Fire Damage Rushes Across East as Cottages Burn
Fires swept nine states under relentless sun destroying 450 shore side cottages near Boston and threatening Lakehurst Naval Air Station. By nightfall 25 fires burned in New Jersey as Massachusetts closed forests and mobilized the state guard. Damaged lines spread across Marshfield and nearby towns with over 500000 dollars in losses and thousands of acres scorched.
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Vayal Air Station
Lakehurst
New Jersey
Hightfall
New York
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maryland
West Virginia
Virginia
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Sraller
Horace Cahill
Long Island Motor Parkway
Brentwood
Seveal Stages
Oceanside
Brant Rock
Marshfield
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Boston
Sullivan
Nelson
Stoddard
Lakehurst Naval Air Station
Whitings
Jersey
Montana Units Prepare for Large Sham Battle
Fort Lewis Washington hosts the 41st division and over 15,000 troops in a two day simulated war drill. Infantry from Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming join forces with artillery and engineers to stage a dawn offensive after a night maneuver.
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Wash
44St
41St Division
41St
Rainier
Oregon and
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Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
President May Plan Ottawa Visit for Short Stay
President Roosevelt may visit Ottawa between May 14 and 15. Prime Minister Mackenzie King, speaking after talks in the United States, said the President wished to come during parliamentary sessions and stay at Government House for two or three days.
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Roosevelt
Ottawa
MacKenzie King
United States
King
Government House
Roosevelt Urges Reopening of Appalachian Mines for Public Interest
President Roosevelt called for immediate reopening of coal mines in the Appalachian region. He urged southern operators and the United Mine Workers to resume production, noting the public interest demands prompt coal output. Northern operators and the union had agreed on a wage scale, but the union leaders delayed returning to work pending broader agreement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Appalachian Set
United Mine Workers Union
UMW
Greeks retreat to new positions amid German air attacks
Athens reports Greek forces holding lines after brutal German raids as retreating troops fall back to prepared positions in Thessaly and on the Italian front. London says British and Greek movements continue eastward with two hospital ships hit including the Hesperos. curfew imposed in Athens and Psira harbor areas.
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Tanagra
Corfu
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RAF
Britain
Tibya
Sicily
North African
Hull says Russo Japanese pact overemphasized
Washington April 21 The United States appears to drift back to aloof policy toward Soviet Russia due to the Russo Japanese neutrality pact. Secretary of State Hull says the accord is less important than it seems and minimizes talks between Soviet ambassador Oumansly and state department officials. House member Bender accuses Russian engineers of access to U S plants.
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United States
Russia
Hull
Constantin Oumansly
State Department
Congress
Bender
Ohio
Uncle Sam
Great Britain
Germany
Connec
American Ideals On Press Held
Secretary of Commerce Jesse Jones told AP editors and publishers at the Waldorf Astoria luncheon that the press must remain free. He spoke to the annual meeting assembly in New York, stressing the enduring ideal of press liberty amid the cooperative news gathering event.
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New York
Associated Press
Jesse Jones
Jones
A.P
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
Cooperative Mews
Aviation expert warns of possible American air attack
New York reports a stark warning from Col. Lindbergh and Major De Seversky that the United States could face a future air assault. They argue foreign powers may extend reach, with bombers capable of miles beyond U S defenses, challenging any wishful safety.
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New York
Alexander Plinto
de Seversky
France
America
Lindbergh
Charles A
Bu- Lindbergh
United States
Amer
Yul
Curry
British Isles
Tle
Nazis Disapprove Of British Troops In Iraq
Berlin reports the German press and foreign offices denounce Britain’s troop landings in Iraq as a breach of international law. Franz von Papen handles diplomatic duties as Germany criticizes action amid Near Eastern oil interests and regional tensions.
