Sweden Rejects German Request to Pass Materials for Narvik Relief
Stockholm reports Sweden has refused German demands to ship materials and troops through Swedish territory to aid Narvik garrisons. Negotiations continue as Sweden vows to defend neutrality. Hitler aims to prevent Narvik loss while Germans mass near the Gulf of Bothnia coast awaiting a possible order.
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Abandon Onslaught veers toward English Channel ports
Berlin reports Laon stormed and push toward the Oise Aisne canal in a southwest direction. Paris says Allied resistance stiff, Germans make only slight gains toward the English Channel. London notes 30 German aircraft destroyed and oil refineries attacked in northwest Germany.
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Baseball Finals Hit by NL and AL Distinctions
National League games saw St. Louis lose 6 to 9 to New York, Chicago top Brooklyn 6 to 3, and Cincinnati edge Boston 4 to 3 in a triple header style summary. Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 7 to 1 in a separate matchup with varied pitching notes.
Baseball scorecard shuffles famed clubs in tight outings
Washington and Chicago trade late runs as Hudson and Hayes lead a 49 11 line while Mel R. allows 2 runs in 11 1 innings. New York and Cleveland duel with Rosar Dickey and Hemsley holding, Detroit tops St Louis in a 4 run rally, and Philadelphia edges St Louis in a low scoring tilt.
Italian War Readiness Highlighted By Fascist Leaders
Italy appears prepared for war with Mussolini's approval, Ciano stating the nation ready to act once given the word. Demonstrations against Britain and France's blockade continue as Rome marks the Rome-Berlin axis anniversary.
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Italy
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
Rooosevelt
Europe
Galeazzo Ciano
Milan
Great Britain
France
Ciano
Read Between The Lines In This Censored Story
Censors in Europe tighten secrecy as a United Press dispatch from Paris May 20 reports cautious handling of sensitive details that could aid the other side.
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Europe
United Press
Paris
Supreme Court Rules Coal Act Constitutional
The 1937 national bituminous coal act to stabilize the industry by fixing minimum prices and regulating marketing was held constitutional by the Supreme Court. Justice Douglas affirmed a Little Rock ruling. Justice McReynolds dissented. The court tied price fixing and marketing rules to Congress commerce clause power.
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Supreme Court
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S. P. Sued for Alleged Injuries in Local Court
Plassie Pearson of Boston Ga filed a $1500 damage suit against Southern Pacific in superior court alleging the train jerked as she alighted at the local depot about 3 20 a m on April 3 causing her to fall to the platform and suffer severe injuries.
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Southern Pacific Company Today
Quake Victims Receive Water and Serum Aid
Water supplies and typhoid serum were rushed into Imperial valley as six quake damaged cities began rehabilitation programs. Eight dead, two in Mexico, with property losses rising above 2.5 million dollars. In Brawley looting charges against three men. Gov Olson halts trips, may send national guardsmen. Public Health Director Dickie ordered vaccine tests and water reserve checks as railroad tank cars arrived.
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Senate Panel Approves Large Army Funding Plan
The Senate appropriations committee backed a $1.821 billion peacetime army bill, the largest such appropriation to date, with $1.498 billion cash to be spent after a president's signature. The package includes hefty sums for army expansion and aircraft purchases to build a 50 000 plane fleet. Debate starts soon with possible House transmission by midweek.
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German Stop kor Breather May Turn Tide Of Invasion
War column notes fatigue limits on soldiers amid fierce fighting in the St. Quentin Somme sector. The piece discusses whether a temporary halt could enable a counterattack as Germans push toward the Somme valley gateway to Channel ports and potential air attacks on England.
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Somme
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England
Pima County Seeks Three Judges In Bank Tax Case
The U S Supreme Court denied Wallace S Bransford treasurer of Pima county Arizona a request for a three judge federal court to handle Valley National bank of Phoenix tax litigation The decision by Justice Reed left in place the single judge system The case involves taxes for 1934 1935 and 1936 and whether RFC loans to the bank should be taxable assets Government attorneys and county officials from Phoenix spoke on the appeal and pending actions. further notes follow on page 5
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Supreme Court
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Pima County
Arizona
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U. S. District Court
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Phoenix
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Valley National Bank
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Nazi drive toward Paris shifts toward English Channel
AP reports the Nazi westward thrust stalled near Paris and shifts toward the English Channel. German gains of 20 to 30 miles from St Quentin threaten Calais and Dover, with five mechanized divisions and tanks. Weygand masses a French British Belgian force to counter the pocket as fighting rages east of Cambrai and near Dunkirk.
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Switzerland
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Hines Opposes Expanded Pensions for Veterans Dependents
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines urged a Senate Finance sub committee that the House approved bill to pension dependents of all deceased World War veterans is too costly now. He warned Congress would eventually help veterans but delaying start is prudent amid other government demands.
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Frank T. Hines
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