Defiant Nation Receives U S Promise Of Full Aid If Invasion Threatened
Berlin reports indicate Germany awaits a clear Yugoslav policy decision after Gen. Dusan Simovic took premiership. Berlin presses for a defined stance on Axis membership while Simovic seeks neutrality. German reports note protests over anti German actions in Yugoslavia and cautious diplomacy with Belgrade.
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U.S
BERLIN
Germany
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Dusan Simovic
Victor Van Heeren
Simovic
Italians Flee To Asmara As Cheren Falls
Cairo march 28 British command reports dispersed Italian defenders of Cheren in Eritrea fleeing toward Asmara with uncounted prisoners and vast war materiel falling into British hands. An army spokesman said end of the East African campaign may be in sight while Italians retreat along the 42 mile road to Asmara.
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CAIRO
Cheren
Eritrea
Asmara
Middle East
Massaua
Ethionia
Italy
Churchill Asks Newfoundland to Accept Base Pact
Lieutenant Governor in Newfoundland reports Prime Minister Churchill urged Newfoundland to accept the base lease terms with sacrifices for the common cause. The appeal followed colonial government concerns and was made public as the agreement was signed in London.
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Churchill
Newfoundland
JOHN'S
Mid
C.P. Cable
United States
theolony
London
Nudes In Bronze Praise Work of RCMP Salute to Heroism
A brutal Edmonton court case ends with life imprisonment for a violent attacker who struck near Camrose. Police traced clues from a red rubber glove fragment found in the crime scene, sent to RCMP labs in Regina, whose expert analysis established the fingerprints cover. The suspect confessed, marking a notable RCMP success and community gratitude. The report notes continued coverage on an unrelated Manchester Guardian feature and a page 21 continuation.
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R.C.M.P
Edmonton
Edmonton Journal
Camrose
Regina
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
RAF raids hit Bremen killing 1000 and injuring 7000
London reports the air ministry says 1,000 killed and 7,000 injured in RAF raids on Bremen. Hanover losses include 250 killed and 250 houses destroyed. Berlin suffers cumulative damage amid population displacement as refugees flood hotels and shelters within 50 miles.
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LONDON
C.P
air ministry
Royal Air Force
Bremen
Germany
Weser
Hanover
Berlin
Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka faces choice on wartime role
Berlin reports German circles say Japan must decide whether to join actively against Britain or confront both Britain and the United States later. The Singapore base’s fall in the Far East is cited as a factor in Japan’s possible level of participation. Continued on Page Three.
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BERLIN
A.P
Yosuke Matsuoka
Japan
Britain
United States
Singapore
Far East
Possible Return of 200 Deposited by Okotoks High River Voters
After years of debate in the Alberta legislature and on the hustings opposition and government members agreed on a plan for the possible return of $200 deposited with the clerk of the executive council in fall 1937 by voters in the Okotoks High River constituency to recall Premier Aberhart. The resolution was brought to a head in the latest session.
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EDMONTON
C. P
Alberta
executive council
Okotoks High River
Aberhart
Hanson urges gift of Canadian wheat to Britain in Commons
Ottawa March 28 Conservative Leader Hanson urged an outright gift of 100,000,000 bushels of Canadian wheat to Great Britain as a gesture of goodwill. He opposed the Wheat Board subsidies under the acreage reduction program, proposing instead to raise the initial price toward production cost and limit deliveries. He warned the 80 cent price invites price cuts and disaster, criticizing government policy and predicting a costly, possibly racketeering system with inspectors. Hanson called for paying producers toward production cost, not production, as the crisis deepened.
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OTTAWA
Canada
Great Britain
Hanson
house of commons
Wheat Board
treasury of Canada
Gardiner
Houdini
Opposition To Bonus On Wheat Grows
Ottawa March 22 The debate over the 1941 wheat policy intensifies as Liberal farm members attack the $2 per acre bonus for prairie farmers shifting wheat land to coarse grains. Critics warn of pork industry risks in Ontario and other provinces as the government seeks a $35 million supplementary estimate to cut wheat sowing by 9 million acres.
