Bristol Bravely Fights Nazi Waves In Heavy Raid
Bristol England April 12 German raiders battered this port under a full moon in a very heavy raid that machine gunned parts of the city. US ambassador John Winant praised the courage of the wounded and said casualties were miraculously few. Churchill spoke of Allied efforts in Greece amid the attack.
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BRISTOL
bnio
Lethbridge
ZFR
Winant
Phlorina
CHURCHILL
New Zealand
Greece
Britain
British Troops Move Into East Libya Ahead of Second Cirenaica Battle
April reports from Cairo say reinforced British Imperial troops are streaming from Egypt into eastern Libya near Gebel El Achdar for a second battle with the Axis army. Prime Minister Husayn Siry Pasha of Egypt notes confidence in an outcome despite German Italian gains.
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ERIC BIGIO
Associated Press
CAIRO
Churchill
Gebel Zi Achdar
Yugoslav Premier Said to Head for Moscow Mission
A German propaganda broadcast claimed Yugoslav Premier Dusan Simovic left Yugoslavia on a mission likely bound for Moscow. The report added that Hinge Peter is traveling via Greece to England.
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BERNE
Switzerland
Dusan Simovic
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Hing Pet er
Greece
England
Gotham War Courses Train City in Air Raid Safety
New York citizens take progressive war minded courses covering air raid protection. Lessons focus on incendiary bomb gases shelters and shrapnel wounds to prepare residents for potential attacks.
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NEW YORK
Saskatchewan Adopts Prairie Lily as Official Emblem
The Saskatchewan legislature selects the prairie hill lily, a flaming red orange flower with black spots, as the official emblem after attempts with crestflowers from Manitoba and Alberta failed. Minister W. F. Kerr introduced the bill, which was the briefest to reach members, but the botanical name proved lengthy as the bill stalled.
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Manitoba
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Sassetchewan
W. F. Kerr
Counter Coup Frustrated Says Iraq Govt
Iraq government communique says a counter coup engineered by former regent Emir Abdul Siah and three followers was frustrated by Basra garrison commander. Basrah governor arrested. others escaped by plane to RAF cantons. Emir and government ousted last week by Rashid Ali Al Gailani now premier, pledges to honor British engagements.
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BAGHDAD
Iraq
Abdul Siah
Basra
Basrah
tral
Royal Air Force
Rashid Ali Al Gailani
Britain
New Type Of Motor Cruiser In Australia
A steel motor cruiser with welded plates is being built at Halgorne Australia near the gold mining center, 300 miles from the sea. A. F. Rogers plans to use it as a pleasure craft and sees potential for coastal defense use in Australia.
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PERTH
Wester Australia
Halgcorne
Australia
gold-manning centre
A. ‘FP
Rogers
U S Vessels May Sail Now To Suez Canal
The President redefined neutrality zones, allowing United States ships to sail through the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea into the Suez Canal to deliver war supplies to Egypt. The move reduces barriers as Yugoslavia and Greece resist Nazi advances, extending American supply routes toward the Mediterranean.
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U.S
Suez Canal
RICHARD L.UFNER
Associated Press
WASHINGTON
tPr
United States
Balkans
Roosevelt
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
Egypt
Yugoslavia
Greece
Alberta transfers 700000 acres to defence department
DMONTON April 12 Transfer of 700000 acres in the Tijley East area of southeastern Alberta to the department of national defence for immediate occupation was announced by Alberta minister W A Fallon. The move will force removal of about 125 families near Medicine Hat, 120 miles east of Calgary, with purpose details not disclosed.
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DMONTON
C.P
Alberta
department of national defence
W. A. Fallon
Saskatchewan
Medicine Hat
Calgary
RAF Bombers Hit Patrol Vessels and Far North Coast Fortifications
Royal Air Force bombers scored direct hits on two German patrol vessels in the North Sea during a daylong sweep and attacked fortified buildings on the north Frisian coast. An earlier report said a 1500 ton supply ship off Norway was bombed, with crew seen rowing to lifeboats. Amrum island fortifications near Schleswig-Holstein were also targeted.
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LONDON
Royal air Force
North Sea
north Frisian
air miniiry
air ministry
Norway
Amrum
Schles
Wig-Holstein
German Plans Call Wiping Yugoslavia Off Map
The BBC reported Berlin outlines for the Balkans seek to erase Yugoslavia from the map. Serbia would be reduced, Croatia created for access to the Adriatic, Montenegro and Albania swapped to Italy, and Macedonia made a single Bulgarian protectorate.
