Germans Hurl 10 Divisions Against Greco British Line
Berlin claims 17 000 Yugoslav prisoners taken in the Greece campaign as German forces push toward victory on the balkans. The high command says fighting goes on in Northern Thessaly and notes limited bloodshed in the Yugoslav capitulation while reporting heavy artillery and armored car captures. Greek and Allied defenses in central Greece endure heavy Luftwaffe pressure with 10 divisions and up to 1 000 planes pounding Kalabak area. The piece frames Yugoslavia’s collapse as a strategic boon for Germany and a testing ground for its Western campaign.
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Berlin
Balkans
Yugoslavia
New Zealand
Thessaly
Greece
Athens
Kalabak
Germany
Klisura
Erseka
Albania
Mount Olympus
Grevena
Katerina
Olympus
London
North Africa
Tobruk
Libya
Salam
Egypt
Ethiopia
Duke of Aosta
Rome
RAF Lashes Back at Berlin in Big Bombing Raid
The Royal Air Force answered Wednesday night’s raid by pounding Berlin with new super bombs in its biggest strike yet on the German capital. London reports substantial damage to Berlin, while Luftwaffe targets England’s south coast naval base at Portsmouth. Greek and Albanian fronts shift as German forces press along Mt Olympus and the Albanian border.
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London
Royal Air Force
Berlin
Air Ministry
Luftwaffe
England
Portsmouth
RAF
Herbert Morrison
Ministry of Home Security
London Defense
Mt. Olympus
Albania
Axis In Africa Suffers Losses From Air and Sea
British troops with RAF bombs and Mediterranean fleet guns hit Axis units on the North African front near Tobruk and Salum. Five Axis officers and 72 men captured, heavy casualties to Axis transport noted. East African fronts show progress near Dessie and Addis Ababa. General Graziosi reported captured and wounded. Continued naval bombardment and air harassment credited with delaying Axis advance.
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Cairo
Egypt
RAF
Middle East
Tobruk
Salum
High Command
Mediterranean Fleet
North Africa
Dessie
Ethiopia
Addis Ababa
Graziosi
Eugenio Graziosi
Africa
Italy
Roosevelt opposes sales tax in new tax plan
President Roosevelt voiced continued opposition to a sales tax while administration and House leaders prepare a plan to raise 3.5 billion dollars in new revenue for the next fiscal year. Treasury experts race to finalize details for Congress, with Morgen thau to present outlines to the Ways and Means Committee soon. The proposal aims to cover about two thirds of military and other federal costs on a cash basis, with possible taxes on income and wages.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Ways and Means Committee
America
Treasury
Congress
Morgenthau
Lalso
Britain
Italians Warned on Rome Bombing Plans
London reports Britain would bomb Rome if Athens or Cairo are attacked. No 10 Downing Street says Italians ready to drop captured British bombs on Vatican City to aid Rome. If bombing begins it will continue to end of war, with care to avoid Vatican City.
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London
Theritish
Rome
Athens
Cairo
Egypt
Tatican
No. 10
Downing Street
Vatican City
World Bridge Olympic Hands Published by Enterprise
The 16th World Bridge Olympic saw players worldwide tackle 16 selected hands last night. Winners to be announced by the American Contract Bridge League sponsor. William E. McKenney explains hand No 1 and invites readers to test their play against top players. Special bridge feature continues on Page 7.
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American Contract Bridge League
Olympic
Enterprise
William E. McKenney
The
McKenney
Uand
Hiere
Njoy
Fascists Near Porto Edda Advance Toward Greek Lines
Italian divisions press the advance toward Porto Edda in southern Albania as Greek forces retreat. Premet Argirocastro and Porto Palermo have been reoccupied, with Italian troops reaching Dubrovnik from both directions. The high command reports encirclement maneuvers and Greek collapse along the Osum River front.
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Rome
Porto Edda
Santi Quaranta
Mussolini
Premet
Argirocastro
Porto Palermo
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Adriatic
Albania
Allostar
Metko Vic
Cetinje
Kotor
High Command
Osum
Horace Auten Guilty On Registration Charge
A Superior Court jury found Horace Auten, Huntersville alderman, guilty as charged for using a fictitious name when registering an automobile. The verdict was returned today in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Horace Auten
Huntersville
St Pauls Cathedral Bomb Explodes In Crypt During Air Raid
A bomb struck St Pauls Cathedral in London during an air raid, whistling through the great dome and exploding in the crypt. The incident was officially announced today.
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ST. Paul's
London
St. Paul's Cathedral
Yugoslavia Declared Enemy Occupied Territory
Bulletin from London reports the British government declares Yugoslavia now enemy-occupied territory. Budapest dispatch predicts Bulgaria will occupy Greek Macedonia soon, reflecting ongoing Bulgarian claims. Athens notes RAF downed 13 German planes in three days with four RAF losses, two pilots safe.
