Regime Change in Belgrade Sparks Yugoslav War Mood
Belgrade erupts as a new government under Gen. Dusan Simovic seizes control from the Axis aligned regency. Crowds cheer war against Germany while trains and trucks rush troops to frontiers and Yugoslav air force roars over the city.
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Belgrade
Germany
Yugoslavia
Air Corps
Dusan Simovic
Peter
Alge Shrift
Viktor van Heeren
van Heeren
Foreign Office
Japanese Drive Fails in Kiangsi Campaign
A Chinese military spokesman reports a Japanese drive in northern Kiangsi collapsing after 20,000 casualties in 10 days. He says the entire Ikeda brigade of 9,000 men was wiped out and Chinese victories halted the Japanese spring offensive after careful preparations.
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Chungking
Kiangsi
Australian air ministry to form women’s auxiliary corps
The Australian air ministry announces creation of a women’s auxiliary corps for the Royal Australian Air Force. Women aged 18 to 40 will be enrolled as wireless and teleprinter operators and for administrative code and domestic duties in policy reported by the British Broadcasting Corporation.
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London
Australian Air Ministry
Royal Australian Air Force
British Broadcasting Corporation
Wheat Exports Rise for Canada Week Ended March 21
Ottawa reports export clearances of Canadian wheat overseas totalled 4.784 million bushels in the week ending March 21, up from 3.282 million in the same week of 1940, according to the Dominion Bureau of Statistics.
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Ottawa
Dominion Bureau of Statistics
Missionaries Arrested Over Korea Campaign Claim
Ashi reports from Seoul that fifteen British and United States women missionaries were arrested on charges of plotting a campaign in Korea against Japan's war in China. No names were provided.
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Tokyo
Korea
Japan
China
Ashi
Seoul
War Services Drive Gains Momentum in Canada
Sir Edward Beatty reports strong enthusiasm for the war services fund campaign across Canada. He notes Canadians’ duty and morale support for troops, praising Wendell Willkie’s visit to Toronto and Montreal and urging rapid, overwhelming fundraising to aid those in battle.
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Sir Edward Beatty
Toronto
Edward Beatty, Gee
War Services Fund Campaign National Committee
Canada
War Services Fund
Montreal
Wendell Willkie
Greenland and Iceland Seen as North Atlantic Stepping Stones
The article notes Germany extends counter blockade operations near Greenland within three miles of the Arctic coast, prompting U S interest as Greenland is viewed under the Monroe Doctrine. Coast guard cutters patrol the area as Greenland gains strategic value for supplies and potential aircraft routes to Britain.
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Washington
Germany
Greenland
United States
United States Coast Guard
Denmark
Iceland
Britain
Food exchange outlined between France held and free zones
France's unoccupied territory will supply 1 355 000 head of livestock and fresh produce to German occupied France in exchange for 800 000 tons of wheat and 800 000 tons of potatoes plus 200 000 tons of sugar. Surplus food from both zones will be sent to occupied areas and deemed exchange value.
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Vichy
France
Occupied
French Africa
Census Will Be Taken In Ottawa After Debate
Trade Minister MacKinnon told the House of Commons the 1941 census would proceed and not be postponed. He said the census collects more extensive and different information than the national registration, including housing conditions useful for postwar reconstruction planning.
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Ottawa
MacKinnon
House of Commons
British Navy Beats Nazi Raiders in North Sea Attacks
British war vessels guard convoys in the North Sea fending off night raids by German torpedo boats and shooting down a Messerschmitt 110. The Sturgeon torpedoed an 8,000 ton German tanker off Norway while American long range bombers join patrols near Iceland.
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London
North Sea
Re Mable
Britain
United States
Iceland
Lockheed
Consolidated
Admiralty
Versatile
Netherlands
Norway
North Atlantic
Denmark
Stockholm
Marion
Air Ministry
Bomber Command
Ameland
Borkum
Coastal Command
Invasion Drill Demonstrates Light Amphibian Boats
British amphibian shock troops train for Europe using birchbark like assault canoes kub light enough to be portaged by four men. In drills at the amphibian school they board, kneel, paddle, and sing the Volga Boatman. A second craft seats two or serves as a raft for equipment.
