Japs Deny Plans for Singapore Attack
Tokyo a cabinet spokesman denied rumors of any Japanese move against the Singapore base. Ko Ishii said the claims were groundless and military actions southward would be peaceful and economic in aim. Prime Minister Konoye reiterated Japan would pursue peaceful, economic southward policies.
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Tokyo
Ko Ishii
Cabinet Board of Information
Japan
Singapore
Ishii
Prince Konoye
Foreign Office
Five Die in Harlan County Railgun Fire Near Fork Ridge
In the Appalachian coal field, gunfights left five dead on April 1 and 2 as United Mine Workers and operators clash during a stoppage. Miners moved toward Fork Ridge mine near the Tennessee line while Tennessee authorities tracked the convoy. Wounded include Earl Alley, John Holland, Millard Forester, Clayton Webb, and deputies R. W. Lawson and Alford Smith. Napier treated at Pineville hospital.
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United Mine Workers and Coal Operators
Appalachian
Fork Ridge
Harlan
Harlan County
Keen Johnson
Tennessee
Harrell
C. CC. Harmon
Claiborne County
Harmon
Earl Alley
Balkan
John Holland
Cary
Millard Forester
Clayton Webb
Capito
R. W. Lawson
Bel County
Field
Alford Smith
Rebta
Walter Folly
Arjay
Napier
Pineville
Germans Press New Offensive Near Greek-Bulgarian Border
German mechanized columns push from Ptolemais toward Kozané and Siatisa in a renewed assault on British and Greek lines south of the Yugoslav frontier. The German high command claims capture of Ptolemais and Kozané as fresh troops join in. Greek and British forces reinforce the defense with battle-hardened troops arriving from Corizza region to meet the Nazi advance said to maneuver through rugged mountains and steep terrain.
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Corizza
Bombing raids and naval raid reported across Europe
German reports claim nineteen RAF planes destroyed in southern England with hangars and runways damaged. Manchester industrial works hit by dive bombers. British airplane factories attacked. Norwegian navy conducts a highly successful raid in northern Norway using a destroyer transferred from the United States. British and imperial forces repulse multiple German mechanized thrusts on Greece’s right flank with no further contact elsewhere.
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Berlin
England
DNB
Manchester
Athens
Greece
Bonaventure Cruiser Sunk While Escorting Convoy
Bonaventure, a 5150 ton cruiser, was torpedoed while guarding a convoy. The Admiralty announced the loss without providing sinking location or date, and said next of kin have been notified. The ship, begun Aug 30 1937 and completed in 1939-40, carried 10 54 inch guns.
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Bonaventure
London
Admiralty
Local Truck Line Named Defendant In Three Damage Suits
Three suits filed by High Point residents Helen and Louise Turner and Lucian Turner against L. H. Bottoms Truck Line seek damages for injuries from an automobile collision near Arch Hill by the Guilford County Sanatorium on Easter Sunday 1940. The cases will be heard in Guilford Superior Court before Judge J. Will Press Jr.
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Greensboro
L. H. Bottoms
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
J. Will Press, Jr
Marion
Helen
Louise Turner
Lucian Turner
Arch Hill
Guilford County Sanatorium
Luftwaffe Actions Across Europe and North Africa Reported
Axis air forces attacked Yugoslav forces in the Bosna valley and near the Sava and Drina rivers. Greek troop concentrations at Deskati were dispersed and six British fighters sunk near Lake Prespa. Four merchant ships totaling 53,000 tons were sunk at Piraeus with port facilities hit. Destruction claimed at Eleusis Bight and Piraeus, Eleusis airport bombed. In North Africa German air crews supported Tobruk operations as Italians allegedly captured British columns. Malta airfields attacked. British ships hit at Tobruk and Derna, with major bomb damage claimed at Manchester and southern England airports.
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High Command
Bosna
Sava
Drina
Deskati
Lake Prespa
Piraeus
Athens
Egypt
North Africa
Mediterranean
Malta
Tobruk
Derna
Manchester
England
British Isles
Mysterious German Raider Stops Excambion on Crossing
In Jersey City on April 15 the liner Excambion reported a mysterious ship believed to be a German raider stopping its westward voyage from Lisbon. The unidentified ship flashed no clearance, then ordered the Excambion to proceed. This caused a stir among 190 passengers including 75 Americans and 115 aliens, among them 75 Jewish refugees, but the voyage continued.
