RAF Fights Back On Libyan Front Amid Balkan War News
Yugoslavia rushed fortifications along the Vardar valley as cabinet deliberations on war or peace were postponed. German pressure and Italian diplomacy deepened Axis tension while RAF strikes in Libya hit motor transport near Mersa Brega as British forces fall back.
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Cairo
Egypt
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Libya
North Africa
Middle East
Mersa Brega
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Massawa
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Ethiopia
Italy
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Addis Ababa
London
Britain
United States Rejects Axis Protests Over Seized Ships
The United States publicly rejects German and Italian protests demanding release of 28 Italian and 2 German ships seized last weekend. Secretary Hull asserts no international law supports such demands and signals further talks after completing other aspects of the complaints.
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United States
State Department
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Three Volunteers To Leave April 17
Three men volunteered at the draft board headquarters and were listed in quota seven to depart for camp on April 17. They are John William Johnson of RFD 5, Jerry Bledsoe of Long Island, and Earnest Lee Coffey of RFD 2, Long Island.
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Jerry Bledsoe
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Uota
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Clean-Up Week Set for April 20 In Kingsport
Kingsport announces a seven day Clean-up Paint-up Fix-up campaign starting April 20. A large committee led by I M Fuller and C B Hay outlined plans including the tin can parade school speakers posters and buttons. Sub committees cover parade costumes routes railways schools fire prevention and more with final daily program to be set next Tuesday.
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A. B. Coleman
C. G. Crawford
O. L. King
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L. J. Pepper
Nick Karamblackas
W. E. Christopher
Tom Rollins
R. L. Rogers, Jr
Charles Keener
C. Skipworth
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R. D. Delius
Sam Davis
Roosevelt Seeks Action Over Allis-Chalmers Tie-Up
President Roosevelt condemned the Allis-Chalmers strike in Milwaukee as a very bad situation and said action was needed. He noted he asked for time before deciding on further steps and commented only one defense plant stoppage was serious.
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Roosevelt
Alliss Chalmers
Milwaukee
Vinson
Defense
Allis-Chalmers
Gallup Poll on World War I Sparks 24th Anniversary Question
The Times will publish Sunday Gallup results surveying how Americans view America's entry into World War I on its twenty fourth anniversary. The poll asks if the war was a mistake and reflects national sentiment from voters across the country.
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America
Gallup
Times
FDR Allocates 212 Merchant Ships for Allied Nations
President Roosevelt announced allocations from the lend lease fund totaling 500 million dollars for 212 new merchant ships and 50 to 60 shipways. He also authorized 500 million dollars to equip existing military gear for nations resisting aggression and signaled possible removal of the Red Sea from combat zone rules if hostilities subside. Previously, he had disclosed 1.08 billion dollars of the seven billion aid package for resisting aggression.
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Roosevelt
Red Sea
United States
Benediction Broadcast By Pope Pius XII On Easter
The Vatican announces a world benediction by Pope Pius XII at 1 p.m. Rome time Easter Day April 13. The usual Urbi et Orbi blessing from St. Peters balcony will be replaced by the radio message as the Easter mass is held in the Pope’s private chapel.
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Vatican News Service
Pius XII
Rome
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Emergency Landing In Swamp Leaves Only Pilot Seriously Hurt
A Eastern Air Lines Douglas with 21 aboard crashed in a fierce squall near Vero Beach Florida. Pilot Gerald O'Brien guided a right side up water landing. he was badly injured but remained with the plane to assist others until rescue. Passengers and crew endured hours in waist deep water before help arrived.
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Stewart Albert Martin
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Southern Cross
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Miami Beach
George Shaw
Memphis
Bertram Stook
Margaret Graham
New York
E. W. Caulfield
Norfolk
Alimone Green
Raleigh
N. C
Daytona Beach
Detroit Attorneys Seek Ford Subpoenas in Labor Strike
Attorneys for CIO unionists at Ford Rouge plant obtained subpoenas for Henry and Edsel Ford to counter a federal restraining order. The move aims to challenge the company during the strike actions at the Detroit facility.
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Dearborn
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Henry
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Balkans Intrigue Charged by Rome Agency Against US and UK
Rome's press agency accuses the United States and Britain of infernal intrigue in the Balkans. It says they openly seek cannon fodder without Roosevelt forcing American citizens to cross the ocean.
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P—Stefani
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Roosevelt Sculpts Sabotage Case Against Italian Attache
President Roosevelt pinned sabotage on Italian naval attache Admiral Roberto Lais and urged Italy to recall him. The accusation centers on Lais as the key figure behind the acts, prompting a diplomatic demand for his removal.
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Roosevelt
Roberto Lais
Lais
Italy
Roosevelt Seeks Price Pegs to Stabilize Agriculture
The Agriculture Department moves to peg hog and dairy product prices to stimulate production and enable the United States to send food abroad, framing the shift as a stabilization matter for the economy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department
Court to Consider Jail and Schools
Sullivan County Court meets Monday in Blountville to discuss a new jail and a rise in school building funding. The April term will hear routine reports from county officials and departments and approve a series of resolutions and appropriations.
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Blountville
Storm Strikes State with Deaths and Damaging Storms
The Associated Press reports three storm zones across the country with two in the South and one in the Dakotas. A fatal lightning strike near Charlotte Tennessee killed 35 year old Percy Hughes. Florida and Alabama faced heavy storms tied to an Eastern Airlines crash near Vero Beach injuring 16 people.
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Renewal of Coal Act Extended Two More Years By Senate
The Senate passed and sent to the White House legislation renewing the Bituminous Coal Act for two years, keeping federal minimum prices for mine sales and reestablishing an independent consumers' counsel division. The act’s renewal, due to expire April 26, comes with a provision restoring the coal division under the Interior Department. The measure followed swift approval after the Interstate Commerce Committee and amid wage disputes in the soft coal industry. The Senate also approved a massive agricultural appropriation and a defense pact with Mexico on the same day.
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