Finland Hints Peace Talks Amid Viipuri Battle Reports
Helsinki reports the Red army pressed attacks along the Mannerheim line near Viipuri Bay with some success as Risto Ryti and aides met in Russia on possible ceasefire. Russians claimed island gains and heavy losses for Soviets. air activity rose and Finnish civilians faced bombardment amid stalled peace prospects.
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Helsinki
Finland
Moscow
Viipuri Bay
Risto Ryti
Russia
Viipuri
Vuoski
Mannerheim
Gulf of Finland
Taipale
Pitkaranta
Lake Ladoga
KoWaapjoki
Jatieteee
Kuhmo
Salla
Bay of
Foreign Affairs Committee
Red Army
Britain And France Offer Finland Immediate Help If Asked
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons that Britain and France informed Finland they stand ready to proceed immediately with all resources if Finland requests further aid. He said no appeal has yet been received and he did not confirm plans to send troops or violate Norwegian or Swedish neutrality. He noted allies are providing material aid to Finland and discussed Russian terms, but no mediation offer was made by Britain.
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London
Great Britain
France
Finland
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Norway
Sweden
Russia
Clement Attlee
John Monk Saunders Found Dead in Fort Myers Closet
The body of Hollywood screenwriter John Monk Saunders was found hanging in the closet of his Fort Myers beach winter cottage. Coroner Roy Lamberton told reporters there is no doubt he died by his own action and no inquest is needed.
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Fort Myers
Fla
John Monk Sanders
Fort Myers Beach
Roy Lamberton
Sanders
Fliers Die In Crash Near Sharon Springs
Maj. Devereux Myers 53 and Corp. Maurice B Melvin died when their A 17 A Northrup attack monoplane crashed in foggy hill country southwest of Sharon Springs Kansas. Myers radioed from near Trinidad saying soup fog and turning east before the crash.
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Sharon
Springs
Kas
Devereux Myers
Maurice EB. Melvin
Here
Myers
Melvin
Albuquerque
N. M
Lowry Field
Denver
Trinidad, Colo
Trinidad
Welles Reviews British War Peace Aims in London Talks
In London Sumner Welles examined Britain's stance on war and peace goals. He disclosed the US memorandum on free world trade and postwar fear reduction had been shared with other governments. He plans to return to Rome passing Paris, with no proposals to Europe and no comments on London. He will meet Chamberlain and Halifax, then Rome.
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London
Sumner Welles
Great Britain
United States
Paris
Welles
Europe
Roosevelt
Rome
Mussolini
Count Galeazzo Ciano
Ireland
Germany
George VI
Buckingham Palace
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
Daily Mail
Halifax
Sir John Simon
The
Vpage
Pope Pius Receives Special Nazi Envoy
Rome March 11 German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop met Pope Pius XII after an audience with King Vittorio Emanuele. Observers noted Hitler may seek Italy's views on widening the war as Mussolini and Ciano planned further talks and a 5 p.m. dinner with the pontiff.
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Pius
Rome
Mar
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Germany
Pope Pius XII
Vittorio Emanuele
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
Count Galeazzo Ciano
von Ribbentrop
Ciano
Veteran Eastern Senator to End 24 Years of Service
Senator Frederick Hale of Me announces retirement after 24 years in the Senate. The veteran lawmaker notes his long family Senate lineage dating to the Civil War era and says a younger man should take his place in the November election.
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Washington
Frederick Hale
Senate
Hale
Germany Holds Back On Peace Statement in Berlin
Berlin reports show Germany delaying any own peace move as Moscow Helsinki talks proceed. Finland’s former president Svinhufvud meets cautiously with German officials, with plans to travel to Rome for Mussolini talks undecided. Hitler vows “on to victory” while Britain’s tanker losses are cited by the high command.
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Berlin
Germany
Moscow
Per Evind Svinhufvud
Finland
Rome
Mussolini
Adolf Hitler
England
France
Fuehrer
Hitler
High Command
Great Britain
Italy
Helsinki
von Ribbentrop
Pius XII
Monsignor
Cesare Orsenigo
Nazi Scuttling Will Be Probed
The State Department sought details on the scuttling of the 6,600 ton German freighter Hannover reported overtaken by a British vessel between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. Officials considered options with Panama and the Dominican Republic and planned possible protests to the belligerents.