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Jersey City
N. J
Excambion
Lisbon
United States
Soldier dies on furlough after critical wounding
Willard Straim, 17, a soldier on furlough, was found critically wounded in his bedroom in Elein. He died shortly after at a local hospital. Straim’s furlough ended the day he was attacked.
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Elein
Willard Straim
Outside Aides Confess Crime In Sing Sing Break
WHIE PLAINS N Y April 15 A two outside aides of the convictiio that crashed out of Sing Sing yesterday with a loss of four fives admitted early today their part in the dramatic prison break and were charged with first degree murder District Attorney Elbert T Gallagher said that after hours of grilling by state police William Wade 32 and Edward Kiernan 33 confessed smuggling three revolvers into the big gray prison nearly a month ago under the chassis of a milk delivery truck With these weapons Joseph Riordan Charles McGale and John Waters forced their way to temporary freedom early yesterday after killing a prison guard Waters paid for this with his life in a gun duel in Ossining where a policeman also was slain Riordan and McGale escaped across the Hudson River but were captured a few hours later Fourth life test was that of a prisoner who died from shock All three would have made their getaway safely Ossining police said had not Wade and Kiernan by their own admission bungled further plans to assist in the escape by stepping into a beer tavern at a crucial moment For nine months Gallagher said the pair explained the plot had been in the making and all went well except for one point Wade and Kiernan with two other outside accomplices who got away in another car were to have picked up the fleeing trio as it raced past the railroad station When the threesome arrived how ever Wade and Kiernan were enjoying a couple of drinks
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Whie Plains
N. Y
Sing Sing
Elbert T. Gallagher
William Wade
Edward Kiernan
Big Gray
Joseph Riordan
Charles McGale
John Waters
Waters
Ossining
Riordan
McCagie
Hudson River
Wade
Kiernan
Gallagher
Democratic slate filed for fourth ward council race
Floyd 35 year old furniture worker of 608 South Hamilton filed with Arch Schoch for Democratic nomination for council from the fourth ward joining labor backers with Fred D. Smith. Opponents not yet clear but state leaders anticipate a slate forming. The announced slate includes Kearns and Gurley manufacturers, Lewis and Grant grocers, Dr Groome physician, Covington dairy official, Hunt telephone official and a funeral director among candidates.
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Floyd
Hamilton Street
Arch Schoch
Board of Elections
Council
Fred D. Smith
High Point Labor Voters Committee
Smith
Democratic Council
Kearns
Hillcrest Drive
Gurley
Dalton Street
Lewis
Taylor Street
Grant
Granby Street
Groome
Edgedale Drive
Covington
Dairy Company
North Main Street
Hunt
Telephone Company
Fourth Street
Market Rebounds After Stumbling Start on Wall Street
New York stocks rose after an initial dip as investors shifted to gains. Leaders hovering near yearly lows appeared oversold, boosting hopes for a moderate rally despite wage pressures and uncertain profit margins. Notable advancers included U S Steel Bethlehem Youngstown Sheet & Tube Douglas Aircraft International Harvester American Telephone Santa Fe New York Central Great Northern U S Rubber Anaconda Kennecott Westinghouse Warner Bros Texas Corp.
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Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Youngstown Sheet
Douglas Aircraft
International Harvester
American Telephone
Santa Fe
LN. Y. Central
Great Northern
U. S. Rubber
Anaconda
Kennecott, Westinghouse, Warner Bros., and
Texas Corp
Road To Zanzibar and Moon Over Burma show varied reels
Center features Road To Zanzibar with reels at 1 16, 3 21, 5 26, 7 31, 9 36. Broadhurst lists Victory with times 1 13, 2 54, 4155, 6 16, 7 57, 6 41. Paramount Moon Over Burma shows 12 30, 2740, 4 30, 6 10, 7 21, 9 15. Rialto They Knew What They Wanted with 11 45, 1 39, 3 33, 5 27, 7 21, 9 15.
