Field Marshal Papagos Shapes Greece’s War Outlook
The Greek army chief of staff, Field Marshal Alexander Papagos, seen as a professional soldier free of political bias, is poised to influence post Metaxas Greece. His calm reserve and decisive leadership suggest Greece will continue to fight, with no separate peace.
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New York
Alexander Papagos
John Metaxas
Athens
Greece
Belgium
Italy
Bulgaria
Germany
Asia Minor
Supreme War Council
Upside Down Flight Record Held By Lockheed Pilot
In 1933 Lockheed test pilot Mr. Burcham sat chair up on a kitchen beam and trained for upside down flying. He topped the record with a 4 hours 5 minutes 22 seconds endurance, facing decompression and paralyzing risks to push limits of aviation science.
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Milo
Ace Kurshen
Army Air Corps
Lockheed
Mr. Burcham
Lockheed Corporation
Long Island
California
That Night in Rio Opens With Maria Miranda Rhythm
Nelson D. Rockefeller backed effort to unite South America through culture meets a Brazilian chanteuse Maria da Carmo da Cunha known as Carmen Miranda. The film That Night in Rio premieres with her singing Chica Chica Boom Chic as Hollywood promotes cross continental ties and samba like the shared beat across Americas. Miranda, in her early twenties, has toured nine South American concerts and holds over 300 recordings top selling in the Western hemisphere. Her debut in Streets of Paris in 1939 sparked awareness of common Americas.
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Carmen Miranda
Rio
Senorita Miranda
Hollywood
Mr. Rockefeller
Chanteuse
Portugal
Brazil
Maria da Carmo da Cunha
Western Hemisphere
Paris
North
South America
Weekly News Analysis: Nazi Blitz Aims at British Shipping
Edward C. Wayne argues the Nazi aerial attacks seek to cripple British shipping and to disrupt Atlantic lanes. He urges replacing heavily hit convoys and stresses the strategic impact of these developments.
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Atlantic
Air Blitz Targets British Cities With Heavy Night Attacks
The German air raids hit London Liverpool Bristol Glasgow and Hull in heavy night bombings. British defenses claim 30 German planes shot down aided by new anti aircraft shells. Hull Bristol and Glasgow suffer severe casualties and shipping centers show the war’s widening impact on Britain’s lifelines.
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Nazi Germany
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Liverpool
Bristol
Glasgow
Hull
Midlands
Hitler
Britain
United States
Lane Protection Versus Convoy System Debated War Plan
Britain favors the convoy system while American experts propose a lane protection scheme for Atlantic shipping. The Great Circle route would be patrolled by about 50 destroyers with 50 miles per ship, enabling frequent sightings of subs and faster vessels to haul more loads. Plans include transferring destroyers to Britain or extending the neutrality zone to shield ships and free British crews for longer patrols. Churchill sends word to ship operators about Nazi raiders in the forty second meridian within the neutrality area.
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Atlantic
Washington
America
U. S
United States
U. S. Navy
North Atlantic
Navy Department
Churchill
Battle of Ethiopia Turns In Favor Of British
The Ethiopian campaign swung from initial Italian gains to British advantages, nearing final phases with a likely British victory. This contradicts early British forecasts that faced public pessimism about success in the broader African theater.
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Ethiopia
Albania
Strikes at Wrightfield and Harvill Hold War Plant Jobs
Two major strikes disrupt aviation production. At Wrightfield Dayton Ohio 400 A F L building trades workers oppose nonunion labor delaying a 5.9 million army air service project. At Harvill plant 423 workers seek raises risking 60000 jobs and potential warplane delays. Government watches closely.
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Ohio
A. F. of L. Building Trades Unions
Picayune
A. F. of L
C.I.O
Harvill Manufacturing Company
Harvill
Pacific Coast
Boeing
Lockheed
Douglas
Vultee
Vega
North American
Russia May Back Turkey in Balkans Turmoil
Observers weigh a Soviet green light to Turkey as the Bulgar Greek front teeters toward war. They cite Russia's long range aim to back the weaker power, then intervene for gain, pointing to Poland and Romania as precedent and noting Soviet ties with Bulgaria Jugoslavia and strategic Black Sea interests.
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Turkey
Germany
Jugoslavia
Macedonia
Thrace
England
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Poland
Rumania
Rail wrecks leave four dead and hundreds injured in Ohio run
In two separate collisions within a day near Pittsburgh and Ravenna Ohio a derailed passenger train plunged into the Ohio River killing four and wounding many while another commuter train carrying hundreds of workers to a government arsenal was severed by a freight train.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Ravenna
Biggest farm purchase plan sparks debate in Senate
During a debate on the lease-lead bill Senator Murray urged a provision for Britain to buy or borrow US farm products as well as armaments. Vice President Wallace and Senate Leader Barkley discussed an amendment launching the largest farm purchase plan since the last war. The plan aims to move surplus corn, wheat, cotton, tobacco and other goods to Britain via loans or sales. Milo Perkins leads the farm products for Britain program as head of the effort to move excess crops.
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Montana
Henry Wallace
Britain
Wallace
Senate
Barkley
United States
Great Britain
England
France
Italy
Russia
Poland
Denmark
Holland
Agriculture Department
Dominions
Milo Perkins
Uncle Sam
Oowes
Private Purkey Letters and Navy Expansion Update
A wartime letter from Oscar Purkey describes camp life and humor about pajammers bath towels and radios while detailing drills and hunger for normal comforts. Separately a national update notes rapid naval production with battleships NC and Washington due in June and a larger destroyer and submarine program nearing 1945 completion.
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