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London
Yugoslavia
Budapest
Bungarian
Sofia
Bulgaria
Greek Macedonia
Athens
RAF
Luft Wafffe
Barkley Says Navy Not Convoying War Materials
Democratic Leader Barkley told the Senate that Secretary Knox and Admiral Harold R. Stark gave him unequivocal assurance that the navy has not conveyed and is not convoying shipments of war materials. He spoke after Senator Tobey claimed information from four unnamed individuals about convoy duty.
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Washington
Barkley
Senate Today
Knox
Harold R. Stark
Naval
Tobey
Allies Withdraw From Cairo Front In Greece Retreat
Greek and British forces on Greece's northern front are gradually withdrawing to a shorter line of defense. The Middle East headquarters noted that the German advance in the area has been costly, with reinforcements moving in daily, likely from Yugoslavia, prompting the retreat due to mounting German pressure.
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Cairo
Egypt
Greece
Middle East
Yugoslavia
Federal Conciliator to Resume Monsanto Talks Next Week
St Louis April 18 Federal Labor Conciliator William F White said attempts to settle a strike at Monsanto Chemical Company which produces chemicals vital to national defense would be resumed next week.
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ST. Louis
William F. White
Monsanto Chemical Company
Irritated Secretary Peerk Flares At Congress Over Labor Roles
The normally calm Cabinet member angrily defended the conciliatory function of her division and rejected claims it should investigate the root causes of strikes. She faulted accusations of Communist involvement as a DOJ task and urged Congress and DOJ to take on in-depth inquiries. She resents moving the Immigration Naturalization office to Justice and criticizes Hoover's report on Bridges deportation handling as sloppy and illegal. Suspicion grows as war sentiment and public opinion polls show unease about potential U.S. entry into Europe.
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Peerkins
Department of Justice
Congress
D. of J
Capitol Hill
Immigration- Naturalization Office
Department
Justice
J. Edgar Hoover
Perkins-Landis
Washington
Middle
Far West
United States
Alleged Nazi Spy Is Held
Riverhead New York April 18 Sheriff Dreyer said a prisoner on robbery charges gave a 12 page statement admitting membership in the German secret police and detailing Nazi espionage in the United States. Bruno Walenski 31 a Central Islip waiter is held with four others on robbery charges. Immigration to take custody on illegal entry charge after robbery case. A swastika was branded on his arm discovered during fingerprinting. Federal and military intelligence have questioned him for over a week. Details of the statement are not disclosed.
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Riverhead
Jacob S. Dreyer
United States
Dreyer
Bruno Johannes Walenski
Ellis Island
Valenski
Suffolk County
George Foster
Sheriff's Bureau of Criminal Identification
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Military and Immigration Inteligence
Foster
Panama
CIO Strike Threat at General Motors
Detroit April 18. One week after settling at Ford, the CIO United Automobile Workers threaten to strike 61 GM plants nationwide. R J Thomas says a five day notice was filed with the Michigan Labor Mediation Board and locals are ordered to vote. About 160000 workers could be affected. 13 plants are omitted to protect defense production.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
CIO
United Automobile Workers
General Motors Corporation
R. J. Thomas
Michigan Labor Mediation Board
General Motors
Italians Acknowledge Loss Of Two Steamers
Rome April 18 Italian high command said British naval units sunk two steamers and a torpedo boat in an attack on an Italian supply convoy to North Africa. Several other vessels in the convoy and two more torpedo boats were damaged. The British reported sinking five merchant ships and three destroyers off Sicily Tuesday night.
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Rome
North Africa
Sicily
Portsmouth Bombed by Nazi Planes in Prolonged Night Attack
German aircraft bombed the south coast naval base of Portsmouth for hours after dark. A procession of raiders participated in the attack, described as the heaviest of the night in Britain. Despite damage across the city, British reports said casualties were surprisingly light.
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Portsmouth
Eng
Britain
Ben Prince Regarded As Certainty As Chairman Of Road Commission
Raleigh April 158 P A new chairman and 10 members of the state Highway and Public Works Commission will be appointed by Governor Broughton late today, and politicians here are convinced that Ben Prince of Hendersonville will be named to the chairmanship. The list of possible appointees spans several counties and includes incumbents and dark horses as the governor keeps plans close.
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Frank B. Gilbreth
Raleigh
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Broughton
Ben Prince
Hendersonville
Prince
Carroll L. Wilson
Roan
Revolt in Paraguay Suppressed by Armed Forces
Asuncion April 18 officials said a revolt was suppressed with full support of the armed forces and public opinion. The ministry called the incident a new subversive attempt and said the revolters tried to take the armed forces by surprise but were learned of in time. The government remained in full control and the country was at complete tranquility.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Ministry of the Interior
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