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New York
Elec Auto
Elec
Pullman
Gillette
Goodrich
Reynolds
Goodyear
Am Smelt & Ret
Graham Paige
Sears
At&t
Shell
Socony
At& BF
Sperry
Harvest
Aviat Corp
Nick Can
Tel & Tel
Uz Baldwin
Stewart Warner
Studebaker
Barnsdall
Fennecott
Swift
Kroger Grace Pe
Bendix Aviat
Beth
Tex Corp
Boeing Airpt
Libby O
Tex Gulf Prod LY
Oh Borden
Ligg & Myers
Loews
Tex Gulf
Borg Warner
Timken
Briggs
Loft
Louis d& Nash
Trans & West Air
Mont Ward
UN Pac
Murray Corps
Airc
ILE Ches & O Jbld
Chrysler
Nat Bisc
Coca Cola
We U S
Colum G & E
Nat Cash Regry U
Steel
Comvlth & Son
P Woolworth
Doug Airc
du Pont
Pac G & E
Y Pac Mills
Yes
E Packard
Youngs S& T
Eastman Rod
Zanzibar
Broadhurst
Victory
Paramount
Burma
Rialto
Soviet Izvestia Calls Tokyo Japan Neutrality Move Strategic
The government paper Izvestia via Tass said Japan sought a neutral posture after Tokyo realized the U.S.S.R is not a suitable target for aggression. The April 15 editorial notes Soviet stance on regional security and neutrality moves in the Asia-Pacific.
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Moscow
Izvestia
Tass
Tokyo
U.S.S.R
Philippines Commissioner Says Islands Safe
Manila April 15 Francis B Sayre told a Red Cross institute in Baguio he personally does not believe the Philippines will be invaded. He added that unpreparedness would be criminal and urged Red Cross to plan for evacuation of non essential populations from Manila and other cities. Red Cross officials planned secret sessions in ten days to train personnel in evacuation procedures aligned with military movements.
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Manila
Francis B. Sayre
Red Cross
Baguio
Philippines
U. S
Islands
German air raid on Piraeus hits harbor and five Junkers shot down
The German air force attacked Piraeus harbor near Athens five times at dawn. The RAF communique said five Junkers 88 dive bombers were shot down and many others damaged with slight RAF property loss. British fighters claimed five planes down and reported no RAF losses.
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Athens
Piraeus
RAF
Local Weather Summary for North Carolina and Atlantic coast
Noon observations show 79 to 88 degree range with partly cloudy skies and warm trend. Tonight through Wednesday expect increasing cloudiness, scattered showers in far west areas, with cooler conditions and southwest winds easing to north or northeast across northern regions.
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North Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Block Island
Italian–American tensions rise over war policies
The piece notes escalating antagonism between Italy and the United States since the European war began. It cites Roosevelt's comment on Italy's attack as a stab in the back and signals possible Italian moves such as breaking off diplomatic relations or recalling the ambassador, aligning Italy with Germany in severing normal ties.
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Roosevelt
Italy
France
Britain
Greece
Yugoslavia
Mussolini
United States
Colonna
Washington
RAF raids Brest cementing night attacks on port
British bombers struck the German-occupied French port of Brest last night. The ministry announced seven raids on Brest in the past two weeks targeting the battleships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst berthed there.
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RAF
Brest
London
Ministry of Information
Gneisenau
Scharnhorst
Soviet Russia and Turks Having Political Talks
Istanbul April 14 reported talks of undisclosed nature were underway between Soviet Russia and Turkey, believed to be in progress at Ankara. Turkish reaction to the Japanese-Soviet neutrality pact was that it concerns Germany. A delegation from Iraq was expected to discuss relations with Turkey’s allies as the Balkan conflict loomed.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Russia
Ankara
Germany
Iraq
Greeks Withdraw From Front In Greece Near Italy Border
Greek high command reports a shift in the Greek defense line from Mt. Olympus toward Phiorina and the Adriatic coast. Greek forces retreat from Corizza region of Albania as German advances press toward Kozane and Siatista. Corizza, Albanian stronghold, was taken by Greeks on November 22 after Italy began counter invasion of Albania.
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Mt. Olympus
Phiorina
Adriatic
Greece
Greek High Command
Corizza
Korizza
Albania
Kozane
Siatista
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Frances Farmer
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Rochelle Hudson
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Carole Landis
Hal Roach
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