Libyan Port Hit as Admiralty Reports Heavy Shelling
An admiralty communique describes a Libyan port bombardment at Tripoli as the heaviest in naval history. Seven ships were hit, three sunk, with transports and a destroyer damaged or destroyed. smoke and fires were reported, and further confirmation awaited. Two escaped prisoners from Ontario prison camp were arrested in Medicine Hat after failing to show registration cards. they claimed identities as Karl Heinz Grund and Horst Leibeck, German air force observers.
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Tripoli
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Spanish quay
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EDICINE HAT
Alta
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ontario
Karl Heinz Grund
Horst Leibeck
western Canada prairie
sees
Leibeer
No Mass Exodus From Athens Despite News From Battlefront
Reports from the front indicate German forces advance cautiously moving heavy equipment as battles unfold near Thermopylae with British forces holding positions. German claims of a break into Thermopylae clash with British denial and Ethiopian fighting continues as Kai Khartoum talks unfold.
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ONDON
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Epirus
Ethiopia
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Khartoum
Berlin
xresterdar
Laris
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high command
Machinery For Canadian United States Co Operation
Ottawa April 24. E P Taylor of Toronto an executive assistant to Munitions Minister Howe will go to Washington to help set up an organization to coordinate economic cooperation between Canada and the United States. He will work with the Canadian office in Washington led by J B Carswell former Burlington Steel president. The effort follows the Hyde Park declaration by Mackenzie King and Roosevelt to widen war and defence material interchange.
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OTTAWA
E. P. Taylor
Toronto
Howe
Washington
Canada
United States
Taylor
J. B. Carswell
Burlington Steel Company
Hamilton
Hyde Park declaration
Mackenzie King
Roosevelt
Left Hand Corner War News From Phonetic Placings
A United Press despatch from Rio carries a fragment titled Left Hand Corner with notes on war terrain and place names written in phonetic spellings. The copy hints at armchair generals discussing the Balkan region and includes a prompt continuation on Page Four.
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Skoplie
Skopreh
Vardar Vardar
Nis Nish Lake
Doiran
Banat
Ruppel Roppel Struma Sirooma Xanthe Kasan thee
Salonika Sato nee ka Axioupoulis
Chicago Daily News
United Press
Rio
U S Patrol Half Way To Europe Plan
Washington April 24 a major extension of hemisphere defense strategy the patrol of the North Atlantic half way to Europe was reported today for the high command of the United States navy Officials gave me encouragement to reports of the widened defense patrol but said the origin of the statement cited by New York Mayor La Guardia may have White House approval after a conference with President Roosevelt in Ottawa The plan raises questions on how patrol vessels would enforce any defense zone and recalls that no belligerent observed the 300 mile neutral zone proclaimed by Pan American republics after the outbreak of war
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Europe
United States navy
queriors
New York
La Guardia
Canada-U.S. defence board
Ottawa
White House
Roosevelt
Canada
Kent
Atlantic
Germany
Big reinforcements of men and machines arrive at Singapore
A great transport delivered Australian imperial forces to Singapore on April 24, with Australian bomber planes meeting the convoy 100 miles at sea. The reinforcements include transport services and other auxiliaries essential to a fighting force, as Lt Gen Bond noted defence nearing its peak.
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SINGAPORE
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naval base dock
tn Matax
PEAR
L. V. Bond
Maleava
Britain
United
Acreage Bonus Plan Promises 6 Acre Payment
E L Gray, western administrator of farm assistance acts, outlined Alberta 1941 acreage bonus plan in Calgary. Farmers can earn up to six dollars an acre by taking wheat out of production by July 31 and using land for summer fallow or converting to coarse grains or grasses. Bonuses: four dollars for initial summer fallow, two more for converting to rye or grasses, with timing set for 1942. Early applications advised to avoid rush. plans can be revised later.
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Dominion
E. L. Gray
Alberta
Gray
Hear Berlin Demanding Dardanelles
The Daly Herald quotes foreign circles saying Germany seeks complete military control of the Bosporus and Dardanelles in exchange for part of Grecian Thrace. Turkey pressed for an immediate reply while Berlin rejects a German Russian shared control proposal.
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C.P
Daly Herald
Germany
Turkey
Bosporus
Dardanelles
Grecian Thrace
Berlin
Russia
Lemnnos
Samothrake
Dardanches
British press writes off Balkan campaign as defeat
In a bleak mood the British press and public question the Balkan campaign, awaiting news of Imperial forces' retreat toward Athens and the next Nazi strike, while praising North Africa where Archibald Wavell is poised for decisive action. The Daily Mail calls for government accountability amid grave unrest over Mediterranean events.
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BALKANS
LOADGN
C.P
Britain
North Africa
Archibald P. Wavell
Middle East
Lisya
imio Esrot
London
The
Daily Mail
ness
Mediterranean
David Lloyd George
License Issued By Ottawa To Western Airlines
Ottawa board of transport commissioners authorized Western Airlines Incorporated to operate an air service between Lethbridge and Great Falls Montana. The company must run a round trip daily and start as soon as possible.
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The Herald
OTTAWA
board of transport commissioners
Western Airlines Incorporated
Western Air Express
Lethbridge
Great Falls
Montana
Churchill Delays War Debate to Aid Greek Campaign
In London on April 24 Prime Minister Churchill again asked parliament to postpone a debate on the war but indicated he might broadcast on the Greek campaign. He said the debate would occur at the earliest moment compatible with public interest and only after the government can give a full account of events. He warned of the serious responsibility on the government regarding statements that could affect British, Australian, New Zealand, and Greek troops in combat abroad.
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C.P
Churchill
GREECE
ATCRLAND
New Zealand
CP. Cable
Peter Fraser
Italians Routed From Mountain Barricades Near Dessie
British South African forces reportedly drove Italians from mountain barricades before Dessie Ethio pia in the fiercest battle of the campaign. Prime Minister Fraser says New Zealand fully consulted on sending troops to Greece and accepts responsibility. US general Henry Arnold meets the King as he prepares to depart for Washington with RAF updates. Canada may announce a third war loan soon. Montreal lawyer Tarté arrested over alleged illicit attempts to obtain youth military deferment. Lindbergh’s name booed by Textile Workers Union floor as they back aid to Britain and allies.
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C.P
Reuters
Dessie
Ethicopia
CSAIR
KING LONDON
IC.P
Henry Arnold
United States army air force
fodax
Arnold
Britain
Washington
Royal Air Force
OTTAWA
Assey
Canada
war loan committee
MONTREAL
Jean Tarté
LINDBERGH
TEXTILE WORKERS
NEW YORK
A.P
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Textie Workers Union of America
C.I.0
Great Britain
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