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London
Europe
Explosive Plant Ottawa Opens in Central Canada
The munitions department announced Canada starts operations at a second national explosives plant in central Canada producing three novel explosives and two others. A third large plant is planned to begin next summer. The second plant, largest of its kind, costs about $19 million and should be in full production by mid summer.
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Ottawa
Canada
Munitions and Supply Department
Greece War Effort Gets Supplies From British Colonies
The colonial office announced shipments to Greece include tin rubber hemp hides chemicals and coffee from British colonies to aid the Greek war effort.
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London
Greece
Colonial Office
Patrol Vessel Otter Destroyed Near Halifax With Losses
Flames swept HMCS Otter as it patrolled near Sambro Light off Halifax. Of 41 crew members 19 died, 2 officers and 17 sailors lost, 22 survived after lifeboats were manned by a merchant ship and another war vessel. Commander Denis Mossman survived.
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Halifax
Royal Canadian Navy
Hm.c.ster
Atlantic
Department of Naval Services
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Quebec
Prince Edward Island
Manitoba
Nova
Halifax outlines postwar order and Allied victory
New York United States and Commonwealth nations will anchor the postwar economic order Lord Halifax said at a press conference Britain is prepared to fight 20 years if needed to defeat the Axis and expects armament flow from the United States to shorten the war He added Britain will not seek a negotiated peace and Germany must prove sincerity before joining a community of nations while RAF bombing could intensify with U S help.
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Vienna
Nomichilo Nincic
Nincic
Germany
Italy
Albania
New York
United States
British Commonwealth
Lord Halifax
Britain
Atlantic
Royal Air Force
Canadian Navy Aids in Capture of Danish Ships
Ottawa reports Royal Canadian Navy units in West Indies waters helped capture two Danish motor tankers, Scandia and Christian Holm, adding about 18 000 tons to the empire mercantile fleet. Interceptions occurred with a Dutch warship under way, news released after a AP dispatch.
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Ottawa
Macdonald
Royal Canadian Navy
West Indies
Mercantile Marine Service
Empire
Associated Press
New York
Trinidad
R.C.N
Prince Robert
Weser
Pacific
Mexico
Caribbean
Assiniboia
Italy
St. Lawrence
British Seize Cheren and Harar in East Africa
British forces announced the storming of Cheren, Eritrea’s key fortress, and the capture of Harar, Ethiopia’s second city, signaling a collapse of Italian East African resistance. Cheren had withstood seven weeks of siege by 35,000 Italian troops under the Duke of Aosta, as British shelling and air bombardment pressed toward Asmara, 45 miles away.
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Cairo
Cheren
East Africa
Harar
Ethiopia
Italy
Eritrea
Asmara
Duke of Aosta
Butchart's Gardens to stay open amid ownership change
Butchart's Gardens at Tod Inlet will remain open this summer as Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Butchart withdraw from the grounds after 35 years of maintenance. A small admission fee will be charged in future to cover upkeep costs.
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Victoria
Italy’s Dodecanese Islands Cut Off by British Fleet
British authorities expect bombardment and blockade to cost Italy its Dodecanese outposts off Crete. Rhodes Leros and Scarpanto reports cite heavy bombing and naval shelling as Greek refugees note rising discontent. The islands, once Turkish territory until 1912, remain isolated amid the Aegean conflict.
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Crete
Italy
Royal Navy
Scarpanto
Islands
Dodecanese
Turkey
Georgia Law Targets Poisonous Snake Handling at Services
Georgia legislators enacted a law prescribing a prison term of one to 20 years for anyone handling venomous snakes at religious services or other venues in a way that endangers others. The measure followed reports of injuries to attendees at a religious cult event in South Georgia last fall.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South Georgia
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War Services Drive
U.S
Food Exchange
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Sir Percy Noble
England
Great Britain
MOP and Duster Army
Elm
Butchart’s Gardens
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