Nazi General Got Ideas In Tour Of U S
CAMP BEAUREGARD La May 22 The general believed to have helped shape German mechanized tactics in France and Belgium may have gained ideas from a visit to U S army posts three years ago An army official said General Von Scholl then a colonel on Hitler s general staff toured infantry and cavalry schools and posts including Fort Knox and Fort Benning He said the German commander planned for a three year lead time before any emergency The 70 000 troops in maneuvers tested mechanized attack and defense The red army is imagined crossing the Sabine River in Texas while a blue army moves westward in Louisiana Senator Henry Cabot Lodge impressed by equipment rode a medium sized racing fortress tank with Senators Lodge and Holman arriving from Washington for the study They planned to return tomorrow
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German General Voiced Drive to Encircle Paris
Von Reichenau spoke with American reporters about a bold German plan to encircle Paris using a southern right wing thrust. He cited German confidence and the grim resolve of troops amid their march toward Ypres and the Belgian port of Antwerp, while noting the Allied forces in the rear.
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Attlee outlines wartime controls and excess profits tax
Prime Minister Attlee announces emergency powers for Britain to mobilize for national defense. Citizens, not just workers, may join munitions labor under government control. excess profits tax rises to 100 percent to prevent windfalls during the crisis. He stresses there is no panic and that weeks ahead will be critical.
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France’s Early Counterattack Recaptures Arras Amid Meuse Crisis
Allied counterattack recaptures Arras as Abbeville falls claimed by German forces. Meuse bridges destruction cited by Premier Reynaud as limiting German crossing plans. Weygand departs for front to rally troops while civilians flee Paris.
Controversy as South African Librarian Says Women Hinder Status
Percy Freer of Johannesburg drew sharp criticism in a presidential address to the South African Library Association by declaring that women librarians are a handicap to the profession in its efforts to gain public recognition. The remarks sparked debate about gender roles in librarianship.
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Roosevelt expands government staff with liaison roles
Advisers could become administrative aides and act as liaison men between the President and agencies. Congress created six ten thousand dollar positions for administrative assistants, but only three are filled. Early noted some volunteers might accept one dollar a year, recalling World War practice.
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Delegates Back Dewey As Roosevelt Wins Write-Ins
At the convention, President Dewey leads the delegation with strong total shows. Write in Willkie garners second choice support as New Jersey may desert the New York district. Incomplete returns list Taft twelve votes Hoover eleven and Gannett ten. Democratic boxes show Roosevelt 2124 write‑ins Hull three Garner two. One Republican backed Lindbergh and one Democrat backed Hitler.
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Navy gets additional funding for planes and personnel in defense bill
The defense appropriation grows as the Navy gains $472 million extra for a 25 000 enlistment increase and $60 776 million cash plus $100 000 million contract authority after President Roosevelt's approval. The Navy total reaches $1 464 billion while the Army's is $1 823 billion. The Senate and House weigh training planes and modernization with Navy and Marines personnel boosts and a $6 million modernization fund for old battleships. Senators debate presidential spending oversight.
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German push threatens near Paris and straits of Dover
Allied reports said German forces expanded a northern France bulge with a swift southwest push toward Paris possibly through Soissons. The main axis aimed at the Channel toward St Pol Montreuil Mer, about 22 miles from Britain across the Dover Strait.
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Dublin judge criticizes double jeopardy rule limits
District Justice Little of Dublin Ireland denounces the legal rule of double jeopardy arguing it should apply only to murder and other serious cases rather than broad use across offenses.
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War Frightened Selling Is Halted In Gotham Market
May 22 New York stock trading shows war scare fading with buyers favoring defense stocks. Gains led by aircraft makers and major industrials while American Telephone lagged among imper instead of leaders.
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Boulder Dam term revised in house irrigation vote
The house irrigation committee approved by a party line vote a bill to readjust the Boulder Dam financing. Interest on the government investment would drop to 3 percent and the cost base would amortize over 50 years. Arizona and Nevada would receive 300000 yearly payments for 50 years. A 500000 annual flow would go to a Colorado river fund, and a 25000000 flood control charge repayment would be deferred.
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Costa Rica Imports Exceed 1939 Level
Costa Rica reports imports surpass the 1939 level as trade shows strength in early postwar years. Data indicates broader demand for foreign goods and higher domestic spending contributing to the rise. Authorities note sustained growth across key sectors and continued import activity through the quarter.
American ambulance drivers aid refugees near Amiens
Drivers Louis Wehle Al Raymond Murray Shipley and John Gio Wacki attached to group 22 of the American Volunteer Corps evacuated women and children from fighting areas near Amiens. Clement a French Foreign Legion volunteer made trips with wounded refugees and Harold Willis former Lafayette Escadrille pilot ferried wounded children to Paris. Willis reported roads outside Amiens lined with dead women and children refugees shot by German planes.
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Roosevelt seeks funds for rubber probe
President Roosevelt asked Congress to provide the Agriculture Department an extra 1,000,000 for a three year program to investigate rubber production in the western hemisphere. The Budget Bureau said the money would support a solid research foundation on rubber production.
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Arizona Guard Range Bill Awaiting Roosevelt Signature
President Roosevelt was set to sign a bill authorizing the sale of the Wilmot national guard target range near Tucson and directing proceeds to Flagstaff guard camp improvements. The measure, passed by the Senate and House, addresses the facility’s obsolescence and funds construction at Flagstaff Arizona.
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Another Earthquake Victim Is Recorded
EL CENTRO Calif May 22 The death toll in the Imperial Valley quake rose to nine with the death of William Ward 72 Negro from head injuries after a falling brick Four deaths were in Imperial City two in El Centro two in Mexicali and one in Brawley Minor shocks continued but caused no damage or hindrance to ongoing rehabilitation work
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