RAF Fighters Destroy 14 Of Raiding Ships
British sources say Crete's fighting remains serious at Malemi though Candia and Retimo show overall satisfactory conditions. Long range RAF bombers and fighters claimed to have destroyed at least 14 German transport planes in a single day near Malemi with additional losses to Junkers 52s and troop carriers.
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Cairo
U.P
Crete
Candia
Retimo
Malemi
Egypt
RAF
Middle East
Junker
Churchill
Cyprus
Alexandria
Britain Battles Nazis On Crete To Bitter End
London reports on May 24 say Britain will fight Crete invasion with high sacrifice. Churchill vowed defenders will hold to the death. Fifth day sees fierce combat around Maleme airfield with British Greek forces resisting Nazi ground and air assaults as fleet interceptions curb landings.
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Crete
London
Britain
Mediterranean
Churchill
Malemi
Early and late leads clash in baseball doubleheader
Washington and Philadelphia swapped wins in a twin bill with a 5 13 scoreline in the first game and a 13 7 victory by Philadelphia. Chicago overwhelmed Detroit 19 to 1 while Boston crushed New York 9 7. Cleveland beat St Louis as Auker and Ferrell contributed for the visitors. Cincinnati toppled Chicago 6 4 with Turner Pearson Lombardi and Lee George producing key hits. Philadelphia and Brooklyn posted big wins, while Pittsburgh and St Louis also registered results.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Turner, Pearson & Lombardi
Lee & George
Italian King Escapes Shot By Greek Poet Maniac
King Victor Emmanuel narrowly avoided a 17 May assassination in Albania when a Greek would be assassin fired toward the royal car near the airport. Premier Shefket Verlaci also escaped unhurt as authorities probe alleged accomplices and motive as personal revenge for employment.
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Rome
U.P
Victor Emmanuel
Albania
Mihanloff Vasil Laci
Shefket Verlaci
Laci
Tirana
GOP Women Hear Mrs Weis At Arizona Convention
At the 16th annual Arizona Woman's Republican club convention in Phoenix delegates will hear Mrs Charles Weis of Rochester New York president of the National Federation of Republican clubs. Luncheon for Republican men is planned with Irene M Tribolet of Tucson and Clifford W Parsons also on hand. Anne E Rogers of Tucson will respond to the welcome by C O Austinson of Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Arizona Woman's Republican Club
Charles Weis
Rochester
N. Y
National Federation of Republican Clubs
Weis
Irene M. Tribolet
Clifford W. Parsons
Tucson
Anne E. Rogers
C. O. Austinson
Maricopa County Club
Nazis Use Aqua Gliders in Crete Landing Effort
Reports from London Alexandria describe German aqua gliders towed from the Greek mainland aimed at Crete shores. British naval squadrons claim heavy losses for the German convoy and Italian ships, with a destroyer sunk and several vessels destroyed in the night action.
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London
U.P
Germany
Crete
Alexandria
Egypt
Greece
Aircraft union votes walkout for Wednesday at Inglewood plant
Eleven thousand CIO workers voted to strike at North American Aviation in Inglewood California next Wednesday unless wage demands are met. The dispute followed a failed bargaining round with UAW over pay hikes. The vote margin was 5 829 to 210 with the company certified to the defense mediation board.
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CIO
North American Aviation Corp
Inglewood
Calif
North American
United Automobile Workers Union
UAW
Defense Mediation Board
San Francisco
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Pacific Coast
AFL
Bethlehem
Senate Count Favors Repeal Of Neutrality Act
A Senate foreign relations poll shows 13 to 10 in favor of repealing the neutrality act if the administration proposes it. Ten senators voiced positions, four favor repeal, four oppose, and two undecided or unavailable.
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Senate
Washington
U.P
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Claude Pepper
Fla
Carter Glass
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Joseph F. Guffey
D. Pa
Wallace H. White
White
Gerald P. Nye
N. D
Bennett C. Clark
Arthur Capper
Henrik Shipstead
Frederick van Nuys
Administration
Walter F. George
James H. Murray
Mont
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Tom Connally
Tex
James F. Byrnes
S. C
Theodore F. Green
R. I
Pat Harrison
Miss
Robert F. Wagner
Contract Awarded for Tucson Airport Hangar Tower
Washington May 24 The War Department awards a 112,787 contract to Charles J Dorfman of Los Angeles for building a repair hangar and control tower at Tucson Arizona Municipal Airport.
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Washington
War Department
Charles J. Dorfman
Los Angeles
Tucson, Ariz
British Navy Suffers Major Loss as Hood Sinks in North Atlantic
London reports the battle cruiser Hood, 42 100 tons, destroyed by an unlucky hit in a magazine near Greenland with most of its 1341 crew feared lost. The Bismarck reportedly damaged, British ships in pursuit. Berlin confirms Bismarck as Hood’s sinker. Previous wartime losses include Royal Oak and carriers Courageous and Glorious.
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H.M.S. Hood
Bismarck
Hood
London
U.P
Great Britain
North Atlantic
H. M. S. Hood
Greenland
Admiralty
Berlin
Royal Oak
Scapa Flow
Commdr. Guenther Prien
Courageous
Glorious
Effingham
Calypso
Lancelot E. Holland
Iceland
Carinthia
Soee
Germany
Admiral Graf Spee
Montevideo
Karlsruhe
Bluecher
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
RAF
Brest
Italy
Red Sea
Solon charges war materials reaching Axis
Senator Gillette says American firms supplied war materiel to Axis powers in numerous cases and urges a joint congressional committee. He cites petroleum shipments to Germany and Japan by U.S. companies, including via foreign subsidiaries, and royalties paid to Germany on materials for U.S. aircraft.
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Solon
Axis
Washington
Gillette
Lowa
Congressional
Iowa
United States
Germany
Italy
Dutch East Indies
Japan
British Navy Still War Pivot in Crete Clash
DEWITT MACKENZIE argues the war hinges on British naval power as shown in Crete and the destruction of the Axis convoy. He recalls Dunkirk and asserts the sea blockade is the barrier Hitler must break to claim victory, noting air power could alter Crete’s outcome.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Crete
Hitler
John Bull
Dunkerque
Europe
Mediterranean
Grim
NAVY
Hood Sinks Like Invincible in Jutland Link to Hood
The Hood and Admiral Horace Hood both met destruction by shell hits at sea. Horace Hood died May 31, 1916, when Derfflinger fired into Invincible’s magazines, blowing the ship apart and killing over 1,000. The Hood ships commemorated Sir Samuel Hood, an 18th century admiral, with Horace Hood as a lineal descendant.
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Associated Press
Hood
Horace Hood
Jutland
Derfflinger
Invincible
Samuel Hood
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Boston
New York
Johnson, Fleming &Pytlak
Gomez
Branch
Murphy & Rosar
St. Louis
Cleveland
Auker and Ferrell
Bagby, Ostermueller and Desautets
Moore & West
French & George
Brooklyn
Hughes
Pearson & Warren
Higbe
Swift & Owen
Phelps
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Dietz & Lopez
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Aircraft Union
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