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Newspaper
Panama City Pilot
Location
Panama City, Florida, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1941
Page
5
Edward C. Wayne analyzes intensified German air attacks aimed at crippling British shipping and breaking destroyer lanes across the Atlantic. He urges convoy strategy changes as the editor notes the column reflects the author’s views.
Nazi Germany launches heavy night air raids on London Liverpool Bristol Glasgow and Hull with fierce bombing and high casualties. British defenses claim 30 German planes shot down aided by night fighters ack anti aircraft shells. Hull Bristol Glasgow and Hull suffer severe losses while observers debate invasion plans and the strategic aim to disrupt Britain’s lifelines.
British authorities favor keeping convoy protection, while U S experts press for a lane protection scheme to patrol a 2000 mile Great Circle route with at least 50 destroyers. Proposals include transferring ships to Britain or extending the neutrality zone to shield Atlantic traffic and free U S vessels for other patrols.
The Ethiopian campaign shows Italians early successes then reverses, with British forces appearing to seal victory in the near future. The piece notes prior British forecasts of no African triumphs and now suggests a turning point in the conflict.
Two strikes loom large as wartime production faces risk. In Dayton at Wrightfield 5900000 project, 400 AF of L building trades workers press for nonunion ouster while electrical sub contractor’s crew reinstated after dispute. In California Harvill plant, 423 workers seek 50 to 75 cent raises, warned by founder to halt 60 000 jobs in jeopardy. government weighs steps to end walkout.
Rumors claim Soviet Russia gave Turkey approval to defy Germany as Balkan tensions rise. Observers cite Russia's long term aim to play rival powers off each other, pointing to Poland Romania and the Black Sea coastline as strategic grabs.
Two railroad disasters left four dead and many wounded near Pittsburgh and Ravenna, Ohio, as a commuter train split in two after backing onto a crossover. In Washington, public sentiment shifted on the lease-lead-aid Britain bill, with opposition collapsing amid back-home pressure and fear of destabilizing war aims.
The narrator recalls a tense fencing match with Lyon Ferriter in a bright but empty apartment. A dangerous reveal follows as the duel shifts from sport to potential murder, ending with a nonchalant exchange about effectiveness and a wary retreat as both men reassess the situation.
Mallory confronts Lyon Ferriter over a near deadly sword incident and a hidden truth about deafness. Cochrane hints at a missing gold hunter Horstman and a staged identity as the mystery deepens in a noir newsroom.
National Affairs notes a collapse of opposition to the Lend-Lease bill due to the attitude of senators' constituents. Britain's war aims are criticized as being helpful only to Hitler, per Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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