Roosevelt Surprises with Greenland Occupation Note
President Roosevelt disclosed a surprising statement about Axis forces possibly partly occupying Greenland, a Danish island under American protection. He also outlined that U S neutrality patrols would extend as needed for Western Hemisphere defense, while denying plans for convoys at this time.
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Washington
Greenland
Roosevelt
America
Arctic
Canada
United States
British Forces Halt German Breakthrough at Thermopylae Pass
British rearguard troops, outnumbered, fell back from the Hot Gates as Nazi units surged toward Athens. Berlin claimed the pass fell after heavy fighting, while British sources reported continued withdrawal with lighter casualties and stubborn Greek defense.
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Associated Press
Thermopylae Pass
Adolf Hitler
Athens
Hitler
Full Empire Cabinet Looms
London reports Britain weighs a war cabinet of empire leaders with unchecked power. Edgar Granville plans a supreme war cabinet of ministers with no departmental duties, possibly including Australia’s Menzies. Scottish Trades Union Congress calls for clear war aims and no territorial aggrandizement.
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London
America
Britain
Trades Union Congress
Dunoon
Edgar Granville
National Liberal
House of Commons
Granville
Dominion
Menzies
Australia
Maul
Austratmpe
Warbinet
Two More Seas Are Dangerous
London reports the admiralty expanded the dangerous shipping areas in the Eastern Mediterranean to include the Adriatic and Aegean seas and a large portion of the area west of a line from Cape Khelidonia to Ras-el-Kanais. The new bounds cover Libyan and Egyptian coasts and extend to Italian and Greek waters, with all waters within deemed dangerous and shipping at risk if ignored.
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Admiralty
Adriatic
Aegean
Mediterranean
Sardinia
Cape Khelidonia
Turkey
Ras-el-Kanais
Egypt
Libya
Bengali
Greece
Albania
Yugoslavia
Italy
Cape Sta. Maria de Leuca
Five Children Die In Mobile Remainder House Fire
A mother and her five small children burned to death in a fire that destroyed a rented dwelling near Irvington Alabama. The tragedy occurred last night, leaving the community stunned by the loss of the family.
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Mobile
Ala
Irvington
Here
Operators and Miners Hailed Before Mediation Board
The National Defense Mediation Board met in Washington to broker a reopening plan for most of the soft coal mines closed since April 1. The panel aims to restart production, with hopes of some mines back by Monday, amid a 30,000,000 ton shortfall. Members include William H. Davis, Walter Yeagle, and Clifford Golden.
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Associated Press
National Defense Mediation Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Washington
William H. Davis
National Defense Industries
Roosevelt
CIO
Baltimore
CSO
General Motor Corporation
Publc
Walter Yeagle
Standard Oil
Clintor Golden
Mediation Board
Hopkins blocks policy push as war fears grow
Washington report credits Harry Hopkins with slowing presidential moves toward a broader war stance. Hopkins, a practical realist and WPA veteran, clashed with hawks at the White House, urging restraint to prevent U.S. entry. He faces rising mail from citizens urging nonintervention while maintaining broad national contacts. Moscow warns of possible Nazi attack as Stalin mobilizes troops and weapons near Germany and Baltic coasts. The defense buildup includes Finland’s Hanko peninsula and Baltic fortifications. This is continued on page 5.
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Ray Tucker
Harry Hopkins
United States
White House
Hopkins
W.P.A
Moscow
Hitler
Europe
Balkan
Stalin
Germany
Finland
Hanko
Baltic
Maurice Mills Company gets Navy sock contract
The Navy announced a 24890 dollar award for black mercerized cotton socks to Maurice Mills Company Inc of Thomasville North Carolina with the delivery date not disclosed. In other briefs 100 German aircraft were shot down over Britain this month and a 16000 ton freighter was destroyed northwest of Ireland by a German bomber. Reynolds opposed for Senate military affairs chair.
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Maurice
Washington
Maurice Mills Company, Inc
Thomasville
N. C
Navy
London
Ministry of Information
Britain
British
Berlin
Ireland
DNB
Pediatric meeting attends conference on child health
Dr. Kenneth S. Geddie of High Point attends the Southern Regional Meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in Richmond at the John Marshall hotel. About two hundred child specialists from fourteen southern states gather for two days to hear reports and papers on child health topics with a keynote on national defense and its impact on welfare.
