Britain Grants Dictatorial War Powers To Government
Britain arms itself with total wartime control over industry finance and labor under emergency defense bill. Attlee argues all resources must bend to the war effort as Parliament rushes the measure to royal assent amid unanimous cross party support except for a single Communist dissent.
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Navy Appropriation Bill Approved And Sent On To Senate
Allies fly some American built bombing planes across the Atlantic. Arthur B. Purvis says larger planes purchased here have crossed the ocean and more will be sent once built.
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Atlantic
Arthur B. Purvis
Allied
Navy appropriation bill gains White House approval in huge program
The Senate appropriations committee approved a $1.458 billion navy appropriation including regular and emergency funds and sent it to the Senate. The full committee added $472 million in direct appropriations and contract authority to the prior bill. The package would fund emergency navy air force expansion, raise navy enlisted personnel to 170,000 and Marine personnel to 34,000, with potential $10 million for auxiliary naval air bases and $123 million for named bases. Republican efforts to alter Roosevelt defense plans were overridden as the peacetime army bill moved forward.
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German Forces Lose Narrow Channel Foothold Near Coast
Berlin reports that German military quarters claim a 31mile foothold on the English Channel and say they close with irresistible force on Allied armies in northern France. British and French forces fight to break the wedge that blocks the coast while remaining trapped.
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Baseball finals big scores sweep two leagues
In the National League Pittsburgh overwhelmed Brooklyn 16 to 1 after one side led 9 0 and 7 0. Cincinnati beat New York 6 to 4 with late runs. St Louis, Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and other games noted in cold or nite conditions. In the American League New York and Detroit played a high scoring affair with 8 runs. Cleveland beat Boston. Philadelphia edged Chicago 3 to 0. Washington defeated St Louis 3 to 0.
Morrison urges civilians to work at war speed
British minister of supply Herbert Morrison declares the Allies are in dire peril and urges civilians to mobilize at war speed against a deadly menace unseen since the Spanish Armada.
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Herbert Morrison
Romania Orders Virtual General Mobilization
Bucharest on May 22 announced a virtual general mobilization amid fears that Soviet Russia could advance into Bessarabia, a move diplomats linked to heightened regional tensions.
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Air ministry reports large scale bombing of German line
The air ministry announced that large scale bombing attacks targeted the German main line of communications linking Namur Dinant and Aachen last night.
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Aachen
Swift Allied Counterblow Halts Nazi Channel Drive
Swift Allied forces push back German mechanized units in the Abbeville region on land and in the air, stalling a threatened Nazi advance toward the English Channel and delaying the completion of their line.
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French
Abbeville
English Channel
Broadcast Urges Women to Join All Services in France
A Paris broadcast picked up by CBS on May 22 urged Women of France and Great Britain to join all services of the army where they can replace the men. The call stressed mobilization and national duty amid wartime needs.
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Four Americans Missing After Amiens Battle
The Ambu lance Field Service reports four American drivers and two ambulances missing after the battle around Amiens. Names include John Clement of Harvard in Boston, Donald Coster Princeton graduate from Montreal, George F. G. King Cambridge NY, and Gregory Waite Syracuse graduate from Vermont. Four other volunteers remain unaccounted after Ardennes bombardment where Anne Morgan leads Civil Rescue activities.
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New York
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Dollar Year Men Proposed By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt may appoint three more administrative assistants to aid the re armament program as coalition talk grows after Alf Landon's visit. Landon indicated Republicans would join a coalition cabinet if Roosevelt ends any third term bid. Stephen Early said no complex defense machine would be created and new appointees would cooperate with current officials.
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Kansas
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German advance drives toward Boulogne as Weygand braces for clash
German forces push northwest toward Boulogne near the Channel while Allied troops in northern France and Belgium form a huge defensive pocket. General Von Richthofen warns of possible hard counterattacks as Weygand orders ground held. Air raids hit Channel ports as the main German army concentrates on destroying Allied divisions in the region.
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Plan to Sell All Planes Shelved by Senate Committee
Washington May 22 By a 12 to 1 vote the Senate Foreign Relations Committee shelved a proposal to sell army and navy planes to the Allies. Only Senator Pepper voted for the plan, with Chairman Pittman and others arguing it would violate international law and amount to US intervention in the European war.
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Fresh Hope From Arras Recapture Boosts Allied Resolve
The French announce the recapture of Arras as Allied forces stave off a German push toward the coast. General Weygand visits the front as Berlin promises a brutal “blood bath.” Reynaud says a month’s hold would be three quarters of victory, signaling cautious optimism amid the blitz.
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Huge Belgian fort Seized By Germans
On May 22 German forces captured Bathe, the last major Belgian fort near Liege. Artillery and bombers secured entry, with Stukas bombing as Col. Gen. Walther Von Reichenau awaited Hitler’s call to push westward toward the English Channel. The plan targets Ypres and other Allied positions in Flanders.
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New Jersey GOP Pickups Boost Roosevelt Dewey in May Primaries
New Jersey results show Roosevelt and Dewey building momentum as Willkie garners write‑in votes. Dewey leads with 186 908 votes across 1 944 districts and Hendrickson wins the governor’s race with a 23 000 vote margin, while Hoffman concedes. Dewey’s name appears in the presidential column, virtually clinching 32 convention votes.
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Roosevelt
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Weygand Expresses Confidence After Front Report
Paris May 22 A war ministry spokesman said there has been hardly any change along the front in the last 48 hours and that General Maxime Weygand the supreme Allied commander was really satisfied with the situation There were unconfirmed rumors that Amiens and Sedan had been retaken.
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Sedan
France regains Arras and halts German advance near Abbeville
Paris reports optimism as France retakes Arras and drives a German advance from Abbeville. French bridges on the Somme are destroyed to slow pursuit, while General Weygand urges confidence and duty amid shifting weather and renewed Allied resolve.
FDR Seeks Transfer of Immigration Service to Justice Dept
President Roosevelt told Congress to move the Immigration and Naturalization Service from Labor to the Justice Department to speed handling of aliens whose conduct conflicts with public safety. He framed the plan as improving control while preserving civil liberties and legal status.
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