Raid Blasts Town In Southwest England In Heaviest Night
A German air raid over a southwest England town lasted hours early today with heavy anti aircraft fire. Casualties appeared light despite the severity of the attack. Bombs also hit districts in east Anglia while London sirens stayed quiet. London denied knowledge of any attack on French Somaliland. Six Ampleforth students, including two Belgian premier Pierlot’s sons, died leaping from a blazing coach near Claypole Lincolnshire. German nationals in Mexico City departed, boarding Heiyo Maru after a surge of Germans from Latin America. The German freighter Leck sailed from Rio de Janeiro to break through the Bristt blockade with fuel and other cargo.
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France
Citizens of Detroit Guilty of Graft
A circuit court jury in Detroit convicted former Prosecutor Duncan C. MaCrea former Sheriff Thomas G. Wilcox and 21 others of a three month graft conspiracy to protect vice and gambling in Wayne County. Sentencing set for May 14. bonds continued.
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Plan for Blackout In Capital Lost
The house refused today to authorize blackouts to the District of Columbia after several members lampooned the proposal as ridiculous. Quotas Approved Washington, April 28 The Agriculture department reported today that peanut growers in 14 commercial producing states approved marketing quotas in a referendum Saturday by a vote of 60,327 to 1,632.
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Coal Operators to Reopen Mines After Roosevelt Plan Adopted
Washington reports the White House announced southern coal operators agreed to resume production immediately. President Roosevelt’s plan urged miners and operators in agreement to resume under existing terms, while those not yet aligned would reopen mines and begin wage negotiations retroactive to resumption. The move follows prior deadlock with northern operators.
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Burglar Flees After Dog Tackles Suspect at Home
A burglar entered Mrs. Mary Devlin’s home in Los Angeles and escaped through a window. Duke the watchdog clamped onto the intruder’s pants, leaving evidence in the mouth of the dog but failing to capture the thief.
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Montana Forecast Says Fair Weather Through Midweek
The Montana outlook calls for generally fair conditions on Tuesday and Wednesday with slightly warmer temperatures in the extreme south portion on Tuesday. Stronger warming noted in southern areas while remaining regions see mild, dry weather.
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Wheeler Asks Roosevelt What He Means by Convoys
Senator Burton K. Wheeler challenged President Roosevelt to clarify what he means by aid to defeat dictators and to define terms like convoys and patrols. Wheeler cited recent dispatches and warned that England’s actions in northern Europe and Greece show quit terms, urging a clear American approach. He questioned troop dispatch and a bridge of ships across the Atlantic, speaking at a rally sponsored by the American First Committee in Rockford Tl.
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March Business in State Hits Ten Year High
March business activity in the ninth federal reserve district led by Montana rose to its largest March total in more than a decade after seasonal adjustments. Debits indexes fell slightly from February but remained well above a year earlier, with districts recording the highest March levels since 1930 to 1934 in several measures. Farm cash income rose seasonally with seven key products, marking a record for March apart from 1930, amid broader notes on wage income and unusual wartime concerns.
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Lindbergh Resigns Over Implications And Census Of Ports
Charles A Lindbergh resigned today as colonel in the United States army air corps reserve citing implied remarks about his motives and character by President Roosevelt He said he wished to exercise his rights as a citizen to speak freely then remain available as an air corps officer in peace and war matters President Roosevelt and the War Department had no immediate comment on the resignation Montana announced opening nine ports of entry with skeleton crews June 1 to handle peak tourist traffic at Culbertson Miles City Craw Agency Rockvale Gardiner West Yellowstone Monida and other sites with only one manager per port until June 13 then crews will be augmented.
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Treasury Chief Opposed to Tax on Foods
Secretary Morgenthau attacked a rival tax plan calling it a tax on the poor man’s table. He favored steeper income taxes and new levies to raise 3.6 billion dollars, while noting lower brackets would be eased by the congressional plan.
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Helena Teachers Reelected at Board Meeting
Principals and teachers of Helena's school system were reelected by the board of trustees of School District No. 1 at a special meeting last night. Wage increases were approved on last year’s scale, including 90 per year for lower wages, 75 for the intermediate bracket, and 5 for the top. Maximum high school salary is 2200 per year. in the grades it is 1900.
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Boy Scouts Help in Defense Citizenship Series Opens
In Lewis and Clark county a first Citizenship series lecture will be held Friday night at the courthouse. The program, part of Roosevelt era efforts to educate youth about civic duties, features speakers John G. Brown and Justice Leif Erickson. The event aims to spark understanding of rights and responsibilities for 21-year-olds and invites all local young people to attend.
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Legislation to Press Priorities for Defense Materials
The House Naval Committee approved sweeping priorities legislation directing industry to give precedence to United States defense materials for nations fighting Raig. Edward R. Stettinius Jr as priorities head said the OPM was drafting a system to curb leakage of defense materials into normal production, an effort Vinson called to stop bootlegging of preparedness goods.
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Four-man British War Cabinet Hinted By Observers
Political observers in London speculate a four member war cabinet could be formed this week. Reported names include Winston Churchill, Jan Smuts, Mackenzie King, and Robert Menzies as potential prime ministers.
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Greece to be next German objective after mopping up Crete
Berlin reports from the front indicate the German drive after finishing the Peloponnesus campaign will target Crete, the new government seat fled from Athens. Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter argues Crete would jeopardize British bases in Egypt and the Suez, while German bombers press in the Peloponnesus to deter escape by sea. British shipping losses around Greece reach about 287000 tons as operations shift in the Mediterranean.
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Battle in Africa Resuming On Larger Scale
Reported contact between advance units of British armored divisions and Axis forces near Salam Egypt. German Italian and British headquarters said little progress by spearhead units, with six miles inside the Egyptian frontier. In East Africa Axle forces lose Desste stronghold as British hold Tobruk Libyan fortress. Free French forces, aided by British units, push toward French Somaliland seeking alignment with Britain against Axis.
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British Minister Replies to Lindbergh on Peace Terms
Washington April 28 British Minister Gerald Campbell refused to name Lindbergh but denounced as false and inconclusive any peace that would keep the United States from aiding Britain and France. He cited past declarations by Churchill and warned against appeasement, while noting that Britain would not send a new expeditionary force to Europe without clear American support. In Groton Massachusetts a night fire displaced about 500 workers as a makeshift evacuation highlighted wartime tensions and home front strain.
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British Airmen Stage Daring Raid on Nazis
British air forces mounted a bold daylight attack striking Hinden dock area and Norden ports. Stirling bombers carried heavy loads to until the northwest port, while Blenheim craft attacked destroyers near the Dutch and French coasts. Four planes did not return, one destroyer reportedly left smoking and stationary. Germans retaliated with bombardments on Portsmouth areas and other towns in Scotland and the English east coast.
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No Americans Die Under Bombing Reported in Yugoslavia
A traveler from Yugoslavia stated that no Americans were killed in bombing raids on Yugoslav cities. He cited destruction of Belgrade landmarks including the U S legation the war ministry the Sernski Kralj hotel and nearby residential buildings.
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