German Strategy in Balkans Mirrors Earlier Axis Moves
Analysis argues Axis gains in Greece reflect a broader, year long German pattern across Poland Norway France and the Low Countries. It notes only locale changes and cites Dunkirk Taranto Cape Matapan and North Africa as partial Allied counterpoints along with questions about German staff, equipment and leadership in sustaining rapid offensives.
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Greece
Poland
Norway
Low Countries
France
Balkans
No Surprises In New Blitz
The article analyzes German advances and air power as crucial factors in recent offensives. It notes Luftwaffe strength, equipment gaps among Allies, and potential shifts to the eastern theater with Egypt and the Suez Canal as stakes.
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Luftwaffe
Gas Tax Hike Moves Forward In Oklahoma House
A one cent gasoline tax increase was introduced in the Oklahoma House as a core part of balancing the state budget. The measure would allocate four cents to highways and a fifth cent to general revenue, with swift action anticipated as Governor Phillips backs including the levy in the tax program.
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Oklahoma City
Keystone
House
William F. Latting
Revenue and Taxation Committee
House Revenue Committee
Harold Freeman
Phillips
British Fleet Strikes Axis Convoy And Greece Front
British and Greek forces fight across multiple sectors in Greece as the Mediterranean fleet resumes major operations. UK reports sinking three Italian destroyers and five troop freighters south of Sicily en route to Tripoli, with one British destroyer lost. In North Africa, attacks on Fort Capuzzo and Salum continue while Axis gains are claimed elsewhere.
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Italy
France
Dunkerque
Britain
London
Greece
Balkans
Suez Canal
Sicily
Tripoli
Libya
British War Office
Grevena
Kalabaka
Split
Yugoslavia
Africa
Salum
Fort Capuzzo
Italian Libya
Cairo
Capuzzo
Defense projects take priority in WPA schedule
Oklahoma officials report WPA defense projects will lead the program with non defense work tapering off. Airports and recreation facilities near camps gain priority as sponsors supply details to Oklahoma City offices for a state defense led plan.
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WPA
Charley Tompkins
Ada
Pontotoc
Seminole
Pottawatomie
Payne County
Mr. Tompkins
Oklahoma County
Camps
Oklahoma City
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Rainy Ada Hits 3.50 Inches in Nine Days
Ada reported 3.50 inches of rain in under a week and a half as back-to-back storms drenched the area. Tuesday added .65 inch to Mondays .40 plus, continuing a pattern of heavy rainfall across Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Aircraft industry plant area expansion in 1940
Productive plants in the air craft industry nearly doubled during 1940 rising from about 12,000,000 square feet at the beginning of the year to 22,600,000 square feet.
Tax On Cokes Not Likely To Pass
Governor Phillips said he still favored a soft drink tax and higher sales tax but doubted both would pass. He cited potential new levies on automobiles cigars natural gas and gasoline to fund state payments for past mistakes. The House taxation committee had shelved the soft drink proposal though Phillips warned druggists against opposing taxes.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tobey
R-N.h
State Department
Senate
Barkley
Roosevelt
Foreign Relations Committee
Oklahoma City
Phillips
Oklahoma Pharmaceutical Association
House
Precaution 18 Years Ago Secures Coal for Zinc Plant
In Danville Newfoundland the Hegler Zinc company hid 17 000 tons of coal in a 35 foot deep pit covered by 10 feet of water 18 years ago to guard fuel for its smelter. Water pumped out when shipments lagged, and a power shovel moved coal to trucks. Sediment contained 24 percent zinc to be processed.
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Zinc Company
Danville
Hegler Zinc Company
Chicago Editor Shot After Anti Fifth Column Articles
John F. Arena 43 editor of La Tribuna an Italian language paper critical of Italian authorities was found slain on a Chicago street. Police seized recent issues and translators studied them for clues. Arena had received threats amid coverage of fascist activities and the Italian consulate. He once used the Marquis Giovanni Arena title before becoming a US citizen.
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Chicago
John F. Arena
Patrick O’connell
la Tribuna
Arena
Washington
House Committee On unAmerican Activities
Marquis Giovanni Arena
Italo Balbo
England's Retail Network In Normal Times
England's commercial trade relies on 540000 small stores 30000 chain stores 10000 co operatives and over 1000 department stores in normal times highlighting the diverse retail landscape.
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England
Steel Strike Pickets Injured In Birdsboro
A picket near Birdsboro Pennsylvania plant of Birdsboro Steel Foundry and Machine Works was grazed by a rifle bullet as SWOC led a strike. The 700 employee plant was closed by the walkout while wage increases and a union election dispute fueled actions across the steel industry.
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Birdsboro
Birdsboro Steel Foundry and Machine Works
CIO Steel Workers Organizing Committee
SWOC
SWOC_ Sub-reginal
George Medrick
Birdsboro Employes Beneficial Association
Stanley Works
Bridgeport
Reading
CIO
Phelps-Dodge Copper Products Corporation
Elizabeth
N. J
Mexican Town Hit Hardest By Quake Asks Federal Aid
In Colima, Mexico, 36 people were killed and 100 injured as a strong quake destroyed half the city’s buildings. General Armando Escobar Stegar urged martial law to prevent looting while troops patrolled streets and utilities remained out. A landslide blocked the Southern Pacific line for about half a mile in places.
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Mexico City
Armando Escobar Stegar
Colima
National Defense Ministry
Mexico
Southern Pacific Railroad
Willkie Joins Law Concern in New Firm
Wendell L. Willkie announced he has become a member of Miller Owen Otis and Bailly to form Willkie Owen Otis and Bailly. Nthan L. Miller will remain as counsel. Willkie plans to focus on trial work and advocacy while continuing occasional writing and public speaking on principles.
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New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Miller, Owen, Otis and Bailly
Willkie
Three Die in Texas Triple Shooting Incident
A morning triple shooting in Wichita Falls, Texas, left three dead including two adult men and a woman. Two boys aged 2 and 11 survived unharmed in the home where the tragedy occurred.
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Texas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Mine Pact Is Announced Between CIO and Northern Operators
A tentative wage agreement between the CIO United Mine Workers and northern mine operators was reached on Wednesday. Federal officials expect an early resumption of production at many soft coal mines shut down since April 1. Details are not yet disclosed with signatures delayed to seek southern adherence.
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Associated Press
CIO United Mine Workers
New York
CIO
Congress
South
Roosevelt
Airline Crash Near Charleston Injures One Crew Member
A northbound Pennsylvania Central Airlines plane carrying six passengers and three crew crashed shortly after takeoff from Charleston airport en route to Pittsburgh. Irene Coates of Pittsburgh, a plane hostess, sustained a severe back injury while other crew and six passengers escaped serious harm. A witness said a likely motor failure forced a forced landing attempt ten miles west of Here.
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Charleston
W. Va
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Pittsburgh
The
Mountain State Hospital
Irene Coates
Here
Steel prices frozen by government in bid to curb inflation
Washington April 16 government orders steel prices frozen at first quarter levels and hints at a clash over federal price fixing authority. Price administrator Leon Henderson said wage increases in the steel industry triggered the move as some steel men argued price rises followed the higher wages.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
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