilton and Alfred Duff Cooper held talks in London after Hess met again with the nobleman in a secret retreat where Hess is guarded closely. Kirkpatrick, the former ambassador adviser, was reportedly involved and remains accessible for further interviews.
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British Secret Service
London
Rudolf Hess
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Duff Cooper
Duke of Hamilton
Hess
Britain
Duke
Old Tower of London
Ivene Kirkpatrick
Foreign Office
Berlin
Kirkpatrick
High Court Reverses Loitering Law Ruling In Arizona
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the loitering ban around public school grounds and reversed a Maricopa County ruling that the 1939 statute failed to define loitering. Leonard Starr and Leslie Combs were charged in the case. Justice Henry D. Ross stated the evils the law aimed to prevent were well known. In a second opinion, Branan, Gov Hunt’s granddaughter, is entitled to a share of the governor estate.
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Phoenix
Arizona
Supreme Court
Maricopa County
Leonard Starr
Leslie Combs
Maricopa
Henry D. Ross
Ross
Justice Ross
Helen Duett Branan
Geo. W. P. Hunt
Senate Demands Ship Strike Settlement Amid Labor Tensions
A Senate investigation committee demanded an immediate settlement of the AFL CIO machinists strike at San Francisco shipyards that holds up 500 million dollars in ship production. Mediation by the defense board averted a General Motors walkout affecting 750 million dollars in defense contracts. The CIO UAW postponed a 60 plant strike after tentative talks and a 24 hour delay, while talks continued on coal wage disputes in the Appalachian region and a Detroit Ex-Cell-O settlement.
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Senate
AFL
CIO
San Francisco
General Motors Corporation
Truman
D-Mo
Washington
Defense Mediation Board
General Motors
Appalachian
United Mine Workers Union
New York
Lewis
John L. Lewis
UMW
L. T. Putnam
Ex-Cell-O Corporation
Detroit
United Automobile Workers
Russia protests detention of chartered ship Columbia
Moscow reports Ambassador Constantin A. Oumansky has protested to Secretary Hull over the detention of the Russian chartered ship Columbia at San Francisco, a mass news agency dispatch with prominent newspaper play in Moscow.
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Moscow
U.P
Constantine A. Oumansky
United States
Cordell Hull
Columbia
San Francisco
Senate Grants OPM Authority Over Materials Distribution
The Senate approved an amended House bill giving the Office of Production Management statutory control over the disposition of raw materials and military equipment. The OPM could direct material flow to industry and decide which defense articles are produced first, routing supply to the Army Navy or British and overriding voluntary priories where needed.
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Washington
Senate
House
Office of Production Management Board
OPM
Munitions Control Board
Defense
RAF Bombers Hit German Bases In Wide Raids
London reports strong RAF force attacked Hanover starting large fires in industrial quarters. Other British planes hit Berlin Hamburg Cuxhaven Calais Boulogne Dieppe St Nazaire and Lorient with coastal command raids on Ijmuiden and Dutch docks. Four RAF planes were lost.
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London
RAF
Hanover
Berlin
Hamburg
Cuxhaven
Calais
Boulogne
Dieppe
Air Ministry
Coastal Command
St. Nazaire
Lorient
France
Ijmuiden
Netherlands
Germany
Home Defense Scheme Ready For Approval
President Roosevelt announced a broad civilian defense plan nearly ready for final approval and possibly launching by next Monday. The administration kept details secret while considering leaders for the program including Fiorello LaGuardia or William C. Bullitt. He also noted studies on price ceilings nearing completion and cautioned the reports would not yet address wages or rents.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
America
NRA
U S Plans to Counter Nazi-French Move May 16
Roosevelt says the United States is ready to act without Congress to block a Franco German collaboration that could threaten Western Hemisphere peace. The main concern is France handing over the fleet and bases at Dakar Oran and Bizerte to Germany.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Collaborating
France
Germany
Dakar
Oran
Bizerte
Germans Claim They Now Have Positions To Strike Next Blow
The Dienst Aus Deutschland stated that positions from which the next blow will be struck have been occupied. The commentary noted French Marshal Petain’s positive attitude in talks on Franco German relations, while public comment remained cautious and speculative.
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Berlin
Dienst Aus Deutschland
Germany
Dienst
Petain
Knox Warns Mortal Danger to America Amid War Talks
Navy Secretary Frank Knox told the Naval War College graduates that new factors have entered the war crisis and that the danger to the United States is mortal. He cited France’s subjugation and described Washington leaders bearing a heavy burden in this history defining moment.
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Newport
R. I
Navy
Frank Knox
Knox
Naval War College
France
Washington
France's New Move Toward Nazism Threatens Allies
The article reports France leaning toward collaboration with Nazi Germany, with Germany occupying French mandated Syria and using its airfields for operations against Britain. President Roosevelt appeals to the French people to reject Nazidom, while Marshal Petain’s stance on Syrian transit rights remains disputed. British Foreign Minister Eden accuses Petain of granting transit rights to the Nazis.
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Germany
Iraq
Syria
Greece
Suez Canal
RAF
Damascus
Rayak
Palmyra
Cairo
Reuters
Istanbul
Turkey
Britain
Mediterranean
Dewitt MacKenzie
France
Washington
Roosevelt
Vichy
Petain
U S Urged To Occupy Dakar In World War II Times
Sen. Josh Lee calls for seize Dakar in French West Africa to check Axis moves. He argues now is the moment for democracies to act, weighing military options and possible cooperation with Britain to relieve pressure elsewhere. Pepper supports seizing Dakar Greenland Iceland and more.
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Washington
Josh Lee
Okla
Dakar
French West Africa
Lee
Senate
Germany
Hitler
West Africa
South America
Senate Military Affairs Committee
United States
Singapore
Sen
Claude Pepper
Fla
Great Britain
Greenland
Iceland
Canary
Cape Verde
Azores Islands
Nazis Halt Enemy Thrust at Coast
British efforts to approach the German occupied channel coast were repelled by German naval guns, the German radio reported. The broadcast suggested a sea-borne thrust, with batteries firing on enemy ships attempting to approach the coast.
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New York
London
Reuters
Senate Vote Limits Broad Defense Power
The Senate limited RFC defense powers sought for President Roosevelt. The bill would expand RFC lending by 1.5 billion dollars and allow loans to foreign governments with U S securities as collateral. An amendment caps total expenditures at 300 million and bars projects Congress has rejected since 1926.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate Banking Committee
RFC
Brown
D-Mich
Taft
Ohio
Congress
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