Reynaud Forms Broad French War Cabinet
Paris reports Paul Reynaud becomes prime minister and foreign minister with a broadened wartime cabinet. Daladier serves as national defence minister, Lucien Lamoureux moves from finance, and six Socialists join the leadership with others from centre and right. The inner war cabinet includes Daladier Chautemps Campinchi Egnac Dautry Lamoureux.
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London
Chamberlain
Kingsley Wood
Leslie Burgin
Paris
Paul Reynaud
Daladier
Reynaud
Lucien Lamoureux
Camille Chautemps
Cesar Campinchi
Laurent Egnac
Raoul Dautry
Lebrun
Elysee Palace
Democratic Left
Senate
Election Extra To Hit Streets At Midnight
Tomorrow is a statutory holiday so no News issue will appear. An election extra will be on streets around midnight with returns received up to press time.
Britain vows to use every legal weapon in economic war
London reports a British government note replying to Italy on March 3 protest over the Allied anti German blockade. It asserts resolve to enforce lawful measures while avoiding barbarous methods, pledging to protect neutral interests as long as measures aid prosecution of the war.
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London
Italy
Yeasterday
Germany
Thn
Joint Guarantee of The Balkans Report Joint Guarantee of The Balkans
Copenhagen reports a Berlin led agreement among Germany Russia and Italy to jointly guarantee Romanian and Balkan territory. Mussolini discusses defence measures with Graziani amid spring war front expectations and Italy's protest over the Allied sea blockade.
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Copenhagen
Berlin
The
Politiken
Germany
Russia
Italy
Rumania
Balkan
Rome
Mussolini
Rodolfo Graziani
Percy Loraine
Riome
Graziani
V Duce
Adolp Hitler
Brennero
Germany Eyes Balkan Policy Ties With Axis Powers
Berlin reports intensified talks to align Moscow Rome Berlin axis on Balkan policy. Russian ambassador Shkhartzeff left for Moscow amid rumors of high level messages to Stalin and Molotov. German officials downplayed cabinet shifts in France while Todt advances wartime production plans.
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Germany
Berlin
Moscow
Alexander Shkhartzeff
Joseph Stalin
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Molédesw
Count Friedrich Werner von der Schulenburg
Molotoff
Heavy vote expected in Med city provincial election
Interest runs high as voters head to the polls in Alberta to choose 67 members for the ninth legislature amid a spring storm. Turnout comparisons cite 1930 and 1935 figures, with northern and central areas hit by four to eight inches of snow and roads described as blocked or heavy.
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Hector Lang
C. S. Blanchard
K.C
Isaac Bullivant
J. L. Robinson
Lang
Bullivant
Edmonton
Alberta
Alberta Motor Association
Fairview
Vegreville
Edigonton
Saskatchewan
Red Deen
Speedy Airplane Aims to Speed Up Foreign Orders
Washington dispatch reports keen Allied interest in the seven mile per minute P-38 fighter, two motor Lockheed design. The War Department released a modified version for sale abroad but notes it cannot reach top speed without a secret device such as a supercharger.
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Washington
United States
Army Air Corps
Lockheed
War Department
Mauretania and Queen Mary Leave New York for Unknown Mission
In New York and Long Branch on March 21 two famed liners the Mauretania and Queen Mary slipped from harbor under camouflage with sealed orders. They sailed southerly toward possible troop duties amid wartime hazards while Queen Elizabeth and Normandie remained in port.
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Long Branch
C.P
Coast Guard
Bermuda
New York
Hudson
Admiralty
Australia
Near East
Mauretania
Bank Clearings Rise After Last Thursday Horse Sale
Clearing house figures show this week totaling 196 213 dollars up from 184 492 last week and 151 443 a year ago. The gain reflects increased business following the horse sale held Thursday.
Local Schools Close For Easter Holiday
City students get ten days to craft April Fool pranks as teachers return from Easter break. Schools close at 4 p.m. today and will not reopen until Monday April 1.
Reds Demand More From Finland
Stockholms-Tidningen reported from Moscow that the Finnish delegation was unpleasantly surprised by a demand for territorial concessions broader than those in the Russo-Finnish peace treaty. Moscow reportedly opposed Finland joining a Scandinavian defense alliance and views Finland as a fourth Baltic state to block closer ties with Scandinavian countries.
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Stockholm
Stockholms-Tidningen
Moscow
Finland
Russia
L A drive for funds for Our Canada war effort
A Salvation Army drive appeals for donations to support Canadian troops and homes. General Chairman Elliott Macdonald urges contributions with all funds received by Medicine Hat News or Capt Slous at Salvation Army headquarters 641 Fourth Street.
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Canada
Salvation Army
Elliott MacDonald
Medicine Hat News
Slous
Fourth St
City
Hindenburg Dam Suffered Major Damage in Raid
British raids on a German base damaged the Hindenburg dam linking Sylt to the mainland. Four anti aircraft towers in the dam area were reported destroyed. The report cites LONDON and TOENDER dispatches noting continued air activity and RAF plans for further operations.
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Hindenburg
Sylt Island
Mainland
Shetland Islands
English
Copenhagen
Sylt
National Tidende
Toender
London
Air Ministry
Scotland
Shetlands
England
Royal Air Force
Germany
Salt Island
Baltic
R.A.F
Britain
Bomber Command
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Ten Merchant Ships Sunk or Bomb Damaged
London reports ten merchant ships sunk or damaged in 48 hours including seven neutrals and three British. The British steamship al bionic burned after an incendiary hit and another unnamed British vessel bombed off the southeast coast with five crew dead. Danish losses include Minsk Bothial and Viking, while five convoy ships were damaged but the Admiralty says all are safe.
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Albionic
Minsk
Bothial
Viking
Admiralty
Svinta
Tora Elise
Utkippan
Erling Lindee
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