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Washington
State Department
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic
Department
States Department
Republic
Panama
United States
Governor grants 60 day reprieve for two Durham murderers
Governor Hoey granted a 60 day reprieve to Archie Clifford Stevens and J B Murray sentenced in Durham County for murder. Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said the respite allows study of mental condition and the new execution date is May 31. The men were convicted in the robbery slaying of A M Snipes at a Durham tobacco warehouse on September 22, 1938.
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Raleigh
Hoey
Archie Clifford Stevens
J. B. Murray
Durham County
Edwin Gill
Murray
Stephens
A. M. Snipes
Durham
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Britain Declines Mediation on Finnish Peace Terms
London reports that Britain refused to act as intermediary for Finland in Soviet terms. Russia sought cession of Ladoga area and Karelian Isthmus, Hanko lease, Viipuri, and Gulf islands. Sweden may have carried similar proposals to Finland.
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London
Great Britain
Finland
Sweden
Lake Ladoga
Viipuri
Karelian Isthmus
Gulf of Finland
Rybachi
Hanko
Reich To Lessen Danger To Scandinavian Ships
A New York agent and 40 others were indicted in a million dollar bootleg conspiracy defrauding 1 810 000 in liquor taxes via 17 illicit stills in Rockland and Orange Counties. The probe names former Sheriff John E. Cook and others. Oslo reports Germany agreed to curb attacks on Scandinavian ships not sailing with convoys, with coal shipments to Norway spared, and ships not moving under convoy to be checked but not attacked if compliant.
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UPI
New York State Police
Rockland County
John E. Cook
Haverstraw
Frank Manion
Cook
Harold J. Quinn
Everett Knapp
Rockland
Orange Counties
Oslo
Aftenposten
Germany
Norway
Halvorsen
Crude Russian Flag Flies Over Charlotte High
In Charlotte on March 11 a prankster raised a flag described as Red Russia at Central High School. Janitor K. H. Freeman did not notice the crude hammer and sickle on the cloth and handed it to an assistant who used it as a dust cloth.
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Charlotte
Red Russia
Central High School
K. H. Freeman
Roosevelt Outlines Enlarged Farm Benefits Plan
President Roosevelt meets with Congressional leaders at the White House to discuss funding enlarged farm benefits. Senator Barkley notes no decisions, expects House to approve a Senate chosen farm appropriation increase, and cites potential extra revenue needs before tax changes. Attended by Garner Bankhead and Rayburn.
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White House
Roosevelt
Congressional
Barkley
Senate
House
Senate Ap
Congress
Garner
Bankhead
Rayburn
National Labor Board
Capitol
Mead
N. Y
Conference Still In Progress Odds 2 To 1 For Success
Stockholm reports Scandinavia hopes a Finland Soviet peace accord may be near after three and a half months of conflict. Finnish delegates were said to have returned with peace hopes, while Sweden and Norway show skepticism toward Western powers and possible guarantees from Germany and Italy.
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Stockholm
Scandinavia
Finland
Sovi
Russia
Moscow
Kremlin
Emr
AXIS
Italy
Munich
Karelian
Beder
Viipuri
Islap
Gulf of Finland
Hanko
Petsamo
Sweden
Norwe
Pelley Faces Extradition Over North Carolina Probation Violation
William Dudley Pelley whose Silver Legion was denounced as Fascistic faces an extradition hearing in federal court to determine return to North Carolina for a probation violation. Bond set at 2500 dollars remains. a violation of probation conditions is alleged.
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Washington
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Legion
Dies Committee
Alfr A. Wheat
North Carolina
Pelley
District of Columbia
John C. Conliff, Jr
United States
North Carlina
Bee
Conliff
T. Edward Connel
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John Monk Saunders
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Zeughaus
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R. A. Butler
Foreign Office
Arctic Sea
Salmijarvi
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Reich
Charlotte High School
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