Battle Fleet in Mediterranean Uses Planes-Gun Method
Britain’s battlefleet hunts Luftwaffe dive bombers with coordinated planes and pompoms to deter German air attacks. Junkers 88s are shot down on Crete approaches while British fighters from the carrier Formidable intercept and cripple two enemy planes. In Washington, Roosevelt backed a bill to formalize the Office of Government Reports with up to 1.5 million dollars in funding.
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Mediterranean
Larry Allen
Britain
Fleet Air Arm
Hitler
Mussolini
Crete
Washington
Roosevelt
Office of Government
Senate
House
White House
Repair Of British Warships Here To Aid Convoy Task
American navy yards opening for repair of damaged British warships could boost Atlantic convoy efficiency. Light overhaul work in U S yards would save time and fuel, keeping ships on station and strengthening the Western Atlantic convoy flotilla.
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Washington
U. S
Atlantic
History of Chickasaws Marks Shift to Individual Property
Adoption of constitution and bylaws followed by an election of a board for the Pontotoc County Historical Society. J F McKeel discussed the history of tribal allotments, noting the shift from tribal status to individual ownership and the long impact on local life. Members chose officers and laid out aims to preserve regional history and mark historic sites. The gathering showed deep local ties to Pontotoc and old Indian Territory.
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Pontotoc County
Mississippi
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Old Indian Territory
Hitler’s Yugoslav Brick Fails Impact in New Order
The Belgrade riots and nationwide protests show Yugoslavia rejects the axis import that Hitler touts as a cornerstone of his new order. German pressure tries to secure loyalty while Japan’s Matsuoka evaluates axis strength, amid Balkan tensions drawing Moscow and Ankara into the crisis.
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Hitler
Dewitt Mackenzie
Belgrade
Axis
Fuehrer
Matsuoka
Japa
Japan
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Turkey
Balkan
Elks Take Herd South Of Rio Grande In Historic Exchange
18 elk from the Wichita mountains wildlife refuge are shipped to the Carmen mountains in Coahuila Mexico as a gesture of friendship. Ted Dealey and Raymond Foy of the Carmen mountain club lead the exchange with Ranger Charles Rouse accompanying the herd and Mexican Consul Enrique L. Elizondo greeting them in Del Rio Texas. The animals will be released 128 miles inland.
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Charles Rouse
Enrique L. Elizondo
Dealey
Foy
Hitler aims and risks in the Balkans described
The piece outlines Hitler’s goals in the Balkans including sealing off the peninsula to shut a new war front, guarding against Russia, and securing access to oil and Suez routes. It notes Turkey’s Britain alliance, Russia’s shift toward Turkey, and the threat of a Greek crisis complicating Hitler’s plans with Yugoslavia boasting about a million troops.
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Bania
Adriatic
Hitler
Balkans
Russia
Dardanelles
Near East
Iraq
Iran
Suez Canal
Egypt
Turkey
Britain
Germany
Yugoslavia
Greece
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Byron Norrell
E. O. Wheat
Roy S. McKeown
Orel Busby
Margaret Chaney
E. C. Wilson
Ed Davis
Renfro Herndon
R. W. Simpson
George Burris
Josephine Norris
J. W. Beard
C. R. Cox
Italy
Wallace
Navy
Elks
Rio Grande
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