Reich Admits Drive Slowed By Resistance
Allied front in Greece sees stubborn German resistance as the blitzkrieg stalls. British troops along the entire front report contact with the enemy while Yugoslavia’s collapse and a 63 mile German break into northern Greece worsen Allied prospects. Mussolini’s forces capture Split and near Erseke as German and Italian offensives press toward the Greek frontier.
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Associated Press
Greece
Middle East
Aegean
DNB
English Midlands
Australia
New Zealand
Muiartare
Athane Caid
Yugoslavia
London
Hitler
Sarajevo
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Siatista
Macedonia
Salonika
Mussolini
Split
Adriatic
Erseke
Albania
Corizza
Earthquake tolls uncertain after strong southern Mexico quake
Governor Pedro Torres Ortiz reports Colima city almost totally destroyed with 36 bodies recovered and about 100 injured. Colima Volcano erupts igniting forest fires as Mexico City and other southern towns endure widespread damage and unclear casualty figures. Destruction also reported in Guadalajara, Manzanillo and other centers as tremors radiate across seven states.
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Mexico City
Pedro Torres Ortiz
Colima
Government
Ortiz
Chilpancingo
Pacific Coast
Acpulco
Laredo
Texas
Guadalajara
Jalisco
Mexico
Manzanillo
Reynolds Gives School Big Sum
Reynolds Coalition donation shaped the Bowman Gray School of Medicine corner stone ceremony in Winston Salem. Richard J. Reynolds gave 135000 dollars to Baptist Hospital boosting the addition fund to 450000 dollars. Dr C C Carpenter announced the gift and noted Reynolds urged the pediatric department be second to none and later covered a deficit to double capacity. Dr Nathan B Van Etten attended the event with other dignitaries as Bess Gray Plumly laid the cornerstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Richard J. Reynolds
Baptist Hospital
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Wake Forest College
C. C. Carpenter
Medical School
Nathan B. van Etten
American Medical Association
Bess Gray Plumly
Bowman Gray
Carpenter
Reynolds
Yugoslav Second Army Capitulates in Sarajevo
Berlin reports the Yugoslav second army surrendered its arms in Sarajevo. In Washington, President Roosevelt declared Hungary attacked Yugoslavia without justification and proclaimed a state of war between the two nations, invoking neutrality laws.
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Berlin
High Consmand
Sarajevo
Washington
Roosevelt
Hungary
Yugoslavia
America
Alleged Bank Robbers Taken In Fair Bluff Case
Edward Scheidt of the FBI in Charlotte announced four men arrested in the $4000 Merchants and Farmers Bank robbery at Fair Bluff last July 22. The suspects are William Brumble David Frank Gregg Jr Julius Grain ger and James Franklin Baxley. They faced a preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner J S Downing at Fayetteville.
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Charlotte
Edward Scheidt
FBI
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Fair Bluff
Scheidt
William Brumble
David Frank Gregg, Jr
Julius Grainger
State Line
James Franklin Baxley
Marion
S. C
Schecht
U. S
J. S. Downing
Fayetteville
Fleet Swings Into Action To Relieve British In Libya
London reports the British navy has engaged axis forces in North Africa. Bombardments hit enemy positions on the Escarpment Road west of Salum and shelled El Gazala airdrome west of Tobruk. British forces also attacked the rear of the Capuzzo position on the Egyptian border and routed enemies near Safartak Ford in Ethiopia, capturing forts on the Blue Nile.
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London
Egypt
Admiralty
Salum
el Gazala
Tobruk
North Africa
Capuzzo
Fort Capuzzo
Libya
Ministry of Information
Ethiopia
Safartak Ford
Debra Markos
Blue Nile
Fois
Aduwa
Aluminum supply rift raises Canadian U S tensions
The column notes Pinch and Canadian Aluminum Company dealings with American buyers amid wartime metal priorities. Congress probes why Canada can sell aluminum while U S firms face cuts, risking jobs. War Production details and letters from a Canadian executive are cited.
