Soviet Push Near Vienna In Hungary And Silesia Gains
Soviet forces in Hungary and Silesia report major advances as the 3rd Ukrainian army reaches toward the Rada river near the Austrian border while Strehlen and Rybnik fall in Silesia. German communique notes fierce resistance as 2nd and 3rd Ukrainian armies push along the Danube toward Vienna and Bratislava gap.
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London
Raba
Austrian
Vienna
Rada
Hungary
Danube
Gyor
Bratislava
Strehlen
Rybnik
Silesian
Marshal Stalin
Breslau
Ratibor
Crechoslovak
Moravska-Ostrava
Rada River
Austria
Silesia
Polish Silesia
Czechoslovakia
Banska
Bystrica
Moscow
Carpathian
Czecholoslakia
Hron River
Berlin
Eisenhower says German front in west crushed as allied drives surge east
Allied forces break German defenses beyond Brunen north of Duisburg and push the British 2nd Army eastward nearly unopposed. Eisenhower says the main western defense line is broken and Germany whipped, with possible new fronts forming and continued hard fighting ahead in the north. He notes 250,000 western front prisoners since March 1 as tanks advance toward central Germany, less than 244 miles from Berlin.
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the Rhine
Brunen
Duisburg
Ruhr
East Rhine
Paris
Eisenhower
Germany
Berlin
Rhine
Rhineland
Western Front
Mddle
United States
Weilburg
Churchill sidesteps German peace proposals in Commons
In the House of Commons Prime Minister Churchill refrained from confirming German peace offers and said any such matter would first go to Allied discussions. He stated peace terms would be shared only with military surrender at the front and coordinated with Russia and the United States. Evelyn Walkden argued that lives matter more than parliamentary debate, urging immediate action.
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London
Churchill
House of Ommons
Germany
Rhys Davies
Labor
Church
Evelyn Walkden
Mr. Churchill
Argentina Declares War on Axis Nations
Argentina today declared a state of war with the Axis after a two hour cabinet session. Presidential Secretary Coronel Gregorio Taube said the decision followed a weeks-long deliberation to meet the inter-American conference invitation to rejoin the American family of nations.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Coronel Gregorio Taube
Mexico City
Regina horse show runs twelve classes on opening night
The Regina event drew 125 entrants in 12 run off classes with 48 cash prizes. Bouncing Buster of the Lilla-Gord stables swept three firsts including ladies hunter and knock down and out jump. Premier T C Douglas opened the show amid scarlet bunting and flowers at Ghost River ranch Cochrane Alta noted for its star rider.
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Regina
Lilla-Gord
Brandon
Ghost River Ranch
Cochrane Alta
T. C. Douglas
Trying To Break Out of Pincers
AP dispatches from Calcutta report heavy fighting north and west of Meiktila airfield as Japanese attacks surge nightly and British troops push to rout them. Japanese mass near Meiktila and Mandalay while Kyaukse serves as a staging point. Chinese 1st Army nears Mong Yai along the Burma road.
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Calcutta
Meiktila
Burma
Mandalay
Irrawaddy Bend
20Th Division
Kyaukse
Thailand
1St Army
Mong Yai
Admits Choking 4 Year Old in Ontario Manslaughter Verdict
Charles Davey, 16, farmhand from Cavan township, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Norman Lamb, four. He admitted to police that he choked the child with his hands. The body was found July 13 in a swamp near the family farm. Davey, a ward of Bowmanville boys' training school, worked on Joseph Fee's farm, the deceased's grandfather. He was sentenced to two years less a day determinate and one year determinate.
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Coburg
Charles Davy
Cavan Township
Norman
Buddy) Lamb
Ontario Supreme Court
Davey
Lamb
Bowmanville
Attempt to assassinate Mussolini in Milan
Rome reports a partisan who crossed German lines nearly killed Benito Mussolini but missed during a Black Brigade inspection in Milan. The incident, described as unsuccessful, was quoted by the Rome press.
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Rome
Italy
Benito’ Mussolini
Milan
Duce
Alberta Legislature Hears 72 Bills Introduced
Edmonton March 27 72 bills have been introduced this session two received first reading Monday A bill to amend the mothers allowance act would cut desertion period from five to three years A hospitals act amendment defines local authority as administration moved to public welfare department A conciliation act amendment defers debate after objection from Calgary Trades and Labour Council It would extend reporting time from 14 to 30 days and require a strike vote by majority of affected employees Capt Prowse Army representative seated amid ovation. 32 bills remain before the house with some ready for second reading or committee consideration
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Edmonton
Alberta
Mondhy
Department of ‘Municipal Affairs
Calgary, Trades ’and ‘Liabor ‘ Council
Board of Industrial Relations
Marper ‘Prowse
Alberta Legislaire
Army
Assembly
L. D. Ward
Navy
F. C. Colborne
Air Force
Cpo Ward
Prowse
Tha-Whale
Saskatchewan Bill Aims to Shield Councils Over Seed Debt
Regina March 27 CP Municipal Affairs Minister J H Brockelbank introduced a bill to cancel indebtedness on 1938 seed grain advances for farmers who have paid 50 percent of principal. The province would not pay the remaining balance, noting Dominion guarantees and federal plans, while municipalities had issued loans and may face liability if notes are returned.
