Britain Mines North Sea to Block German Norway Force
Allied sea actions mined the Skagerrak Kattegat to sever Germany's expeditionary link to Norway while British air raids hit ships and bases. London and Berlin disputed results as battles raged from Kristiansand to Narvik with significant bomber and fighter losses on both sides. The field reportedly extended 420 miles with 71,000 mines, as Sweden and Norway reported various ship sinkings and Norwegian defenses tightened around Oslo and Trondheim.
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Norway fights to encircle Oslo as Nazis bottle up warships
Norway warns of a tightening defense ring around Oslo to seal off seven Nazi warships still believed bottled up. Forces cling to coastal positions along Oslo Fjord and establish a semi circle from Moss to Romerike with fortifications in valleys northwest of the capital. Elsewhere Germans hold Kristian Sand, Stavanger and Bergen.
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Maginot Hinge Arms Front as Paris Skies Echo
Western Front artillery roared along a 30 mile stretch from Bitche to Lauterbourg as French anti aircraft guns engaged Nazi planes near Paris. The high command gave no explicit significance for the long duel between opposing batteries across Vosges and Rhine. After official notice from Norwegian Minister Halvard Baenke that Norway would join the Allies, Premier Paul Reynaud conferred with his cabinet war committee and war leaders.
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Sweden’s Premier Reaffirms Neutrality and Defense
Premier Pehr Albin Hansson spoke to Swedes on radio about their precarious wartime position. He reaffirmed Sweden's determination to defend neutrality at all costs and rejected any demand to use Swedish territory. He urged preparedness and noted additional government measures to strengthen defenses while stressing Sweden’s right to independent action and friendly relations with Norway.
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Denmark Buries Fallen Soldiers in War Time Silence
Denmark laid to rest yesterday its military dead with honors as the occupation war toll reached 12 killed and 29 wounded. Danes resumed work, expressing a steadfast, peaceful resolve to endure the forced adjustments of war under foreign occupation.
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Ernest Thompson Enters Panhandle Congressional Race
Ernest Thompson announced his candidacy for Congress to represent the Panhandle district, citing soil conservation, ranching, and oil interests. He pledged hard work in Washington, promised to back farm and veteran programs, and sought broad support from Panhandle voters and local leaders.
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Rumor of Romanian freight halt to Germany grows
BUCHAREST reports say Romania suspended loading freight cars for Germany and halted Danube oil barges for days, risking an export embargo. Diplomats fear German-Romanian goods relations strained as King Carol’s government appears poised to refuse demobilization demands. High water blamed for oil barge delays, called a pretext by German trade circles.
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Wilbarger Oil Strike Near Vernon Cracks Boldly
In Wilbarger County, Amerada Petroleum No. 1 B Good pasture wildcat test blew oil for 10 minutes late Thursday night, marking the first north of Pease River production in the county. The well at 3,963 to 3,995 feet spurt drenched nearby workers as gas and drilling fluid surged out, with deeper testing planned toward the Ellenburger formation five miles east in Tillman County, Oklahoma. Major companies hold nearby acreage and leasing is expected to rise.
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Old Age Pensioners Increase in February Benefits
Washington reports February payments for federal Work programs and old-age pensioners totaled 275,371,000, about 5,000,000 more than January. The Social Security Board announced 18,575,000 people were receiving aid under the two programs, a peak for the current fiscal year, as President Roosevelt said he had not decided whether to send a special relief message to Congress.
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Amarillo to host Plateau Singing Convention in June
The Plateau Singing Convention a 20 year old organization with 30 counties in the Panhandle and Eastern New Mexico will hold its 1940 convention in Amarillo June 15-16 at Municipal Auditorium. Sponsored by the Amarillo Junior Chamber of Commerce directors D P Abbott Charles Rosson J E Brannen Mrs J E Disch Roy Smith and F M Hill voted for Amarillo Abbott chairs the board. Singers from across the Southern and Southwestern states will attend and prominent quartets have accepted invitations to perform at Amarillo churches Sunday morning.
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Detroit Father Accuses Dies Witness of Killing Son in Spain
Maxwell M. Wallach testified that Tony di Maio led a castle prison near Barcelona where his son Albert M. Wallach and six other American youths were held after going to Spain in 1937. He alleged Di Maio was the actual killer and described threats and beatings while fearing retaliation.
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Roosevelt offers Red Cross aid for 17000 Greenland residents
President Roosevelt said he was ready to dispatch Red Cross relief to 17 000 people in Greenland if needed and placed Greenland in the Western Hemisphere geologically during a press conference. He noted the issue was humanitarian rather than political and rejected immediate Monroe Doctrine questions.
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