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Capitol Hill
William S. Knudsen
Senate Appropriations Committee
Alumium Company of
Canada
ALCOA
Congress
United States
Knox Proposes Cooling Off Before Defense Strikes
Secretary Knox told the House Naval Committee he favors the spirit of Vinson's bill for a 30 day cooling off period before a defense strike. He urged mediation and public opinion to pry labor conflicts from violence and suggested notice and mediation steps before any strike could start.
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Washington
Knox
Congress
House Naval Committee
Vinson
D-Ga
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Navy
New
Defense Mediation Board
Cole
Dmd
Turkish Denies Negotiations for Non-Aggression Pact
Ankara reports no non aggression pact talks with Germany are underway though a secret policy statement by Foreign Minister Sukru Saracoglu is endorsed by the Peoples Party. Turkish radio claims Germany faces troop shortages for the Balkan campaign and would need to double forces to 1 000 000, risking delays and supply issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Germany
Peoples Party
Sukru Saracoglu
Balkan
Aiso
Nazi Bombing Sweeps Across Northern Ireland Belfast
German air force conducted a prolonged raid across Northern Ireland, blasting Belfast and smaller towns with high explosives. The attack caused widespread destruction to homes, hospitals, churches, and a newspaper plant, with several casualties and fires lighting the night sky. Dublin sent fire units to assist the northern defense.
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London
Northern Ireland
Ulster
England
RAF
Kiel
Germany
Belfast
Britain
Liverpool
United Kingdom
Dublin
Eire
Slain Editor Informed Dies Of Fascists
Washington April 16 The House Committee on Un American Activities announced that John Arena Chicago newspaper editor supplied information to the committee on Fascist activities hours before he was shot to death last night The committee also released a statement from Chairman Dies demanding that the FBI protect committee witnesses and informers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Committee On UnAmerican
John Arena
Chicago
Dies
Orange
Yex
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Editor Fought Fifth Column in Chicago
John F Arena a 43 year old editor of the Italian language La Tribuna was shot dead on a north side street. Police seized recent editions and dispatched translators to study articles for possible clues. Arena had received threats over editorials accusing Italians in official circles of fifth column activities and had dropped his Marquis title after becoming a U S citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John F. Arena
Patrick O’connell
la Tribuna
Arena
United States of America
Giovanni Arena
Italo Balbo
Senate delays convoy ban to April 30
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee unanimously agreed to delay until April 30 consideration of a resolution forbidding the use of American naval vessels for convoy duties. Senator Tobey pressed the measure, while the State Department will be asked to state its views in the interim.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tobey
R-Nh
State Department
Senate
Barkley
Third Reich Confident of New Triumph
Berlin reports from a daily briefing claim the Balkan war has entered a new phase as German forces force British troops in Greece to stand and fight. Officials say Germany crossed British plans and anticipate victory, while German advances in Africa and air raids over Northern England are described as progressing satisfactorily.
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Berlin
Greece
Root
Larissa
Trikkala
Loannina
Africa
Egypt
Wilhelmstrasse
British Isles
England
Defense Lifts Liquor Sales In War Boom Areas
North Carolina liquor sales rose to 793,393.15 in March from 665,669.25 the previous year, aided by a defense tax increase and a wartime building boom. Cumberland County led with tripled revenue as Fort Bragg expanded, while Onslow and New Hanover counties also posted sharp gains reflecting military activity and defense-related growth.
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Raleigh
I-P
North Carolina
ABC
Cutlar Moore
Moore
Cumberland County
Fort Bragg
Onstow County
Camp Davis
Cumberland
Onslow
New Hanover County
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Zagreb
Yugoslavian
Reich
Bulletins
Washtington
Ray Tucker
Ottawa
North Ireland
The
Red Sea
Third Reich
Louis P. Lochner
Defense
Cumberland, Onslow
New Hanover
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