Norwegians Striving to Circle 510 in Oslo Defenses
Stockholm reports Norway’s Fighting Men race against time to complete a ring of steel around Oslo, with seven Nazi warships bottled up. Norwegian positions cling to Oslofjord as fortifications rise in the valley northwest toward Maus and Halden, while Germans reportedly control Kristiansand, Stavanger, Bergen, and Narvik. A confusing note claims four German destroyers sunk near Narvik, but no confirmation or details follow.
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Norway
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Oslofjord
Halden
Kristinga
Stavanger
Bergen
Narvik
Sun Tho
Stockholm Aswapaper
Maaenn Nybeter
Waa Oyuk
Battle
Orepot
Trondheim
Xbora
Dagens Nyheter
New Medicine Found Hits Disease Like a Machine Gun
A new medicinal chemical named Tpainzing, announced by the American Chemical Society, attacks disease organisms broadly in animal tests. It claims superiority over sulfanitamide by targeting streptococci and staphylococci, with other compounds like sultathiacols also highlighted as promising yet to enter markets.
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Cincinnati
Onl
American Chemen Society
American Cyanamid Company
American College of Physicians
Unhappy station agent swamped by rabbits and delays
Tearful Miver Georgia April 12 reports Alexander, a station agent, overwhelmed by hundreds of cottontail rabbits arriving from Byron Oregon. crates empty, more than 400 expected. bills tied to $44 charges. P C A agents dispatched with carrots and cabbage to cope.
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Tear
Miver
Bintlan
Alexander
Byron
Okin
W. ©. Partens
Texsa
Rominate
Fort Bess
Sully and
Barbus
Alesander
Dix
Goodhut
Danish Ships to be Taken as War Prizes
A British source says Danish ships are now of enemy character and may operate only under an Allied flag. They would be seized as war prizes, requisitioned for Allied use, and their crews could seek service under British or French flags. Compensation to Danish owners would be arranged to avoid benefits passing to Germany.
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London
Oes
Indus
Germany
Montana Winter Wheat Yield Seen 14 Percent Below Last Year
Montana’s 1940 winter wheat crop is projected at 18,984,000 bushels under average conditions per the April 1 crop report from the department. The yield would be about 14 percent below the 1899 figure of 21,980,000 bushels but nearly double the 10-year average of 9,669,000.
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Montana
Department
Agricultural Marketing Service
Gag
Nazi Mail Seized by Britain Tightens U S Shipment Logic
London reports Britain has begun a systematic search of US bound mail from neutral ships for German origin items. Packages seized include a Manhattan-bound mail from Genoa via Gibraltar and other consignments. The move follows a January protest and aims to curb German dollar holdings and import of contraband goods.
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U. S
Britain
London
United States
Great Northern cuts Montana crude oil rate to Spokane
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the Great Northern railway to cut the crude petroleum rate from Cut Bank and O'Neil Spur, Montana to Spokane and intermediate Idaho and Washington points from 22 cents to 13 cents per hundred pounds. The agency refused to suspend the schedules, which take effect tonight. Protests were led by truck and waterway interests.
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Washington
Great Northern Railway
Cut Bank
O'Neil
Mont
Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Truck and Waterway
Ptarenta
Nazis Admit Invasion Has Bogged Down
Berlin reports Germany acknowledges difficulties in establishing a protected Norwegian puppet state under its control. Sources say the government is abandoned in plans for a joint administration with Prime Minister Johan Nygaardsvold’s ministry. The narrative highlights several wartime developments, including an Allied air raid on German bases.
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Berlin
Germany
Norway
Johan Nygaardsvok
Britain
Republican Jury Frees Lawrence in Pennsylvania
An all republican jury acquitted Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman David Lawrence after four hours of deliberation. The case, linked to conspiracy to force internal contributions from state employees, marked his second acquittal in four months related to the George H. Earle era from 1936 to 1939. Lawrence praised the verdict as a rebuke of calumny against the Earle administration.
