British forces complete Greece line adjustment
Athens reports a British army communique says the line adjustment was completed without serious enemy interference. In Pittsburgh workers gain pay rise as Aluminum Company of America and Aluminum Workers Union agree to eight cents more per hour for 17 000 workers, reached in a speedily conducted conference. Berlin notes eastern Greek harbors crowded as troops move out, confirmed by German news agency via Nazi reconnaissance.
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Greece
Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
CLO Aluminum Workers Union
Berlin
DNE
Ways and Means Backs Tax Bill Aiming for $3.5 Billion Revenue
In Washington on April 22 the House Ways and Means Committee endorsed as its definite goal the treasury recommendation for a tax bill to raise 3.5 billion dollars in new revenue next fiscal year. The panel also advanced hearings set to begin Thursday with Secretary Morgenthau as the first witness, laying groundwork for the legislation.
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House
Ways and Means
Treasury
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Nazis Resume African Drive Near Libyan Border
Berlin reports the German African corps renewed its eastward advance from Salam after repelling a British thrust. Heavy British losses were claimed as Nazis pursued along the Libyan Egyptian border, capturing four officers and several prisoners while intercepting a British convoy and sinking another vessel.
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African Corps
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Salam
African Front
Training Period May Be Extended for Selectees
Washington April 22 Acting Chairman Reynolds says he has heard unofficially that Congress may seek legislation to extend selective service training beyond one year. Senators Connally and Johnson report similar talks of long training or a declared emergency. Over 400,000 men are in training. current law caps training at 800,000. Final decision expected by June, barring a grave emergency.
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Reynolds
DNC
Senate Military Committee
Army
Connally
Johnson
D-Cole
Congress
National Guard
Forest Fires Rage Across Eastern States
Fires charred more than 100000 acres across 13 states as the eastern seaboard suffered extensive damage. Massachusetts declared forest closures after about 30 major blazes destroyed timberland and 450 seaside homes at Marshfield. New Jersey, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and parts of South and Central New Jersey reported large losses with over a million dollars in property damage.
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Massachusetts
Massachusetts Executive Council
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New Hampshire
Veremont
Connecticut
Fort Dix
Pinehurst
U. S. Naval Air Station
Lake
Ireland and Britain clash over United States aid policy
The United States will not supply Irish arms under the Lease-Lend Law unless Ireland aligns with Great Britain or allows British use of its western harbors as submarine bases. State Department spokesmen cited the law’s restraint on aiding only nations resisting aggression. Irish representatives said they would remain neutral even with aid and argued strengthened defenses could deter a Hitler attack. Brennan warned Ireland’s entry would hurt Britain by diverting food shipments and risk a German air blitz. Also noted: Anglo American efforts to speed delivery of planes to Britain amid stalled shipping and pilots.
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Washington
Ray Tucker
Ireland
United States
Great Britain
Eire
State Department
Hitler
Southern Coal Operators To Reopen Talks
Washington April 22 AP Southern coal operators agreed to return to New York to reopen wage negotiations with the United Mine Workers. The five man Southern committee will meet John L Lewis tonight or tomorrow and northern operators will not participate. The move follows the White House urging immediate mine reopenings to avert fuel shortages for defense industries.
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Southern Coal Operators
White House
New York
United Mine Workers
Appalachian
L. T. Putman
Beckley
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Perkins
John R. Steelman
Federal
Appalachian Coal
Plymouth Hit Hard By Nazis
London reports German raiders strafed Plymouth for hours last night and struck Dover strait today. A four engine bomber was claimed shot down over the English Channel as RAF fighters attacked Le Havre at dusk. Casualties in Plymouth feared heavy but fires were controlled by dawn.
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Plymouth
England
Strait of Dover
English Channel
le Havre
RAF
France
British Move South To Dunkerque In Greek Retreat
British forces retreat from Greece toward Dunkerque as 50 000 to 80 000 troops from the United Kingdom New Zealand and Australia fight a delaying action under Greek cover. The column falls back toward the southern embarkation point while under heavy Nazi pressure.
