Roosevelt Urges Liberal Ticket in new Deal Campaign
President Roosevelt urged Democrats to nominate a liberal pair of candidates to defeat the Republicans in November while denying talk of a third term. He warned against Republican claims the nation should stay at peace and criticized attempts to frighten the country as he spoke to Young Democrats at nationwide dinners in Georgia. The speech framed the campaign as a continuation of New Deal principles with no names named.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Iake
America
Europe
Asia
United States
Allies Pour Men Into Norway For Major Test With German Forces
British transports and a cruiser were attacked by German bombers at Romsdals Fjord in Norway, sinking one ship and damaging others as Allied forces landed. Britain claimed success in Norway while reporting Allied losses at sea and stating operations proceed as planned.
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Norway
Alvin Jd. Steinkopf
Berlin
Romsdals Fjord
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Fuehrer
Andalsnes
Dns
Narvik
Romania Secures German Arms Amid War Prep
In Bucharest on April 26 Romania agreed to import large quantities of German munitions and fighter planes in exchange for minor concessions. The deal covers Akoda Munitions Works contracts and a pledge to deliver 100 Messerschmitt planes. Germany also won a wheat-payment promise tied to pre embargo contracts, while Hungary faces crop failures and weather threats.
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Robert ST. John
Bucharest
Rumania
Germany
Karl Clodius
Aldes
Carol
Akoda
Czecho-Slovakia
Hungary
British Help Norwegians in Eastern Norway Front
British troops have penetrated eastern Norway and join Norwegian forces against German invaders. Reports say two German tanks were destroyed near Randsfjorden as British and French units pour into the Norwegian coast in anticipation of a major battle. King Haakon remains in secrecy at an undisclosed refuge.
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Randsfjorden
Thomas F. Hawkins
Stockholm
Norway
Ostlandet
Oslo
Rena
North Osen
Elverum
Dombos
Andalsnes
Kaakon VII
Haakon
Nor
Nine Warships Lost as War Spreads to Scandi Nations
In the two weeks since the European war spread to Scandinavia, at least 20 ships of belligerents and six others have been destroyed. Nine warships losses are admitted out of more than 50 reported, with Germany and Britain each altering claims as battles off Scandinavian shores continue.
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Scandinavia
Germany
Denmark
Norway
Scandinavian
Britain
Nine German Planes Downed In Western Front Air Battles
Paris reports nine German warplanes downed on Hitler's birthday as RAF claimed four of the six official victories while France said two German planes were shot down on the Western Front. Belgian and Dutch air activity also noted with a German bomber crashing in Holland after being struck by a Belgian plane. The clashes continued near The Netherlands and Belgium with heavy artillery and infantry repulses cited.
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Paris
Adolf Hitler
British
Royal Air Force
France
Holland
Netherlands
Twenty Five Dead In Crash At Mohawk Valley
Rescue workers fought through wreckage as the Lake Shore Limited derailed on a six degree curve near Mohawk Valley. 25 people dead, about 100 hospitalized. speedometer showed 59 mph, above the 45 mph limit around the curve. investigators seek cause.
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Lake Shore Limited
Little Falls
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
Fred C. Sabin
F. E. Williamson
New York
Albany
A F L Opposes U S Entry Into War
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor declares the A F L is unalterably opposed to any move that could involve the United States in the European war. He condemns Communism and Nazism and asserts the federation’s pride in being hated by enemies of the country. The address is broadcast nationwide.
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Dallas
Tex
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
United States
High Waters Threatening Pittsburgh Triangle Again
Floods swept the Ohio Valley from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati turning southern Ohio into lakes. Thousands were homeless as downtown Pittsburgh and Marietta faced rising water and evacuations. Marietta declared a state of emergency with 95 families evacuated as rural Ohio areas flooded. Athens and other towns were isolated as the Hocking River region suffered its worst flood since 1913.
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Marietta
Ohio Valley
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Ohio
Golden Triangle
Cincinnati Sabe
Ohio River Valley
Pomeroy
Earl D. Schob
New York Socialite Mrs Vanderbilt Dies in New York
Mrs William K Vanderbilt Sr once the city’s leading social figure died in a New York hospital. She supported war relief and Red Cross work in World War I and was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor by France in 1919 and named an officer in 1931.
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New York
William K. Vanderbilt, Sr
New York Hospital
Red Cross
Legion of Honor
France
Anne Harriman
Oliver Harriman
Cochran Sets New National 100 Kilometer Air Speed Record
Albuquerque April 20 Jacqueline Cochran landed her speed plane claiming a new national 100 kilometer record. She said she faster than 300 miles an hour on a pyloned course to the west. Col Roscoe Turner previously held the record at 289.09 mph.
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Albuquerque
Jacqueline Cochran
Roscoe Turner
Reich Planes Raid Britain Ends In Heavy Sea Engagement
British and German air forces clashed off the southeast coast after two British merchant ships were sunk. British planes fought shore batteries and raiders as mine laying prompted fears for Allied troop supply. Sinking of the Hawnby and Mersey left 13 dead or missing in the night action.
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War Office
Admiralty
Norway
London
UPA
Nazis Warn Norway With German Sword Threats And Rations
Oslo reports General von Falkenhorst issuing a stark warning that Norway will feel the full sharpness of the German sword if resistance continues. He commuted death sentences and invited Norway to accept German friendship while ration scales for Oslo go into effect April 29, detailing daily food allowances.
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Biorn Bunkholde
Oslo
Norway
Adolf Hitler
von Falkenhorst
Army of Occupation
Fuehrer
Denmark
Reich
Germany
Kingdom of
John Nygaarsvould
Oslo University
North Carolina Democrats Split Over Roosevelt and Hull
North Carolina party leaders split into Roosevelt and Hull camps. Seven gubernatorial candidates face pressure to choose sides. Gravely backs a Roosevelt third term while Broughton supports the president and Roosevelt’s record. Governor Hoey backs Hull and rejects a Hoeyler first-ballot courtesy vote.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
L. Lee Gravely
Rocky Mount
Gravely
Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
Hall
Hoey
Hull
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