Premier Teleki of Hungary Takes His Own Life
Budapest reports Count Paul Teleki premier of Hungary, a key Axis ally and diplomat, was found dead in bed with a gunshot bearing signs he killed himself amid German pressure and a failed balancing act between Germany and the Allies. He left notes to his wife and Regent Horthy.
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Premier Teleki
Hungary
Budapest
Paul Teleki
Axia
Yugoslavia
Teleki
Nicholas Horthy
Germany
Canadian census to pay enumerators five cents per entry
Ottawa reports the population census will employ about 17 000 enumerators this summer starting June 2. Each will carry white sheets listing household names, residence, home value or rent, dwelling type, rooms, period of residence, previous residence, immigration, naturalization, race, language, education, religion, occupation, and employer or employee status.
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Ottawa
Canada
Trade and Commerce Department
Chiang Kai-Shek declares crisis over in China
General Chiang Kai-Shek tells the eighth plenary session of the Kuomintang central executive committee that Japan cannot conquer China by force. He says the conflict has shifted to economic warfare and the crisis is finished.
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Chungking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Central Executive Committee
Kuomintang
Japan
Kai-Shek
Relief Ship Reaches Marseille with Red Cross Aid
The US Red Cross relief ship Ex mouth arrived in Marseille bearing food clothing and medicine for unoccupied France. Cargo included 12000 pounds evaporated milk 150000 clothing pieces 50000 insulin units and 20000 vitamin concentrates and surgical supplies.
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Marseille
France
United States Red Cross
Exmouth
Italian Air Losses in Middle East Reported by Britain
The British air ministry says 175 Italian planes were destroyed in the Middle East in March. Of these, 135 were shot down, 21 by anti aircraft fire, and the remaining were destroyed on the ground.
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London
British
Air Ministry
Middle East
Young Spitfire Pilot Eric Lock Decorated Thrice
Pilot Officer Eric Lock, 21, a Spitfire ace of the second Great War, received three decorations at Buckingham Palace. He has 22 confirmed and nine probable enemy aircraft, earned a Bar to his D.S.O. He is believed the second officer ever to be threed times decorated at one investiture. He limped to the dais after 15 leg wounds from a Messerschmitt engagement and then returned to hospital where he has been recovering for three months.
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London
England
Eric Lock
Buckingham Palace
George V
Canada
Billy Bishop
Lock
D.S.O
Former Yugoslav Leader Milan Stojadinovic Detained in Britain
Richard Butler announced to Parliament that Milan Stojadinovic, a pro Nazi former Yugoslav prime minister, has been admitted to British territory and will be kept in detention. He was expelled by the Yugoslav government on March 15 and requested Britain to admit him and detain him there.
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London
Richard Butler
House of Commons
Milan Stojadinovic
Yugoslavia
Stojadinovic
British official to discuss shipping with United States
Sir Arthur Salter, parliamentary secretary to the British Ministry of Shipping, arrived en route to Washington at Churchill's request to discuss shipping and shipbuilding. He carries plans to accelerate Anglo American cooperation in shipping matters.
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Sir Arthur Salter
United States
Churchill
Arthur Salter
Ministry of Shipping
Washington
Sir Arthur
Britain
Spender Opens Recruiting Drive for Australian Force
Army Minister Percy Spender launched a recruiting drive in Sydney to reinforce Australian divisions overseas for the war. He said recruitment would be an imperative task and that married men with small families would now be accepted, in addition to unmarred and childless married men.
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Sydney
Australia
Percy Spender
Menzies Denies London War Cabinet Stay Report
Prime Minister Robert Menzies told an Australian correspondent there is no truth in reports he would remain in London as a member of the British war cabinet. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation quoted him as saying he plans a visit to Canada and the United States early next month.
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Sydney
Robert Menzies
London
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Canada
United States
Escort Vessels Needed Britain Anxious To Have More F Prot ection
Lt Cmdr Reginald Fletcher, secretary to A V Alexander, says Allied shipping losses are not high enough for Hitler to win in 1941. He notes Hitler must dominate the Atlantic and that escort vessels are scarce, likening them to taxis that are hard to find in wet weather.
