Bombing of Bari Port and Taranto Area by US Forces
United States bombers struck Bari, the Italian port 50 miles north of Taranto, with a daylight raid that left hangars and repair facilities heavily damaged and sparked large fires along the Adriatic coast. British fighters attacked a small enemy freighter near Rhodes, forcing the crew to abandon ship as other raids produced widespread destruction and explosions.
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Bari
Taranto naval base
Middle East
Rhodes
port AM
Adriatic
London
Axis
Mediterranean war
Europe
Taranto
United States
Biographical notices of Rt. Hon. John Burns honor strength feats
The Left Hand Corner recalls John Burns as a strong figure in politics. A 210 pound man carried a fainted colleague in the House of Commons, while Lord Gainford cites a larger past clash. A Government row over Home Rule triggered a scuffle with Carson and others, with Dr Tanner briefly leaping in before Burns intervened.
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John Burns
House of Commons
Lord Gainford
London Daily Telegraph
labor ieader
Joseph Albert Pease
Northuumberland
Carson
Wide raids on Burma flagroar over Arakan front
New DelhI April 28 British communique said RAF planes ranged wide over western Burma yesterday attacking various targets as a lull settled over the Arakan front following several days of sharp fighting. Planes were reported to have returned safely.
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NEW DELHI
RAF
Burma
Arakan
Big Battles Near Russia Press Calls for Decisive Strikes
Moscow notes Izvestia urges Red Army to prepare for decisive battles in the offing as air force conducts intensive strikes against German communications and asserts air superiority over Kuban Caucasus. Land fighting remains artillery duels with heavy shelling from Kuban and near Novorossisk. German radio claims Stuka units inflicted Russian casualties and downed 44 planes in the southern sector.
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Red air force
Kuban
Caucasus
Kuban celta
Novorossisk
Velkhov
Leningrad
Associated Press
Russia
Russ Polish Rift Widens
Moscow reacts to Polish London government with Pravda editorial accusing treacherous behavior over Smolensk officers murder. Tass English translation notes Moscow may sever relations and questions if break is permanent or suspended. Polish ambassador and staff plan to leave for Kuibyshev as uncertainty grows. US intelligence notes possible shift in Moscow's stance.
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MOSCOW
Pravda today
London
Soviet Union
Smolensk
Tass
Pravda
Pelsh
Kuibyshev
War materiel pours into Soviet Russia via Persian corridor
American experts and locomotives move vast supplies along the Persian Gulf to the Caspian region aiding the Red Army. Trucks, tanks, planes, and guns flow north as warehouses fill and rail yards strain under the surge. The Persian corridor transforms plains into a busy supply belt with cranes, barges, and mule operations delivering material to the Soviet fronts.
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Clyce Farnsworth
George Tucker
Associated Press
IRAN
Russia
Persian
norther
Persian Gulf
Caspian
Persian plains
conteyor
Channel ships duel off Brittany in two hour clash
German radio claimed heavy hits on Allied destroyers in a two hour Channel duel off Brittany. German units reportedly returned to base safely, but Allied sources did not confirm the claims.
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NEW YORK
Brittany
Lethbridge CAN Fail in Fourth Victory Loan Drive
Apprehension at Loan headquarters as two days’ canvass shows 35 percent of cards completed and 21 percent of expected money signed. If trend continues, Lethbridge may miss its 1,139,000 quota, risking a historic failure in war financing. Citizens urged to act and not rely on others.
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Lethbridge
George
MOOSE JW
MOOSE JAW
Sask
C.P
SS Weiss
Lethbridge Sevenths Rank In Victory Loan Standing
National Victory Loan reports total subscriptions of 128,245,250 in first two days of the three week drive aiming for 1.1 billion. Lethbridge sits seventh among Canadian cities with 14.03 percent of its objective as standings shift overnight. Leading donors include Imperial Life, General Motors of Canada, Guaranty Trust, and City of London sinking fund. services and employee groups continue strong bond buying across regions.
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life
Imperial Life Assurance Co. of Canada
Toronto
General Motors of Canada, Ltd
Oshawa
Ont
Guaranty Trust Co. of Canada
City of London
British Columbia Electric Railway Co Ltd
Vancouver
General Steel Wares Ltd
Montreal
British Columbia
Victoria
armed services
camgn
Calgary
Big Horn breweries
Saga of the Pacific airmen rescued after 66 days at sea
Nine American airmen listed as dead for 66 days were found alive after their bomber, attacked by Japanese fighters over the South Pacific, ran out of gas and water. Wounded crew steadied guns to down two Zeros, then struggled to ditch and survive in life rafts. They charted a course toward Guadalcanal as the crippled bomber descended 2000 feet.
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Desert Island
CLEN CLEMENTS
associated Press
AIRFORCE
SOUTH PACIFIC
Guadalcanal
Jalieting
nein
pas
Vancouver Boeing Plants Closed After Rest-Period Walkout
Vancouver 2nd Sea Island plants of Boeing Aircraft of Canada Limited, employing about 7,400 workers, shut down after employees staged a 10 minute rest period protest. Workers left at 10 am after refusal by Ralph Bell to permit rest periods, following federal authority orders. Company stated it had no option but to close per government instructions and labor officials questioned necessity of the rest tests for eight hour shifts.