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Daniel de Luce Izmar
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Greece
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Australia
Adolf Hitler
Believe Foul Play In Death At North Carolina Officer Found
Coroner Roy M. Banks said Lt. Sidney Burgess of Sumter South Carolina was not alone when found dead near Method Raleigh. Burgess registered at a local hotel until 2 30 p m Sunday. His mangled body was found Monday morning by a Southern Railway crew. Banks plans exhaustive investigation and delays inquest as state investigators assist. Identification tentatively tied to Battery C 178th Field Artillery Fort Bragg.
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Roy M. Banks
Sidney Burgess
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Southern Railway
Method
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Lt. Burgess
Southern
178Th Field Artillery
Fort Bragg
Belfast raid death toll: about 500 killed in German attack
Northern Ireland reports about 500 killed and 1,500 wounded in a mass Luftwaffe raid on Belfast and surrounding areas last Tuesday night. 420 seriously injured and 1,142 slightly injured. death toll may rise as recovery continues, per House of Commons briefing by the security minister.
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Northern Ireland
House of Commons
Churchill notes Greece position secret in war update
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill told the House of Commons Britain cannot disclose full details of the military situation in Greece. He said operations are complex and ongoing, with information withheld from day to day from commanders. He promised a full statement once conditions permit and said Libya details would wait.
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Libya
Defense Back On Shortened Battle Front
British and Greek forces retired to positions in the Lokris Mountains about 100 miles northwest of Athens and may stage a defense at Thermopylae Pass. The Allied line shifted south of Lamia, with strategists noting Thermopylae as a potential invasion route while Luftwaffe and Stuka attacks continued. The RAF reported 22 German planes shot down over the Athens area to 7 for air forces. Continued on Page 2.
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Lokris Mountains
Thermopylae Pass
Leonidas
Xerxes
Lamia
Othrys
Lokris
Thermopylae
Army Over Hump Now Says Marshall
General George C. Marshall told the Senate Defense Investigating Committee the War Department has “gotten over the hump” after two years of difficulty in building a fighting force. He praised high morale and outlined four new mechanized training schools that will produce 12,000 trained men each quarter for four armored divisions.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Senate Defense Investigating Committee
War Department
Marshall
France
British Fleet Pounds Tripoli in 40-Min Bombardment
The British fleet shelled Tripoli with 15 inch shells for 40 minutes, hitting six transports or supply ships and damage to quay, naval HQ, power station and a military stores depot. Five German troop planes were engaged. four were shot down, while no British ships were lost.
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London
Tripoli
Admiralty
Tax proposal would triple some taxpayers' levies
Washington April 22 Thousands of taxpayers both modest and wealthy would pay two to three times their present income tax if Congress adopts a treasury plan to raise 3.5 billion dollars in new federal revenue. The plan would raise basic rates, widen surtaxes, raise corporate taxes, and impose new levies on travel, checks, fuel, cigarettes, and several goods.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Nazi Column 100 Miles From Athens in Greece
Berlin reports German troops captured Lamia 100 miles northeast of Athens and Ioannina area as forces trap Greeks retreating from Albania. Volos seized. British expeditionary forces move through Lamia region toward defense positions near Thermopylae. Italian advances extend line from Lamia to Arta, blocking main Greek retreat route.
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Associated Press
Berlin
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Athens
Albania
Ioannina
Volos
Greece
Othrys Mountains
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Thermopylae
Thermopylnes
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Xerxes
Lokris
Rome Claims General Gain
Italian high command reported a broad advance into Greece along the Albanian front with air power strikes on Epirus and Greek ports. Four hundred Fascist planes attacked Preveza Arta Paxo and Corfu while British base at Suda Bay faced bombings. German bombers reportedly sank a tanker and damaged ships in Mediterranean convoys as Italian troops moved across the frontier toward Epirus, facing expected resistance toward a Northwestern Greek defense line.
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