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London
Cmdr
Reginald Fletcher
A. V. Alexander
The
Admiralty
British Broadcasting Corporation
Hitler
Atlantic
Navy
Valiant Leads British Strike in Sea Battle South of Crete
The battleship Valiant and sister Warspite spearheaded a British victory, blasting Italian cruisers Fiume and Zara near Crete. Midshipman Philip, age 19, commanded searchlights as shells from the Valiant and Barham turned targets into fires, with the Pola disabled by torpedoes and unable to reply.
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Alexandria
Valiant
Italy
Fiume
Crete
Charles Eric Morgan
Henry Morgan
West Indies
Pola
Prince Philip
King George of
Greece
Warspite
Morgan
Barham
Zara
John Portman
Greece Stands Firm London War Message Says Greeks Back Britain
A Greek ministry statement quoted by BBC in Review of International Affairs declares confidence in Britain's victory and vows to fight if Germany attacks. It notes allied frontiers with two great empires and condemns Italy's naval, air, and land failures as disgraceful.
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London
Britain
Germany
Italy
Skating Star Vera Hruba Wins US Entry After Deportation Threat
Vera Hruba the Czechoslovakian skating star will remain in the United States after consular officials granted her quota status and entry. She returns $20,000 in inheritance from Mrs. Nan Foley of Lafayette Indiana who recently died. Hruba had faced possible deportation to Nazi controlled Czechoslovakia as authorities considered her marriage status.
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Vancouver
Vera Hruba
United States
P. R. Josselyn
Miss Hruba
U.S
Nan Foley
Lafayette
Ind
Hruba
De Gaulle Says French Opinion Blocks Vichy War Move
General Charles de Gaulle declares that French national opinion bars any Vichy move to declare war on Britain. He notes this stance persists despite incidents of exchanged fire between British and French guns.
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Cairo
Charles de Gaulle
Vichy
Britain
de Gaulle
German officer salutes while rescued by Mohawk sailor
An observer aboard the Pola, sunk Italian cruiser, salutes on the Mohawk deck as a British sailor, angered by the gesture, punches him. The German then salutes again in a British manner after being warned to line up and salute properly.
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Alexandria
Egypt
May Build Bombers Ottawa
Munitions Minister Howe said negotiations are under way with National Steel Car Company to build about 200 Glen Martin type bombers in Canada. The twin engine American designs would fly long distances and production could take place at the Malton Ontario plant pending price and conditions.
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Ottawa
Howe
National Steel Car Company
Canada
Malton
Ont
Regulations Propose Tenant Protections In Wheat Policy
Ottawa officials tabled 1941 42 wheat policy regulations to protect tenant farmers. Landlords may claim up to one third of acreage reduction payments, with limits by farm share. Payments favor fallow and grassed land, with eligibility rules and a May 31 application deadline.
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Ottawa
House of Commons
Gardiner
Prairies
British Withdraw From Bengasi In Libyan Campaign
British general headquarters announced the Army of the Nile had withdrawn from Bengasi Libya, with “considerable casualties” to Axis forces. The move included evacuation of Bengali after destroying captured stores, while Massaua and Addis Ababa operations continued as Britain's East Africa campaign press expanded.
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Cairo
Army of
Middle East
Red Sea
Massua
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Agedabia
Bengasi
Canada Calls 5000 Men for Four Months Training Apr 17
Divisional registrars nationwide must notify 5,000 single men and childless widowers aged 21 to report April 17 for four months of compulsory military training. Ninety percent must be medical category A, with ten percent in B-1 or B-2. The second call follows a March 20 intake, under four month plan. Regional allocations list totals by province plus dates.
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Ottawa
Canada
Department of National War Services
Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island
New Brunswick
Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
British Columbia
Message From The King Congratulates Mediterranean Fleet
King George sends a message of congratulations to Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham and all ranks under his command for the victory over the Italian fleet, BBC reports. The monarch's note expresses heartiest congratulations on the victory.
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London
George
Andrew Cunningham
British Broadcasting Corporation
London Lord Mayor thanks Canada for aid after bombing
Sir George Wilkinson, Lord Mayor of London, expresses gratitude to Canada for donations of money and clothing and letters of encouragement from across the Dominion to help Londoners who lost everything in the bombing.
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London
Canada
George Wilkinson
Dominion
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