Italian Naval Fleet Punished in Battle in Mediterranean
AP reports from Belgrade that Italian naval forces suffered losses in a Mediterranean clash as Yugoslavia halted navigation on the Danube and Italy began evacuations. The Hungarian agency notes Italians in Belgrade preparing to leave if the situation worsens, while German authorities order German journalists to depart Yugoslavia.
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Associated Press
ADAPEST
Yugoslavia
Danube
BUDAPEST
legation
ROBERT ST. JOHN
British and Greek forces strike Italian warships in Eastern Med
British and Greek naval forces report heavy blows on Italian ships in the Eastern Mediterranean. The admiralty says at least one Littorio class battleship may have been sunk, with Italian cruisers and a destroyer damaged. RAF and Greek actions supported this continuing operation in the Ionian and surrounding waters.
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admiralty
R.A.F
Alberta legislature prorogation eyed next week
Alberta government supporters expect prorogation of the current session next Wednesday or Thursday. The session opened February 20 and has considered 104 bills, ten introduced at yesterday's sitting, with 21 already granted royal assent.
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EDMONTON
C.P
Alberta
War time habits cut drunkenness in Cardiff pubs report
The Chief Constable of Cardiff Mr J A Wilson attributes the drop in drunkenness last year to social changes from wartime conditions. Long munition hours and a desire for home life during darkness kept people away from town pubs, with many patrons heading home or to shelters and some licensees closing early. The letter on spying on parents in Germany is also noted.
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Cardiff
Wales
J. A. Wilson
Two U.S. Sailors Missing From Antipodean Squadron
Brisbane March 29. Rear Admiral Newton commander of a seven ship United States training squadron told the US consul that two sailors are missing. The squadron left here yesterday for an unknown destination after spending over a week in Australian waters.
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Newton
United States
Australian
Moratorium Bill Proposed to Shield Alberta Debts
EDMONTON March 29 C P Described by Hon Lucien Maynard as a safeguard against a possible onslaught by creditors if debt legislation is declared ultra vires a bill empowering the lieutenant governor in council to declare a moratorium on certain debts was reported through committee of the Alberta legislature. It would apply only to debts incurred before July 1 1936 Maynard said the government hopes not to use the act. He noted attacks against debt acts and said a safeguard is needed. The bill is titled as suspending proceedings in respect of certain debts.
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C. P
Lucien Maynard
Alberta
Maynard
J C. Mahaffy
Ind
Calgary
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ISTANBUL
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Germany
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LONDON
C.P
Voelkischer Beobachter
British Broadcasting Corporation
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BBC
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Eritrea
Clement Attlee
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Plymouth
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A.P
Takungpao
Peter II
Finn Freighter Caro lina Thorden Torpedoed Off Faroe Islands
Helsinki reports the Finnish freighter Carolina Thorden of 3645 tons, en route from Petsamo to New York, was torpedoed Wednesday off the Faroe Islands. Passengers and crew were saved, and the sinking shocks Helsinki as both belligerents had sanctioned Petsamo sea traffic.
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Finland
Carolina Thorden
Petsamo
New York
Faroe Islands
Greek and Canadian leaders exchange Independence Day message
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Mackenzie King received a response from Greek Prime Minister Alexandros Korizis to his note marking Greek independence anniversary last Tuesday. The exchange notes ongoing friendship and diplomatic ties between Greece and Canada.
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OTTAWA
Mackenzie King
Alexandros Korizis
Greece
Battle at sea as British and Greek forces clash with Italian fleet
British and Greek naval units engage major Italian warships in the Eastern Mediterranean. Preliminary reports claim heavy damage to Mussolini's fleet, while British bombers strike concentrations of warships in the Toni an Sea. Large Italian capital ships are shown in top pictures with reports of damage.
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Tonian Sea
Mussolini
Mediterranean
Convoy Beats Bombers in Atlantic Clash
A March 29 dispatch recounts how a British convoy repelled Hitler's newest long-range bombers during one of the opening clashes of the Atlantic battle. The report notes Canadian port involvement along the East Coast and details merchant seamen's perspective on the attack and defense.
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HITLER
ATLANTIC
C.P
Eighth Night London Free From Raid Alarms
London reports its eighth straight night without air raids and a fourth in which no after dark attacks occurred in the British Isles. Continent weather dampened major raids, Dover straits calm, five Condors attacked a convoy three days from England but came under heavy fire. only one ship escaped. Seamen described intense gunfire and a lone ferry plane remaining after the battle.
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British Isles
Germany
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tle
Atlantic
England
Big B-24 Bomber Off For Montreal
The third of four engine heavy bombers built in San Diego left La Guardia for Montreal flown by an American crew. Six of the B 24s have recently flown to La Guardia from the factory in about six weeks and 40 bombers are at Floyd Bennett for crating for shipment to England after eight Hudsons landed at Brooklyn.
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San Diego
Calif
Great Britain
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Floyd Bennett field
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England
Brooklyn field
Antonescu Resigns Romanian Premiership Reported From Istanbul
Reuters, citing an Istanbul dispatch to an independent French agency, reports Gen Ion Antonescu has quit as Romanian premier in protest against German demands. No corroboration from other sources available.
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LONDON
Reuters
Istanbul
today
Ion Antonescu
No Decision Reached On Wheat Bill In Commons
In Ottawa the wheat bill debate stalled with MPs split on acreage reductions and fallow. Gordon Floss urged meeting demand, while H. J. MacKenzie opposed western bonuses and urged lower sowing penalties. Opposition Leader Hanson challenged the policy, calling for parity pricing rather than bonuses.
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C. R. BLACKBURN
OTTAWA
C.P
Canada
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Gordon floss
amther
H. 4
MacKenzie
Ontario
Lambton-Kent
HANSON
C I L O Members Vote to Continue West Allis Strike
MILWAUKEE March 29 Members of Local 248 United Automobile Workers Union CIC announced after a meeting that the membership voted to continue the strike at the Fallis Chalmers Manufacturing Company in West Allis suburb of Milwaukee.
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MILWAUKEE
United Automobile Workers Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Fallis- Chalmers Manufacturing Company
West Allis
I Always Tell Truth Says Goebbels Speech
German propaganda minister Goebbels told a BBC reported speech that he always tells the truth and that Germany's war figures always correspond to the truth. He claimed Germany has never altered numbers or figures.
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LONDON
Goebbels
British Broadcasting Corporation
Germany
Naval battle in Eastern Mediterranean damages Italian Littorio ships
The Admiralty reports British and Greek forces engaged Italian warships in the Eastern Mediterranean. At least one Littorio class battleship and two enemy cruisers were damaged, with Greek naval units and Royal Air Force aircraft involved. Further details to follow.
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ONDON
C.P
admiralty
Mediterranean
Andrew Cunningham
Royal Air Force
Turkey seeks to prevent war in the Balkans
Turkish reports say Turkey aims for an agreement with Germany with Yugoslav cooperation to deter war in the Balkans. The plan, viewed as defensive, foresees no attacks on Germany if it stays away from aggression.
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