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Pennsylvania
David Is
Lawrence
George H. Earle
Lawrences
Scrap
Earle
Romania Imposes Virtual Embargo On German Shipments
Romania suspends loading freight cars for Germany and halts Danube oil barge movements amid reports of a broader export embargo. Diplomatic circles fear a rapid deterioration in Romania Germany economic ties as Tokyo and Berlin push for decisive action. The cabinet plans to compile a list of raw materials likely to be embargoed, signaling a strategic shift while awaiting German formal demands.
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Bucharest
Germany
Danube
Tasmania
Rumania
Sewston
Numantan
Gheorghe Talaregeu
Economic Council
Finance
Gormany
Rymania Domnobiiize
Italian Fleet Concentrates for Planned Maneuvers
Rome reports early today that the Italian fleet is gathering to begin maneuvers on Monday amid wartime secrecy. Concentration points not disclosed though Taranto is discussed as a possible major seaport, with naval reservists recalled for training during the spring exercises and preparations for the annual maneuvers.
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Rome
Europe
Taranto
Great Seaport
New Fuel Cuts Engine Size for Autos
April 12 Columbus Onto report on a new motor fuel enabling car makers to halve engine size. Dr Guntay Buloff of Chicago says laboratories produced a motor fuel with octane rating 325 and double the gasoline’s combustive power, lowering engine and cost targets. J Relott notes U S hydrocarbon resources and gas oil reserves support years of transportation, with compressed natural gas considered for future use.
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Onto
Tony
Guntay Buloff
Chicago
American Petroleum Institute Laboratories
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J. Relott
United Sates
Germany
Hexard
Imattalion
Forces in Norway Are Rapidly Being Cut Off From Aid
British forces mined the Skagerrak and Kattegat to sever the lifeline to Germany s expeditionary force in Norway. RAF losses were eight planes in engagements, with four German fighters shot down and two German supply ships hit. Air strikes extended from Oslo a ard to the Baltic coast, aiming to disrupt German naval movements and deny munitions.
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London
Britain
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Kattegat
Germany
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Air Ministry
Royal Air Force
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Stavenger
Messerschmidt
Oslo Tjard
Baltic
Baltic Canal
Skagerrrak
President studies Greenland policy during press conference
Weahington April 12. President Hoonevelt said he is studying Greenland as a humanitarian issue and has instructed the Red Cross to survey the situation for 17,000 inhabitants on Vanish Island cut off by Germany’s invasion of Scandinasia. He avoided questions about invoking the Monroy Doctrine if Denmark falls.
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Greensand
Hoonevelt
Ned Crowe
Big Vanish
Germany
Scandinasia
Greenland
United States
Monroy
Prisoner Wins His Freedom From Jury Of Women
John Lynch faced charges of petty larceny for a stock theft of a wrist watch from Ward Drug Store. He pled not guilty on March 22 and sought a jury trial. Justice of the Peace Ay Witte impaneled a jury of women including Mes Norman Wiientine and Mrs Jamies Parriet. After about three quarters of an hour the panel returned a verdict of not guilty.
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Montana
Roosevelt commuting Chaperaus sentence on smuggling
Washington reports President Roosevelt commuted Albert Chaperaus sentence for a smuggling case. The case involved jewelry entries into the United States from Urania and included testimonies by government witnesses and several figures tied to radio entertainment.
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Tusika Department
Roosevalt
Albert Chaperau
Federal House of Dozen
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Chaperau
George Burns
Jack Benny
Abs
Ridger Lauer
New York
Queen Mary Said To Be in Canada
A Rome dispatch quoted Stefani of the Italian news agency as saying Queen Mary is at Halifax to embark Canadian troops. Stefani cited an Ottawa telegram in the report broadcast by Reuters.
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Canada
London
Rome
Roeutera
Stafani
Ttalian
Halifax
Stefani
Ottawa
Artillery duel opens on Western Front sector
Paris reports a major artillery duel along a wide French German front with French anti-aircraft guns active. The high command offered no details, but observers note exchanges from the Fuchs region toward Lauterbourg and toward the Rhine. Norway discusses expeditionary news and volunteers rush to join foreign efforts.
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Lauterbourg
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