Parachute Army Head Behind German Airman Udet Identified
Berlin May 17 The brains behind Germanys parachute army were identified as Gen Ernst Udet famed barnstormer and stunt flyer. Aviation sources said he devised the parachute strategy used in Norway and Holland and in capturing Eben Emael fort. He reportedly created three key techniques including a new landing method guiding paratroops to target spots.
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Berlin
U.P
Germany
Ernst Udet
Europe
United States
Norway
Holland
Eben Emael
Belgium
Udet
Buck Rogers
Oslo
Narvik
Battle on Meusefront described as new Bulge stand
Brussels reports German breakthrough through Maginot extensions and heavy pressure on Louvain and Mezieres Montmedy sectors. Rapid tank led thrusts break fortifications, then disperse to damage roads rails and communications while rumors spread. Churchill visit reassures Paris as RAF targets German lines and Meuse battle likened to Verdun.
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Louvain
Mezieres-Montmedy
France
Churchill
Paris
Meuse
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Germany
The
Verdun
Western Front
Germans drive toward channel ports and Paris front
German high command claimed the breakthrough from Maubeuge to Carignan to the Brussels area and the fall of Namur, with the Maginot line breached along a 62 mile front. Allied retreat and the risk of a northern Channel trap were noted as French flank actions and river defenses faced German pressure.
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DNB
Brussels
Wavre
Namur
Paris
Louvain
Maginot
Maubeuge
Sambre
France
Belgium
Carignan
Sedan
Marne
English Channel
Dyle
High Command
Meuse
Adolf Hitler
Antwerp
Montmedy
Longwy
North Sea
Arizona Takes to Road as Gas Use Increases
Washington May 17 John C Page, commissioner of the reclamation bureau, told the eighth American Scientific congress that the 20,000,000 acre remainder of western irrigable land is the elbow room of the United States. He noted the west supports over 12,500,000 people with 20,000,000 acres irrigated and predicted population could double with more irrigation creating new opportunities and markets for expansion and productive labor.
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Washington
John C. Page
Reclamation Bureau
Te ‘Ly
United States
Eighth American Scientific Congress
America
President Rejects Hospital Addition Plan
Roland M. James reports that President Roosevelt disapproved the proposed 200 bed addition to the U S Veterans hospital. He says supporters will seek backing in Congress and not abandon the effort.
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Roland M. James
Allied War Veterans’ Committee
U. S. Veterans’ Hospital
Roosevelt
James
Congress
Arizona Gasoline Usage Rises. 1939 Tax Take Hits $882 Million
Washington report shows Arizona ranked 15th in gasoline consumption growth in 1939 with a 6.4 percent rise over 1938. Net receipts from gasoline reached 4.446 million dollars while Arizona's tax per gallon remained five cents versus a national average of 3.96. American motorists used 20.838 billion gallons. total gas tax collections and related fees totaled 882.013 million, up from 772.060 million in 1938, aviation tax of 357 thousand dollars included.
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Washington
Daily Citizen
Public Roads Administration
Arizona
President backs defense plan expansion amid funding debate
Brigadier General L D Gasser testified as the hearing opened on the 1 182 000 000 defense program proposed by the President. He discussed financing options including RFC funds and private capital and noted possible plant expansion between the Alleghenies and Rockies. The President said private lenders should be enticed to expand while public guarantees and stockpiles were studied. Leaders aim to bring recommendations to a vote within two weeks.
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L. D. Gasser
United States
RFC
Roosevelt
Allegheny
Rocky Mountains
House
Senate
Rip Van Winkle Tug to be Sold Downriver
The 60 year old tug International nicknamed Rip Van Winkle of Niagara River boats will be sold locally for whatever price it fetches as it ends its slumber in Buffalo.
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RIP van Winkle
Buffalo
N. Y
Tug International
Niagara River
France fights to hold line as German advance nears Sedan
German forces reported deep penetration into French soil north of Rethel near Sedan while fighting along the Sambre and Dyle fronts continued. Churchill flew to Paris for urgent talks with Reynaud as Roosevelt urged defense aid without delaying shipments.
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Sambre
Namur
Dyle
Wavre
Brussels
War Ministry
Sedan
Churchill
Paris
London
Reynaud
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Deladier
Supreme War Council
Roosevelt
Congress
United States
William Bullitt
Luxembourg
Rethel
Reims
Maginot
Little Maginot
Belgians Endure Village Bombing and Fire After Heinkel Raid
The village near Belgium was struck fifteen minutes after civilians passed through it. Eight Heinkel bombs ignited a blaze on the main street, with incendiaries turning shops to fire. Refugees crowded doorways or hid under carts, with many wounded or killed. Troops rescued the injured and fought fires as the town emptied. A 20 mile convoy of refugees trudged past ruined homes and charred remains.
Air Armada Breakfast Flight From Tucson to Sonoita Ranch
An air armada of seven planes will carry 20 Tucsonans from Tucson airport to the Curly Horse ranch at Sonoita for a breakfast hosted by Mr. and Mrs. H. McPherson and Charles Golden. The group includes Irving Robbins and many local residents. after breakfast they return to the Tucson airport.
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Tucson
Elmer Hoagland
Neil Brown
Alfred Hudgin
Henry Dick
Palen Hudgin
Ray Wills
Murry Spain
Rosemarie Scruggs
Ivan Anderson
Allen Stephens
Bill Boyd
Hudgin Air Service
Mansfeld Junior High Prom Preps in Auditorium Tonight
Clusters of blue balloons and red white streamers decorate Mansfeld junior high school auditorium for the annual prom sponsored by the PTA. Dancing runs from 8 to 11 p m with Bob Parlett in charge of decorations and Fred Enke along with Murial Schofield to lead the grand march.
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Mansfeld Junior High School
PTA
Bob Parlett
Fred Enke
Murial Schofield
Nazi Drive Near Paris Faces Allied Pushback
Allied ground forces fray to repair lines as heavy air power hammers German mechanized units. French authorities widen the military zone to Paris with gates guarded and foreigners interned. A war ministry spokesman says Allied airmen and troops closing in will halt the spectacular advance.
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France
Paris
War Ministry
Hitler Holds Europe at Fork in Blitzkrieg War
The writer argues Germany must win now or lose everything as Hitler piles vast forces into a desperate push west. Allied air reserves, German fuel shortages, and Reynaud’s warnings frame a costly, high-stakes battle with future Europe at risk.
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Europe
Paul Reynaud
Chamber of Deputies
Germany
Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Reich
Reynaud
Paris
Weber Funeral Set in Tucson for John Wesley Weber
Funeral services for John Wesley Weber 28 who died at his home 2940 South Sixth Avenue will be held at 2 p m tomorrow in the Arizona Mortuary chapel. Burial will follow in Evergreen cemetery. Weber lived in Tucson about six years and is survived by his father, a brother and a sister.
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John Wesley Weber
South Sixth Avenue
Arizona Mortuary Chapel
Evergreen Cemetery
Weber
Tucson
John Weber
June Summers Day at Minnesota Historical Society
In St Paul Minnesota a June Summers Day event is noted at the Minnesota Historical Society office. A woman described as working there is mentioned in a brief caption style entry.
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ST. Paul
Minn. UK
Minnesota Historical Society
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