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Regina
J. H. Brockelbank
Saskatchewan
Isley
Non-Residence Clause Urged in Evacuee Case at Lethbridge Meeting
Alderman Castles criticized city action on a British Columbia security commission agreement that evacuee Japanese girls living as domestics in Lethbridge should be ordered out. The council two weeks earlier asked for removal, but Castles said enforcement was weak and stressed upholding the non‑residence clause.
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Gethbridge
Edward Castles
British’ Columbia Security Commission
Ald. Castles
A. W. Shackleford
Security Commission
Castles
George Francis Train Pioneer of Trolleys Abroad
George Francis Train, American businessman, introduced trolleys into England, Switzerland, and Denmark, expanding urban transit with early electrical streetcar ideas.
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George Francis Train
England
Switzerland
Denmark
McNaughton Not Granted Pension Reported in Commons
In Ottawa yesterday a report to Parliament states that Defence Minister MacNaughton was not granted a pension upon retirement from the Canadian Army during the current war. The reply was tabled in the House of Commons by D. G. Ross of the PC-Souris faction.
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Ottawa
Auahua
D. G. Ross
Pc-Souris
Warships and Planes Bombard Islands Across 1000 Miles
Japanese communiques report United States warships and planes striking along a 1000 mile stretch of enemy islands including Cebu and the Kerma islands in the Ryukyu chain. Superforts hit Kyushu airfields while the 5th fleet bombards the Ryukyus toward Formosa. Philippine raids against Formosa airfields continue as Tokyo cites a second American task force shelling Pratas. In central China the Japanese front reports advances.
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Cebu
Philippines
Kerma Islands
Ryukyu
United States
Kyushu
Japan
United States 5Th Fleet
Ryukyus
Formosa
Tokyo
Pratas
China
Aggressive Hun Raiders Driven Off Near Faenza
Allied HQ reported German platoons raided north of Faenza using searchlights but were repulsed with 14 captured and several casualties. A second two-platoon assault occurred northwest of Bagnacavello as Eighth Army conducted a small hill attack near Faenza. Night bombing targeted rail and roads in the Po valley amid rising artillery fire on the Bologna to Pistoia corridor.
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Rome
8Th Army
Faenza
Bagnacavello
Eighth Army
Marradi-Castal Bolognese
Po Valley
5Th Army
Bologna-Pistoia
Ski instructor Gadner dies in Lake Louise snowslide
BANEF Alta March 27 CP A ski instructor from Gray Rocks Inn St Jovite Que head examiner of the Canadian ski school died in a snowslide near Hidden Lake Mt Richardson bowl Ptarmigan valley about 5 pm Monday. Other party members were not with him. Gadner came from the Austrian Tyrol and spent years guiding in Temple Skoki districts. An inquest will be held in Want later this afternoon.
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Norman Watson
Lake Louise
Gadner
Temple
Skoki
Gray Rocks
Rockies
German girl saves Americans under fire in hospital visit
Beyond the Rhine dispatch says Trudi a 20 year old German girl risked life to aid wounded GIs in an American field hospital. Germans shot her burned her home but she survived and received gifts from grateful American troops. Captain Maxie Zera of New York City retold the incident.
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the Rhine
Trudi
Division
Maxie Zera
New York City
RAF Dropped 11-Ton Bombs on U-Boat Pens at Farge
The RAF Lancasters dropped 11 ton bombs on submarine pens at Farge near Bremen, plus oil depot and plant targets at Koenigsborn and Sachsenbenzol near Hamm. The raid followed heavy Allied air support destroying over 100 enemy tanks yesterday. The 11th panzer division was found hiding near Field Marshal Montgomery's flank and was dispersed with US Ninth Air Force help.
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London
RAF
Farge
Bremen
Germany
Vegesack
Koenigsborn
Hamm
Rhine
R.A.F
11Th Panzer Division
Field Marshal Montgomery
U.S. 9Th Air Force
White House urges cabinet and diplomats stay at posts
President Roosevelt asks cabinet officers and American ambassadors and ministers abroad to remain at their posts during the San Francisco world security conference beginning April 25. Jonathan Daniels says the directive aims to avoid disruptions and rumors of quick European victory.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Europe
Jonathan Daniels
Mr. Daniels
Secretary of State
Chiefs of Mission
Daniels
Saskatchewan adult education salaries rise over sixteen thousand
Saskatchewan government documents show official salaries for the new adult education branch will exceed $16,500 a year. Edward Parker is paid $3,640 as promotional director and Watson Thomson receives $3,600 as branch director.
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Regina
Saskatchewan
Edward Parker
Watson Thomson
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