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Richmond
Kenneth S. Geddie
High Point
American Academy of Pediatrics
John Marshall Hotel
National Defense
United States
Synod elects Dr. David Lauderdale moderator at Bonclarken
The Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod chose Dr. David T. Lauderdale of Lexington Virginia as moderator and set next year’s meeting for Statesville First Church, during its business session at Bonclarken near Hendersonville on April 25.
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Hendersonville
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod
David T. Lauderdale
Lexington
Church of
German Navy touts 1.9 million tons seized and 71,600 sunk
Berlin reports the Nazi high command says since the war began 872 ships totaling 1,900,000 tons have been brought to port or seized in occupied ports. In the last three days 9,000 tons of shipping have been sunk in Greek waters. Kretschmer and Schepke, noted U boat aces, are missing or captured. The British claim Schepke is dead and Kretschmer a prisoner.
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Hellenic
Athens
London
Greece
Berlin
High Command
Otto Kretschmer
Joachim Schepke
Schepke
Kretschmer
Kiel
Germany
Chaser
General Amity On Tax Needs
Congress backs the goal of 3.5 billion dollars in new taxes while split over methods. Rep Crowther condemns applying surtaxes to all taxable income as excessive and potentially harming purchasing power. Rep Knutson calls the plan flawed, signaling continued debate on the revenue proposal.
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Congress
Treasury
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rep. Crowther
R-Ny
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
Byrd Urges Perkins Resignation Over Labor Strikes
In a Senate speech Senator Byrd of Virginia demanded Frances Perkins be replaced as secretary of labor. He called her a bottleneck in the defense program and urged the President to accept or request her resignation, advocating a tougher successor.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Frances Perkins
Senate
Miss Perkins
Germans Lose In Withdrawal
Cairo dispatch says Empire troops pulled back in Greece with severe enemy losses. Tobruk garrison defeated an Axis assault, capturing 127 Italians and Germans. British patrols pressed near Salam. Forward movement toward Dessie in Ethiopia continues, with 700 plus prisoners taken yesterday and another 112 northwest of Addis Ababa as pursuit tightens on an Italian column.
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Egypt
Empire
Greece
Tobruk
Libya
Sal
Last German Prisoners Captured Amid Train Chase
In Heron Bay Ontario on April 25 the search for 28 German war prisoners who tunneled out of a Northwestern Ontario camp last week concluded with the capture of the final four aboard a freight train in this Lake Superior village.
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Heron Bay
Ont
Ontario
Lake Superior North Shore
Bombers Hit Ijmuiden Iron and Steel Works
RAF bombers attacked an important iron and steel works at Ijmuiden in the Netherlands. Bombs were seen to strike the blast furnaces and buildings as reported by the air ministry news service on April 25.
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London
Ijmuiden
Netherlands
Air Ministry
U S Approves Exiled Yugoslav Rulers
Secretary Hull said the United States will recognize the Yugoslav refugee government from its capital in friendly territory outside German occupation. Constantin Fotitch remains Yugoslav minister and representative of the government and people. The exile government will continue to fight the Rome Berlin Axis. details will be released by the Yugoslavs when appropriate.
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Washington
CPY
Hull
United States
Yugoslavia
Constantin Fotitch
State Department
Peter I
Roosevelt Defends Democracy Over Dictatorship
President Roosevelt labeled Col Charles A Lindbergh a Civil War Copperhead and criticized appeasers. He compared Valley Forge to current doubt about fighting dictatorships and urged support for democratic processes. He warned Americans against embracing dictatorships and urged vigilance.
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Roosevelt
Valley Forge
George Washington
Ffe
Thomas Paine
Nazis Take Lemnos Island in Dardanelles Battle
Athens reports German forces landed by plane escorted troop ships on Lemnos and subdued a small Greek force after a four hour clash. Germany also reportedly moved toward Samothrace while Evvoia was attacked but repulsed. Greek authorities emphasize national honor and resolve in defense.
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Lemnos
Dardanelles
Ministry of Home Security
Samothrace
Port Burma
Annendance
Evvoia
Willkie Calls for Full Facts on British Aid Shipment Policy
Wendell L. Willkie urged the administration to disclose detailed information on Britain’s situation and U.S. aid. He backed protecting armament shipments and said convoying with U.S. destroyers is the most effective method, arguing supplies must not be allowed to sink. He stressed the need for transparent plans and actions.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Great Britain
America
U. S
Willkie
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