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LONDON
British Broadcasting Corporation today
Balkans
Berlin
Yugoeslavia
BBC
Germany
Yugoslavia
Serbia
Croatia
Adriatic sea
1000 Men Wanted in Calgary for Army Service
April 12. More than 1,600 men are urgently needed in M.D. 13 for all branches of the Canadian Active Army. Major J H Gainer district recruiting officer announced after returning from a recruiting mission across Southern Alberta.
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CALGARY
C.P
M.D
J. H. Gainer
MLC
Alberta
British Broadcast Reports Frontline Clash Near Albanian Frontiers
A broadcast heard today described ongoing fighting between Allied and German forces about 16 miles south of Bitelj Monmestir gap in the Phiorine area near theGreen, Albanian and Yugoslav frontiers.
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British Breedcestine Corporation
Bitelj
Monmestir
Phiorine
Greez
Evacuation of Turkish Civilians Amid Siege Talk
In Istanbul on April 12 a government led evacuation of Turkish civilians continued as Yeni Sabah urged United States and Soviet Russia to join forces to prevent German dominance of Europe. Authorities ordered more air raid drills while about 15900 tickets were issued for those wishing to leave.
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ISTANBUL
Turkey
Yeni Sabah
United States
Soviet Russia
Germany
Europe
Russia
America
National Defence
Fusosievie
Kiidins Ganger
Vahiz
Three Freighters Sunk In Suez Blocked Ten Days
Jersey City New Jersey April 12 Three ships were sunk blocking the Suez Canal for at least ten days in February. Erie missionary Rev Robin K Cobbie said the wrecks remained undisclosed but passengers believed to be Greek and British. air raids were reported before the incident. The canal was blocked from February 5 to 15 while the channel was cleared.
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JERSEY CITY
Suez canal
Robin K. Cobbie
Erie
Kan
Greex
Anis
Port
Saic
Canadian War Services Fund reaches $5,267,855 total
National campaign headquarters announced that donations to the Canadian War Services Fund have totaled $5,267,855 toward a goal of $5,500,000 as of today in Toronto.
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TORONTO
National campaign
Canadian War Services Fund
Climatic Battle for Greece Advances Toward Final Hour
Nazi panzer units clash with Greek forces on the west flank near Bitolj and Phlorina as German advances threaten the Allied defense line. RAF bombers pound southern Yugoslavia and northern Greece, claiming destruction of tanks and sorties despite bad weather. British expeditionary forces meet German units near Gianitsa as both sides push toward a decisive confrontation.
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R.A.F
Yugoslavia
THENS
Greece
A.P.J
Phlorina
Bitoli
Monastir
Phiorina
Vanissa
Bitolj
Athens
BATILE
Royal Air Force
Veles
Prilep
Kilkis
RAF
Soviet Disapproves Hungary March Into Yugoslavia
News briefs report Soviet Russia informing Hungary of disapproval of its march into Yugoslavia through Tass. In other items Manitoba election shows Premier Bracken coalition winning by acclamation with 11 cabinet ministers named. British planes bomb Nazi lines in Greece while Hungarian agencies claim Osijek Pozega Gradiska Bjelovar and Sisak captured in Croatia. Obituaries note Marie Elizabeth MacBrayne buried in Vancouver and RAF airman G Lloyd killed in Manitoba crash.
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HUNGARY
YUGOSLAVIA
MOSCOW
IA.P
Soaviet Hussia
Tass
Joseph Kristofff
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
MANITOBA
WINNIPEG
C_PI
John Bracken
Bracken
BERNE
Switzerland
Greece
Germany
Hellenic
Phiorina
Mount Olympus
Osijek
Pozega
Gradiska
Croatia
Bjelovar
Sisak
VANCOUVER
C.P
Marie Elizabeth MacBrayne
William A. MacBrayne
R.C.ALP
Lethbridge
Alta
Bowen Island
B.C
R.AF
LAC
G. Lloyd
Cheltenham
Eng
Royal Air Force
Royal Canadian Air Force
Ottawa
United Kingdom
No. 33 Flying Service Training school
Carberry
Man
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