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OTTAWA
C.P
house of commons
Ontario
W. F. Rickard
Lib
Durham
Marseille crowds honor Yugoslavia with anti Axis protest
In Marseille on March 28 a 10 000 strong crowd gathered at the Palace de la Bourse to honor the late King Alexander. Demonstrators laid bouquets at the assassination site and monument to King Peter II’s father, singing the Marseillaise as police struggles formed. Members of the Yugoslav colony and Poilus of the East participated, flowers thrown from a trolley as crowds pressed toward police lines.
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MARSEILLE
France
Yugoslavia
Palace de la Bourse
Alexander
Peter II
Place de la Bourse
Yugo Slav
Poilus of the East association
King George Recalls Royal Canadian Service Corps Cook
King George greeted Lance Corporal Peter Magrin of the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps in London and asked if they had met in Canada. Magrin, who was a cook at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal during the royal visit, saluted and identified the encounter.
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LONDON
King George
Peter Magrin
Royal Canadian Army Service Corps
Canada
Magrin
Windsor hotel
Montreal
Mrs Casselman Likely Liberal Candidate East Edmonton
Mrs Frederick Casselman widow of the late MP is seen as a likely Liberal candidate for the East Edmonton by election. Although the vote may be delayed, her name has emerged as a plausible successor. She is described as capable, well educated and active in women’s groups, with prior public speaking experience.
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EDMONTON
Frederick C. Casselman
F. ©. Casselman
house of commons
Dorise Nielsen
North Battleford
Unity
Agnes Macphail
U.F.O
Grey Bruce
George Black
Yukon
Heavy Setback From Military Point of View
London March 28 Military authorities say Yugoslavia's revolution will force Germany to revise its Balkan strategy. The coup under Gen. Dusan Simovic presents German commanders with new difficulties and may delay planned moves. Germans face reorientation of plans and timetable as communications run north south and Bulgarian frontier troops block possible routes toward Yugoslavia.
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LONDON
Yugoslavia
Germany
Balkan
Dusan Simovic
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Yugoslav
Germans Now Begin Exodus From Country
By Robert St John Associated Press staff writer Belgrade March 28 17 Yugoslavia refuses to ratify the axis pact and United States promises full aid if forced to resist German and Italian armies. Lane delivered a note stating aid would be given as to any nation defending independence. Premier Simovic who took over after a coup heard the news while Turkish ministers discussed mutual aid. German journalists and officials began an exodus from the country with about 3000 already moving toward the frontier.
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BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
United States
Arthur Bliss Lane
Dusan Simovic
Germany
Simovic
Yugo
Australia plans child endowment scheme
Canberra reports a government introduced Australia’s first child endowment plan aiming to support family life. The plan starts July 1 with five shillings weekly for every child after the first, benefiting about 1,900,000 children in 500,000 families and costing roughly £1,300,000 annually.
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CANBERRA
Australia
Labor
Holt
Unkind Farmer Fined For Refusing Evacuees
In Melton Mowbray England a farmer was fined 10 pounds for refusing to billet a woman and her two children evacuated from London. The evacuees found shelter with a local neighbor after the incident.
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MELTON MOWBRAY
England
London
Nazis May Try Rousing Croat Serb Hatred In Yugoslavia
News dispatches report German officials may exploit Croatian Serb tensions to weaken Yugoslavia after refusal to ratify the Axis pact. German minister Van Heeren delivered a two point note protesting beatings of Germans and seeking a written Yugoslav attitude answer. Greece announced Yugoslav betrayal to Italy via loudspeakers and leaflets. Belgrade says German colony to depart Monday. Germany protest at U.S. over handcuffing escaped Nazi prisoners returned to Canada.
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BELGRADE
Yugoslavia
A.P
Germany
Viktor Van Heeren
ATHENS
Greece
Danube
Vienna
BERLIN
U.S
WASHINGTON
United States
Canada
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Mr. MacDonalds
United Kingdom
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Manchester Guardian
Ministry of Information
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Nippon
High River
House
PARLIAMENTAR
Liberals
C. R. BLACKBURN
yaya
Casselman
East Edmonton
M.P
The Herald
Turkey
ROBERT ST. JOHN
Associated Press
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