German blitz across Yugoslavia and Greece shocks world
Move at Dawn BerneSwitzerland April 6 Sunday German armies march into Yugoslavia and Greece at dawn. Early morning telephone links with Belgrade cut. German radio claims action aims to push British forces from the region and restore Greek independence. Cairo April 5 General Charles de Gaulle says Free French fight with Britain and warn of agitation and infiltration as policy spreads from North Africa to Syria and East Africa. France remains a Mediterranean power urged to aid Britain in the war theater.
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Ship bombed off Crete used to carry British troops
Berlin report says a three deck passenger steamer, bombed by German planes off Crete, was carrying British troops to Greece. Explosions caused a fierce fire and many sailors leaped into the sea. Recovered wreckage showed casualties, with pilots later seeing the ship adrift and burning as it sank. Belgrade announced Yugoslavia recalled all ships to port.
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British Think Big Nazi Warships Damaged in Raids
London reports say German naval raiders Goessenau and Scharnhorst fled after an overnight RAF attack on Brest. The air ministry described the raid as using the era’s most powerful bombs with some planes claiming direct or near hits. Both 26,000 ton ships remained in harbor and appeared undamaged in official militant accounts.
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Ambassador Leahy Cheered by French Crowd in Marseille
Thousands of Parisians welcomed US Ambassador William C. Leahy as he arrived in Marseille en route to the city. The crowd shouted long live the United States and long live France as Leahy and Mrs Leahy appeared at a Chamber of Commerce window.
War Moves Across Balkans As Hitler Opens Second Front
The German army struck Greece and Yugoslavia just after dawn, opening a second front in the Balkans. Nazi forces from Bulgaria Austria Hungary and Romania surged into the region while British lines hold along the Struma valley. The action follows a German push to pressure Britain and alters the balance of the war in Europe.
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British elastic defense slows Axis advances in Libya
In Libya near Benghazi German and Italian columns were halted by General Sir Archibald Wavell's elastic defense, with Britain saying any eastward Axis push has been contained. The RAF credited Australian airmen with downing six German planes and attacking transports. In Ethiopia, British forces crossed the Awash River near Addis Ababa, capturing Adawa and Adigrat and surrounding Eritrean-held Asmara, while racing to seize East Africa before the rainy season.
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Germans Say Slavia Is All Through
Berlin reports increasingly assert Yugoslavia has ceased to be a nation and cannot function in making or observing treaties. German observers cite the March 27 coup and the three power pact as evidence of political collapse, with fugitives alleging Serb abuses and calls for a forceful restoration of order.
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Defense Power Ready Says Utility Chief
D C McGonigle of Butte Montana Power Co said private utilities can meet all national defense power demand. He showed charges listing private generating stations and transmission links forming an interlocking system to assure adequate power. Carl Smith of Butte was elected chairman of the Montana chapter Electrical Inspectors.
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Japanese Force Is Reported to Be Completely Routed
London April 6 Reuters reported Japan s 36 troops were routed after an all day battle with Chinese forces in central China. Chinese chief of staff General Ho Ying Chin called the action the most brilliant military feat of the war, saying the battle cost Japan three generals and about 20 000 killed and wounded. Reuters noted Chinese air support and said forces were closing on Nanchang in Kiangsi province.
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T. J. Davis of Butte to lead Rotary International next year
T J Davis of Butte 59, a longtime attorney and Rotary member of 26 years, is to be elected president of Rotary International at the Denver convention June 15 to 20. He will succeed Armando de Aruda Pereira of Sao Paulo and has held multiple Rotary offices including district governor and nominating committee chair.
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U S Steel Strike Called Tuesday
A bomb scare hit the home of Godfrey Haggard in Sutton Place New York when a maid reported a suspicious package. Police and bomb squad examined the parcel, finding four dozen eggs, and removed it in oil. Simultaneously a letter from Mrs Colby warned of sending him the eyes.
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C I O Orders Steel Mills to Stop Work Nationwide
The United States Steel Corporation faces a stoppage affecting over 260000 workers as negotiations for higher wages and benefits collapse. Philip Murray, head of the Steel Workers Organizing Committee, directs local units to set up continuous picket lines at plant gates, calling the action a lockout since talks ended without an April 1 retroactive agreement.
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Montana Man Heads Logging Group at Intermountain Conference
George Neila of Libby Montana was elected president to succeed Ed Reilig of Lewiston. Spokane was chosen as the 1941 convention site. E R Aston of Omak replaced Nella as vice president, and Charles P Keim of Missoula was reelected secretary treasurer. New board members include Rettig Anderson Barron McEwen Harper Moorehead Tarbet Vogel Coleman.
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Bruce Moorehead
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Missoula
Clair Vogel
Boville
Carl Coleman
Kinzua
Weather outlook for Montana turns partly cloudy weekend
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions expected in Montana on Sunday and Monday with scattered local showers on Sunday. Warmer temperatures projected immediately east of the divide on Sunday.
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Fire in Havana Tarnishes Treasury Vaults Believed Sabotage
In Havana Cuba authorities suspect sabotage as a fire destroyed safety vaults beneath downtown streets. More than 38 million in gold and silver coins and 1.8 million in old silver certificates were stored. Nine of ten laborers working in the vaults were arrested for inquiry while over 60 firemen suffered smoke inhalation but none seriously hurt. Treasury officials said the coins remained secure.
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Southern Operators Reject Contract
New York April 5. Southern coal operators in the Appalachian conference declared no possibility of joining a contract proposed by northern operators. They said it would be unfair to their employees and communities and financially disastrous to their companies while a subcommittee and the United Mine Workers prepared a contract designed to include a work stoppage.
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Radio Broadcast Signals German Invasion Of Greece
Berlin reports a radio broadcast issued early today quoting Hitler ordering the German army to march into Greece. The message frames the invasion as not an attack on Greek people and cites German mistreatment of Germans in the Serb kingdom as a trigger, saying patience with Yugoslavia and Greece has expired and action is now due.
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Bulgarian Army Joins Germany in Attacking Greece
Report from Bern indicates Bulgaria with an army of 300000 has joined German forces in attacks on Greece while Hungary’s forces appear inactive. In San Diego Consolidated Aircraft expands plant police and fire departments amid fears of subversive activity tied to lend lease legislation.
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Yugoslav Border Closed by Italian Forces
Italian forces closed the Yugoslav border at Fiume and mined the international bridge, halting hopes of escaping war with the Axis. The Yugoslav consul left Belgrade for home as Italy appears to align with Germany, signaling a broader break in diplomatic ties. Yugoslavia ordered ships to port and severed many international links as it faced the crisis.
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Easter Message of Pope Pius Broadcast in U S
A special broadcast plan in the United States will carry Pope Pius Easter message. It is expected to appeal for peace and is set to begin at 4 a.m. MST via short wave from Vatican City. Vice President Wallace will deliver a separate address in New York on Tuesday night, carried at 8 p.m. MST by the NBO-Blus network.
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Moscow Signs Treaty With Yugoslavia Amid Balkans Shifts
New pact reported between Soviet Union and Yugoslavia declares friendship and non aggression. Signed in Moscow by Vyacheslav Molotov and Milan Gavrilovic with ratification to follow in Belgrade. BBC and Reuters cite Moscow radio accounts. details of terms not disclosed.
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