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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1940
Page
15
NEA Military Expert Thomas M. Johnson analyzes a German strike into Denmark and Norway, the coastal basing for future operations, and the strategic risks to Britain and the United States. He notes Norway’s rail links, Danish access to the North Sea, and the potential for large naval actions in the North Atlantic.
In a House of Commons address Churchill reports two British destroyers lost at Narvik and two damaged, notes heavy fighting in the North Sea, vows to sink German ships in Skagerrak and Kattegat, and says several German vessels including U boats have been destroyed since Sunday.
Churchill described a naval battle where the Renown engaged the German Scharnhorst and Hipper at 18 000 yards, the ships maneuvered at high speed, and after nine minutes hit were observed on the Scharnhorst. The Hipper laid a smoke screen as both German ships retired at high speed during a subsequent air attack.
Dr J Shelton Horsley professor of surgery at the Medical College of Virginia is the featured speaker at the Spring meeting of Eighth District Medical Society in Greensboro. The program opens at 3 with a cancer symposium and continues with talks on the esophagus stomach bowel bladder uterus lung breast and bones. Election of officers will conclude the afternoon session and Dr Horsley will address the dinner meeting on the principles of cancer treatment.
The U S fleet, halfway through war games, rested four days in Lahaina Maui. Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison praised the fleet's performance while observing from four ships. Lyn Harding, 72, played the Robber Chief in a revival of Chu Chin Chow in London. Cuba limits solid-tired truck speed to 15 mph.
UPI reports a large portion of the Norwegian and Danish fleets may transfer to American registry to avoid seizure by Germany or Britain. Discussions have begun as Danish ships with a New York branch weigh full fleet entry, Norway and Denmark ranking among the largest merchant navies with about 4.8 million and 2 million tons respectively. Louis Valcke, associate on Stanley’s Congo explorations, has died in Ghent Belgium.
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