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VANCOUVER
Sea Island
Boeing Aircraft of Canada Limited
Ralph P. Bell
formen
Labor department
Shot Down Nazi Ace Report From Canadian Officer
Prot Officer Frank Regan RCAP 22 of Vancouver BC reported shooting down Kurt Hellman of the Luftwaffe at his base. The action occurred when Hellman arrived at the park via a bullet aid method and perished in the plane crash.
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Frank Regan
RCAP
Vancouver
Kurt Hellman
Hellman
Americans Storm Hills on Mateur-Bizerte Road
Allied reports describe British and American forces pressing near Medjerda Village and Mateur along the Tunisian front. British 1st Army attacked Djebel Bou Anokaz while Americans cleared Djebel Dardyss and Djebel El Azzog, pushing toward Jefna and Tunis as Axis defenses fight hard and counterattack.
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William B. King
Associated Press
North Africa
Medjerda
Tunis
Mateur
Bizerte
Tunisia
Medjez-El-Bab
Kenneth Anderson
Djebel Bou Anokaz
Medierda
Jurgen Von Arnim
Djebel Dardyss
Jefna
Djebel El Azzog
Pont Du Fahs
PONT BU FAHS
Pont Du Pass
Drumheller Miners End One Day Strike After Bokos Rehire
In Drumheller Asia on April 28 2 015 miners in 17 local unions resumed work after a sudden meeting of District 13 United Mine Workers officials the strike committee and union reps. The trigger was Mike Bokos accepting a job at Nac Mine after being barred from reemployment. officials said his rehiring removed the strike cause and the situation had been unsettled earlier in the day.
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DRUMHELLER
Asia
C.P.J
District 13
United Mine Workers of America
Mike Bokos
Red Deer Valley Coal company
Nac
Bokos
FPE
Harrison
Vancouver
federal department of labor
American Wins Malta Sweep Bags 1000th Plane
Malta April 283- RAF and RAP crews celebrate as Squadron Leader John Lynch of Alhambra California downed the 1000th Axis aircraft destroyed by Malta-based forces. Lynch, 25, who joined the RCAF in Canada in 1941, won a prize of £129 ($574). The effort by RAF personnel here boosted the total Allied bag of enemy aircraft today and included a successful raid on Lampe airdrome.
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Fichtr-bombt
Tealan islard
Lampedue
Crashing Plane Kills 11 in Scotland
London reports a mid afternoon crash in southeast Scotland. Eleven people died and many were injured when a plane fell onto a bus, covering it in flames. RAF officers and bus company staff responded as chaos followed the disaster.
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Scotland
LONDON
Elston prraons
Scoland
Teo
RAF Wier
netal Talines
Three U S Planes Down In Portugal
Lisbon reports three American planes forced landed at Portela airfield Tuesday afternoon. Authorities confirm the incident, with no immediate details on casualties or the planes’ missions. No further information was provided by officials at this time.
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U.S
PORTUGAL
LISBON
Portela airfield
Nazis Lost 1,000 Tracks In Renault Raid On April 4
London dispatch reports Dingle M Foot, parliamentary secretary for economic warfare, told Scottish factory workers that US heavy bombers damaged Renault works near Paris on April 4, destroying over 40 shops and depriving Germany of at least 1,000 trucks and other war materials. He said Germany’s truck production was insufficient for its needs and its confiscated stock was nearly exhausted in 1942.
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LONDON
Dingle M. Foot
ministry of economic warfare
United States
Renault
Paris
Germany
Malta Bags 1000th Plane in War Effort
Malta based planes reach the 1,001st aerial victory as Spitfires shoot down Axis fighters over the island. Fighter-bombers also strike the Italian island airfield at Lampedusa as the war over Malta continues.
Enemy Ship Torpedoed Near Norwegian Coast
London reported that British coastal command aircraft struck a medium sized enemy merchantman off the Norwegian coast with a torpedo and returned without loss. A British bomber was lost after a mine laying mission in enemy waters with Canadian and Royal Canadian Air Force support. Beaufighters of coastal command helped attack shipping with no Canadian losses.
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LONDON
coastal command
air ministry
R.C.AS
RC.AF
Stook Sweeps Urged On Farms In Alberta
EDMONTON April 28 Provincial agriculture department officials urged Alberta farmers to use stock sweeps to ease the labor shortage. Short courses in building these devices are offered at the Agricultural College at Olds. One stock sweep can replace four to five men on a threshing crew. Applications for the Olds course are to be sent to the agriculture department in Edmonton. open to country blacksmiths mechanics and machine shop operators.
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EDMONTON
agriculture department
Albertta
Agricultural College
Olds
Alta
agricultural department
Eskdale Destroyer Lost in Enemy Action
London April 28 The Norwegian government announced the loss of the Eskdale a Hunt class British built destroyer commissioned in 1942 with a crew of 180. The location of the sinking was not disclosed by authorities.
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LONDON
Jane's Fighting Ships
French advances isolate Pont du Fahs in North Africa
French forces report progress in Pont du Fahs sector driving southeast of the town crossing the Pont du Fahs Djebibina road and reaching the western slopes of Djevel Zaghouma in a Wednesday night communique. The update notes renewed allied activity in the area and the strategic movement near Trunks.
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PONT DU FAHS
NORTH AFRICA
AP3
Djebibina
Djevel Zaghouma
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Mateur-Bizerte Road
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