The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-06-05
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British Lose Crete

Cairo, Egypt-At a tremendou
.ost in life and planes, Nazis hav'
Sriven out of Crete the British ant
Greek troops defending this stra'
,soic Eastern Mediterranean island
about $4,000 troops reached safet!
IN Egypt, but the defenders losse'
IN killed and captured were proper.
tionately the heaviest Of the war to.
date.
Iraq Capitulates
Bagdad-British forces are in con.
troll of the big oil fields of Mosu
through the surrender Of Iraqi forces
which staged a speedily quencheo
revolt under former Premier Rashio
Ali Ell Gallant, the Axis stooge in
Irao. Reports that the latter had
kidnapped the boy-king in his flight
are discredited by British officials
dealing with the new Regent.
Jersey City, N. J.-Worst fire il,
Jersey ity, N. CJ.-Worst fire in
the city history swept three water
front blocks near the scene of the
Black Tom explosion during the
first World War, causing a loss of
s25OO0000 in .foodstuffs and sup
plies of all kinds awaiting shipment
to England. Fire department off,
Gals and Federal investigators were
unable to assign any cause for the
blaze, which burned "a hours before
being brought under control.
Vancouver, B. C-The new 81, 000,-
900 Sea Island plant of the Boeing
Aircraft Company, with millions of
dollars of defense orders, Was badly
damaged by fire which destroyed
the administration building and
much material awaiting construc-
ton. The plant is the largest in
Canada under one roof and its first
contract called for forty armed fly
ing boats. ~. &c.. - A..
Holiday Costs Lives
New York City-Reports from all
sections of the country indicate that
accidents over the 3-day Memorial
Day holiday would take a toll of
more than 500 lives. Most of the
casualties reported were due to
automobile accidents.
Camp Prohibition Doomed
washington - A carefully camo-
iauged move to bring back nation
a prohibition appears to be headed
iQ disaster in Congress. OstensibIy
Fhong bills would establish wide
prohibition areas in every state
having any army, navy or marine
posi-, and would surround the fiji
'een largest cities of the country
WIN oone-dry areas. After scathing
moseSts from the Secretaries of |
, MAJ and the Navy, Congressional
.saoers have decided to drop the
noposed legislation. Asked if ex-
s sassldent Hoover, leading Prohi-
S'lonist OF the country, was backing
= new bills. their sponsors refused
to comment.
Ship Seizure Predicted
t.- mssnlngton - Threats by Nazi
: .Oflts that any action by the U.
10 :, % seize permanently the foreign
s,. ps recently placed in protective
500 as In American ports would
~. uis IN war, will be given its first
- '' n ssnin the next fortnight, aft
shin resident Roosevelt signs the
cons, se.lure bill already passed by
; . The measure was one of
4 ~ sl n Of important bills sent to
ins si resident for consideration dur
Nv us ast weekend at Hyde Park,
ireland Accuses Nazis
tbs e ya, Eire-The government of
clss s free State will formally &C
h. Germany of responsibility for
a. uUmoing of Dublin, which killed
81 mi.s soas' wounded 100, and left
dead Ss,ns' all of whom are believed
for a., germany will be asked to paw
he 1o, damage, with reparations to
dead " funded and survivors of the
Neutral moving moving the bombing of this
dronna.s capital, other bombs were
sidesns a N Southern Fire, causing
tsns eead damage in farming see
Js,,, Syrian Attack Expected
t,ooau Salem - Movement ~ Mott
syris :. through French-mandated
British s expected to bring about a
lebann r declaration that SYRIA and
tory. .Praa are re enemy-occupied terri
TO coon rree French" forces are ready
ackinpe t y with the British in at
cd bv . SYRIAN posts still dominat-
sovernr,.ne Nazi-dominated Vichv
rot Saps Swear Off GvDninv
saers U - by posters everv-
hes Of reading fading Let the graceful
pah be reflected in her
he Pistn ai morals" the Empire of
,ratins .s Sun is this week cele-
aadsss Good-commercial-mora1s-
rset experimentation prevention-|
,usin, IN all commercial centers
bctrns o ,sauers are preaching the
OF commercial honesty.