Skill Daring Save Thousands From Cruel End
British troops evacuated from Flanders with Royal Navy aid and many reaching England after heavy fighting with German forces. The ministry hailed the operation as skilled and daring with air and naval protection and reported over 70 enemy aircraft destroyed. Some troops moved to the Somme front while losses were not disclosed.
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Flanders
Royal Navy
England
Ministry of Information
Navy
Royal Air Force
Ministry
Ohe
Somme
Roosevelt to seek additional defense funds in 1941 plan
President Roosevelt will ask Congress for about 1 billion dollars more for armed forces and training to back the active services, boosting peacetime defense outlays to roughly 4.4 billion. The move follows recent Allied setbacks in Europe and includes expanding air force strength and ammunition stockpiles.
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U.P
Roosevelt
Congress
Flanders
Defense Council
White House
Army
Navy
Defense Commission
William S. Knudsen
Edward R. Stettinius
Wilbur Shaw Wins 500 Mile Indianapolis Race
Wilbur Shaw of Indianapolis won the 500 mile race in 4 hours 22 minutes 31.16 seconds at an average speed of 114.277 mph before 142000 spectators. Rex Mays of Glendale finished second after a rain stop. Mauri Rose was third and Ted Horn fourth with a field listing ten top finishers including Joel Thorne Frank Wearne Mel Hansen Frank Brisko and Harry McQuinn.
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Wilbur Shaw
Rex Mays
Glendale
Calif
Shaw
Mauri Rose
Columbus
Ted Horn
Hawthorne
N. J
Joel Thorne
Tucson
Ariz
Bob Swanson
Los Angeles
Frank Wearne
Pasadena
Mel Hansen
Frank Brisko
Chicago
Harry McQuinn
Mussolini urged Roosevelt Italy to honor pledge to Germany
London reports suggest Italy may join the war with Germany as Mussolini told Roosevelt Italy would keep its pact. British admiralty later announced the destroyers Grafton Grenade and Wakeful were lost and the small transport Abukir sunk.
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U.P
Great Britain
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Roosevelt
Germany
Admiralty
Grafton
Grenade
Wakeful
Belgian government in exile ousts King Leopold in exile decree
The Belgian government in exile approved an order depriving King Leopold of his throne in the name of the Belgian people. The action, reported from Paris, marks a dramatic move by the exiled authorities during the ongoing conflict.
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Louvain
Leopold II
Paris
Leopold
Home Secretary Urges Civil Defense Readiness
Sir John Anderson urged civil defense services to remain fully manned and ready, asserting every prospect of an early call upon their efforts and highlighting the need for efficiency in anticipation of possible requirements.
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London
Civil Defense Services
Home
John Anderson
British Defiant squadron downs 37 German planes in day
London dispatch reports a single squadron of 12 British Defiant fighters claimed 37 German aircraft shot down yesterday. In morning patrol 17 fighters and a dive bomber were downed, with afternoon claims of 19 and possibly 21 bombers.
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London
Air Ministry
America Must Quist Isms Memorial Speech Warns
Judge E W McFarland delivered Tucson Memorial Day address urging removal of isms and a torch for democracy. He warned of Nazi seeds and undermined defenses in Europe while urging preparedness and noninvolvement in war by ex service men. Ceremony noted at Grand Army of the Republic plat in Evergreen.
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Fifth Column
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Pinal County
Henry F. Ashurst
United States Senate
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Evergreen
National Final First Game Baseball Action Summary
In Philadelphia Boston exploded for a 15 run win 15 to 5 despite a 5 to 9 line score. Highe Atwood Fette Strincevich Javery Lopez pitched for the winners. In New York Hubbell Danning Hamlin Mungo Casey Mancuso topped Brooklyn 14 to 0 as Derringer Lombardi Lee Mooty Hartnett combined for the shutout. Cincinnati beat Chicago 8 to 4 with Derringer Lombardi Lee Mooty Hartnett contributing key innings.
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Hamlin
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Casey
Mancuso
Cincinnati
Chicago
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Lombardi
Lee
Mooty
Hartnett
Baseball scores from Boston to Chicago list results
The notebook lists multiple games with final scores and key players. Boston and New York opened with 2 49, while Grove and De Sautels led New York. Washington beat Philadelphia 6 4, St. Louis edged Detroit 1 0, and Chicago defeated Cleveland 7 0.
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New York
Grove
Bagby
de Sautels
Ruffing
Dickey
Memorial Day Observances Across Nation Include Arlington Tribute
Memorial Day rituals mark the Unknown Soldier tomb at Arlington and wreaths laid nationwide. President Roosevelt limits holiday rites amid wars fears. Maj. Horace B. Smith leads Arlington observances. Detroit and Philadelphia note adjustments with German veterans and parade guard details.
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Flanders Fields
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National Defense Commission
Congress
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Horace B. Smith
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington, D. C
Prioux and Staff Captured in Fierce Battle Near Lille
Berlin reports that General Rene Jacques Prioux and several members of his staff were captured in heavy fighting north of Lille. Prioux commanded the First Army of France, per official German sources.
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U.P
Rene Jacques Prioux
Lille
Prioux
France
Germans Claim Destruction of Allied Armies in Flanders Artois
Berlin reports British and French forces trapped in Flanders Artois have been destroyed. German air force sinks three Allied warships and 16 transports during withdrawal attempts. Over 60 ships hit, with ten warships and 21 merchant vessels seriously damaged or fired.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Flanders-Artois
Channel
Flanders and
Artois
End of World Arrives at Dunkerque in Channel Battle
Allies read DeWitt MacKenzie forecasting savage chaos as Hitler traps hundreds of thousands of Allied troops in Dunkerque. The major clash pits German air power against Anglo French naval forces as ships battle to salvage broken troops and embark them for withdrawal amid anticipated losses.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Dunkerque
Channel
Dover
French Force Breaks Through German Lines Near Lille
French General Rene Prioux’s battered force reportedly fought through German lines to reach defense positions on the English Channel coast. About 40 German divisions, some 500,000 men, were said to have attacked the pocket near Lille, with the bulk escaping the trap and moving toward Dunkirk as heavy aerial bombardment and naval gunfire supported Allied defenses.
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