Greece Capitulates Athens Government Fails
Athens reports King George II abandoned the city as Greek forces in Epirus capitulated to German Italian assault. British troops face uncertain fate with Nazi pressure near Thermopylae Pass. George vows to carry on with remaining forces to defend national interests amid a precarious Greek front.
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ATHENS
Heins George
Greece
todzy
Crete
Epirus
sid
Thermopsiae
Peloponnesus
Rang George
sith
Nazis Claim Break Through At Thermopylae Pass
London officials report no Greek collapse as Epirus army resists. German claim of a pass breakthrough contrasts with British and Greek forces holding key lines. Some central Greek units cut off from supply, while main Greek army forms new positions alongside British troops, described as encouraging.
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Thermopylae Pass
Caracan Press
LONDON
Greece
BERLIN
Associated Press
Thermopriae
CATRO
Egypt
Middle East
Malta Damaged By Air Raid
Malta suffered considerable civilian property damage during a heavy night air raid by a large German air squadron. Four people were seriously injured and several houses were demolished as bombs and land mines struck the island fortress naval base near Valetta.
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VALETTA Melia
Gurinza
Medserranean island
Left Hand Corner Lost Infant Tale in London Borough
The Ottawa Journal correspondent reports a London incident where a couple in a terrace builds a night search for a missing baby after the husband leaves it in a pram while seeking his wife. Residents respond with blunt remarks as doors are knocked, highlighting wartime shelter shortages.
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London
Ottawa Journal
joox
Anderson
German internees escape scene from Ontario camp
A wartime Canadian internment setting shows a wire surrounded camp with guards. Lt Werner Roche, a naval officer, is pictured among prisoners as a temporary escape occurs in a northern Ontario break. Joseph Houche is later captured.
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Canada
Werner Roche
Ontario
Joseph Houche
Bala
Bracken Cruises to Easy Manitoba Victory in Vote
Bracken wins decisively as his coalition government garners strong support in Manitoba Tuesday election. Social Crediters suffer heavy losses with near wipeout in several ridings, reshaping provincial political landscape.
Red Hot Guns A P Describes Bombardment of Tripoli by British Fleet
A. P. Correspondent recalls Britain's Mediterranean battle fleet pounding Tripoli harbor on April 21, with over 1,000 tons of high explosives. From ships including the largest battleship, shells hit Axis targets, fires erupt, and defenses struggle as the harbor burns under 42 minutes of bombardment.
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Red Hot Guns
A. P
TRIPOLI
LARRY ALLEN
Associated Press
Libya
Barbary
sume
freght
natal
Mussolini
n¢g
Egypt
orene ia
bormsers
Zasatiy
WAICHES iIR BATILE I
Tripolis
Sub-Chasers For Britain Sub-Chasers For Britain
Navy Secretary Knox announced on April 23 that about 20 fast motor torpedo boats are ready for delivery to Great Britain under lend lease. They would be shipped across, not sail under their own power, with 28 available and supplies drawn from them. The craft are mosquito-type vessels, around 76 feet long, built for speed and used to aid the allied war effort.
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WASHINGTON
Navy
Knox
Great Britain
Bniam
New York Mayor La Guardia Views Hitler Expressly
Ottawa April 23. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia arrived from Washington and told reporters Hitler is an old son of a gun though he smiles as he says he can be quoted. He voiced a blunt anti Hitler stance in pan gent language.
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OTTAWA
Fiorello La Guardia
New York
Washington
Hitler
Praise Valor of New Zealanders in Battle
German press admires New Zealand troops for 40 hours of stubborn stand between Mount Olympus and the Aegean Sea. Reports say German advance stalled by the New Zealanders heavy fire and repeated enemy assaults.
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New
LONDON
Apri
New Zealand
Mount Olym T
Aestean Sea
Majority in U S favor convoy support for Britain
New York April 23 A Gallup poll shows 71 percent of U S voters would back a U S navy convoy of materials to Britain if a British defeat appeared likely without them Forty one percent favored convoys anyway and nine percent were undecided
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EW YORK
C.P
American Institute of Public Opinion
Gallup
United States
U.S. navy
Britain
Manitoba coalition gains seats in Manitoba legislature
Winnipeg April 25 1936 38 supporters of Manitoba's Coalition government elected at noon to sit in the 55 seat legislature only two opposition candidates elected with two leading in undecided seats Liberal Progressive 29 elected six leading in doubtful constituencies Conservative gains for non partisan administration Premier John Bracken gains a seat as J P Lawrie defeats John Murrhead in Norfolk continuing coverage on pages.
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WINNIPEG
C.P
Manitoba
C.S.T
Liberal- Progressives
John Bracken
Norfolx
J. P. Lawrie
John Murrhead
Coaliwon
Roosevelt Confidence Amid War Strains and Supplies
President Roosevelt at a press conference declared Axis advances would not win the war for Germany and Italy nor reduce shipments of American war material to Britain. He urged the public to stay hopeful, stressing victory depends on sustained Allied defense and continued American aid, while avoiding commitments on Greece or delayed actions.
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SANDERSON
Vernier
WASHINGTON
Roosevelt
Axis
Balkans
Willer
Mussolini
Britain
United States
Resul
Bie
gine
Dely
Yugoslavia
Greece
North Africa
Italy
Egypt
Suez
Fall Of Greek Army Bitter Blow
The Greek army in eastern Greece surrender to German forces marks a severe setback for Allied operations. King George moves government to Crete as Athens consolidates on the island, while Crete becomes a strategic Mediterranean base for continued Greek resistance and Allied support.
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DON GILBERT
Casacan Press
Sia
Greece
morh- Wester
gaslart
Borrus
Gowen
STerce
Algania
aveallebie et Sude Bay
ands
40th RCAF Casualty List from Ottawa April report
The 40th RCAF casualty list lists dead and missing air crew from Canada and overseas. It notes 217 total dead or missing since the war began, with several men killed overseas in air raids, in accidents, or from operational combat. Some casualties occurred in Canada from fire and other causes.
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OTTAWA
Rovel
Canadian Air Force iis
sadar
R.CAF
smair Taide Hansen
Robert Dudier
R. D. Hansen
Bana
Ake
Plymouth Ravaged Again by Night of Bombing
Plymouth, England, faced a second consecutive Nazi raid as fires raged and buildings, churches, hospitals, and theatres were damaged. Rescue teams worked under bombs, emergency feeding centers opened for the homeless, while German air activity extended to two south Wales towns by morning.
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PLYMOUTH
England
beng
south Wales
Air service start hoped for May first
Major Elton quoted a Western Air Express vice president indicating permit received and probable start of Lethbridge to Great Falls air service on May 1. The bulletin notes other war updates from London Cairo and Moscow.
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WLAE
D. H. Elton
Dwerlkotte
Western Air Express
Lethbridge-Great Falls air service
POSTLIONS CAIRG
iC.P.Reuters
Greece
CHURCHILL
LONDON
C.P
Buckingham Palace
TOBRUK
CAIRO
Libya
Middle East
I CRETE
Reuters news agency
Athens
George
Crete
GENERAL SMUTS
British Broadcasting Corporation
Christiaan Smuts
South Nirez
Balkans
U.SS.R
STALINS
MOSCOW
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Kremlin
Nikolai Lenin
union
ABERHART
EDMONTON
Pacific coast
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