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Dbritain
Turkey
Persian Gulf
Franz von Papen
Germany
Turley
Tine
von Panen
DNA
Istanbul
New Tax Bill Aims To Raise Revenue And Rates
Washington reports outline a treasury plan to lift individual income tax from 4.4 to 64 percent and corporate rates to 80 percent. Proposed increases include excise boosts on cigarettes, gas, and new autos while preserving some exemptions. Treasury advances aim to raise about 3.5 billion dollars as tax collections set a record for March.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
John GL. Sullivan
Treasury
Doughton
N. C
Department
The
Venus
Bers
Ford Scion Becomes Navy Ensign at Detroit Station
Chicago April 41. Jenry Ford II, son of Edsel Ford and grandson of the automotive pioneer, entered active duty as an ensign at Great Lakes training station near Chicago. He was an observer today in the service training school where sailors are given preliminary trade courses before entering the mechanics school established by Henry Ford on the Ford Motor company grounds in Dearborn.
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Chicago
Jenry Ford II
Edsel Ford
Great Lakes
Young Ford
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Company
Dearborn
Detroit
Bearcreek Coal Mine Fire Under Control Next Day
Flooding of the Smith Coal Company mine was expected to be extinguished by tomorrow morning after a fire started Sunday. William Tomek, the company manager, said the blaze likely began from a short circuit or a dynamite shot with no damage to machinery.
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Smith Coal Company
William Tomek
New Street Signs to Grace Helena City Intersections
Helena will install 830 new street signs at 30 intersections, funded by the city and produced by the NYA. Signs are routed into the tread for permanence, promising durable, deface resistant markers. Installation will begin in a few days.
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Helena
Ivil
Soan
NYA
Quarter Billion Flood Control Bill Urged by Engineers
Washington April 31 The Army engineers endorsed plans for a 250 million omnibus flood control authorization bill. Major General Julian L. Schley and Brig. Gen. T. MA. Robins told the house flood control committee that ample authorized projects would cushion unemployment during peacetime readjustments. The bill would revive 36 projects from last year and add 17 new ones since then, with specifics to be discussed tomorrow after hearings conclude May 14.
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Washington
Pi— Army Engineers
Congressional Flood Control
Julian L. Schley
T. MA. Robins
House Flood Control Committee
Congress
Schley
Eaglieers
Greeks Sacrifice Themselves to Aid British Stand
Dispatch from Cesme on April 21 reports a British army of 60 000 to 80 000 under heavy German pressure in Greece retreating toward embarkation points. Greeks fight to cover the rear as Allied forces avoid a complete rout, with destroyers ready to evacuate King George II and officials from Athens. Losses include motorized transport guns munitions and other stores, while hopes for Australian and New Zealand divisions escaping fade.
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Dunkerque
Potat
Greece
Balkan
Bitolj Gap
Mount Olympus
Thei! Flain
Thessaly
George II
Athens
Ing
Pelopormesua
New Zealand
Alexandria
Imperial London
Joox
Balkans
Suez Canal Life Inc
Egypt
Weather Outlook for Montana Tuesday and Wednesday
Partly cloudy weather expected in Montana on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will be slightly cooler in the extreme east portion and slightly warmer immediately east of the divide on Tuesday, with warmer conditions east of the divide on Wednesday.
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Dik
Divide
Heavy Luftwaffe Bombing Roils Southwest English Town
April 2 heavy casualties feared after hours of blitz bombing by German bombers battered a southwest coastal town near the English Channel. fires caused widespread damage as raids continued through the night with a lull then renewed assault.
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England
Britain
Plymouth
London
Arge
Geft
Tedey
German Move on Gibraltar May Come Soon
In Vichy France on April 21 reports forecast a German push through Spain toward Gibraltar to seal the western approaches to the Mediterranean. A diary note claims Otto Abatz, the German ambassador to Paris, delivered a demand for Nazi troop passage via Free French territory, alongside other terms, to Paris as part of ongoing armistice negotiations.
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France
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Free France
Spain
Paris
Otto Abatz
Germany
Britons Optimistic Despite Reversals in Europe News
British civilians and soldiers express resolve despite Greek setbacks and potential Balkan reverses. Officials note German advances raise risk but insist UK can safeguard oil and Suez. Observers cite Egyptian border stand and North Africa fighting as signs Axis aims toward Suez shifting.
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