Italy Rebuts German War Overtures In Rome Visit
The Italian government rejected any war effort beyond its own cause after Von Ribbentrop's Rome trip. Finland negotiations linger, while Russian air raids target more towns. Neutrals warned against convoy reliance as Germany signals limits on protections. Labor majority backs aiding Finland. Hull says the US seeks information but remains out of mediation. Pittman had urged a 30 day armistice without State Department prior review.
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Rome
Italy
Behain
Russia
Finland
Washington
Hull
United States
Moscow
Sen
Key Pittman
State Department
Europe
Mr. Hull
Welles
Hission
Chamberlin
Paris
Enlire
Chamberlain
Tatermedeirsle
Copenhagen
Associated Press
Germany
Finland Denies Accepted Peace Terms In Moscow Talks
Finnish Foreign Office denies any acceptance of peace terms as delegates remain in Moscow and negotiations proceed. Helsinki reports confirm ongoing talks while Copenhagen and Stockholm note shifts in Russian demands and Swedish mediation, with Allied support hinted.
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Finland
Moscow
Australian Associated Press
Londus
Nesday
Russia
Herr Tanner
Helsinki
Finns Jubilant Over Allies Offer In London Report
A terse dispatch from London notes Finnish officials reacting with renewed spirit to an Allied offer. The Finnish stance toward Russia remains unclear amid silence from Helsinki and Moscow. The report cites international pressure and internal debate shaping Finland's potential outreach and strategic choices.
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London
Finland
Russia
Borh
Helinki Tikebushina
Moscow
Sweden’s Folly In Personal Crisis In Finland Crisis
The Daily Mail denounces Sweden’s actions toward Finland as acts of personal crisis and folly in a Britain led discussion. It contrasts Swedish timidity with Finnish valor, urges Allies to press Sweden and consider sending an important government figure to Stockholm to discuss aid.
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Tangled -Skela
Russia
Europe
Americd
Day
Ghhant-seriain
Pinland
House of Commons
Mr. Welles
London
Kerr von Ribbentrop
Rome
Chamberlain
The
Daily Mail
Sweden
Finland
Stockholm
Times
12 Towns Bombed as Finnish Defenses Hold
Finnish capital Helsinki endured a fresh wave of Russian air raids with eleven additional towns struck. Both sides push to gain military leverage as fighting rages on. The Finnish communique cites slight Russian gains at some points around Viipuri Bay while repelling several Gulf of Finland detachments. A claim of 1000 Russians killed in Karelia during the week boosts a total of about 5000 in that period.
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London
Helsinki
Yiipuc Bay
Gulf of Finland
Kollaanjoki
Lake Ladoga
Pitkaranta
Kuhmo
Sala
Moscow
Red
Viiputi
Ribbentrop Leaves Rome Amid Diplomatic Talks
The Rome visit by German Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop centered on coordinating German Italian and Vatican efforts for peace talks amid European tensions. He pressed for Vatican broadcasts and relations with Poland and Czechoslovakia, while critics noted Russia Germany Britain dynamics and the U.S. envoy Sumner Welles’s influence shaping the talks.
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Uuestras
Germany
Europe
Anu
van Ribbenetrop
Hiller
Fidence
van Rubbentrop
Nias Polyak
Rome
Nat Buraigy
Ger
Russia
Britain
von Ribbentrop
Sunther Welles
United States
Inertin
Wilhelmstrasse
Far
England
Maly
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le Tenis
Bat
Mussolini
Welles
Local Notes From Pirie Hospital And Area Football Scene
A Branford Street resident exmited to Pirie Hospital and updates on St Marks Football Club secretary election. Mentions of Langsford girl admitted to Pirie Hospital, Air Commodore Russell leaving for India command, and several Pirie Hospital patients including Minervini and Featherston. Funeral attendance for Miss Perryman noted, with scattered regional notices and a Rome attendance fragment.
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Fitzgerald
Branford Street
Solomontown
Pirie Hospital
Russell
Australia
Royal Air Force
Commonwealth
No. 1 Indian Command
T. S. Bleschke
Port Germein
JV. Perryman
Nellie Perryman
L. Lane
Miss Perryman
Peterborough
Ki. Featherston
St Mark's
George Brown
Gladstone
Pirie
Edinburgh
Scotland
It Is Peity Bickering Among Parties
A speaker criticizes political bickering and tone in recent statements contrasting with England’s wartime spin. He notes heightened community tensions yet urges unity for a free democratic nation and fair critique of government to aid the national fight.
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England
Coal on Hand From Smelters for Several Months
Readable fragment indicates coal reserves sufficient for several months at smelters. Mentions measures or plans for inventories and a strike of unspecified scope. Names, places, or exact figures are unclear due to OCR errors.
Heat Wave Continues Weary Pike Residents Seek Shade
Reported heat wave fatigue grips Pike region as residents seek cooler air and shade. Daylong sun persisted for a fourth week with unbroken heat and cloudless skies, prompting warnings of strain and dehydration among the town’s people.
Weather notes and stray hints from a warm May day
The piece records a hot May day with maximum around 103 and a low near 8.9 hours after midnight. It notes intense sun, hazy skies, and crowded beaches with bikes and motorcycles, plus nearby town activity and a brisk sea breeze. It mentions unusual heat for the period and references a possible record.
Melbourne Weather and Fire Damage Report
Victoria experiences high temperatures and hazy conditions with 172 450 000 calories of water consumption. Forest Commission urges mill closures and debris cleanup as about 1 000 000 L of timber destroyed and unconfirmed sawmill loss in Matlock. Air patrols log eight outbreaks in Otway Range and fires near Warburton threaten mills. Amber workers hule destroyed near Tangil. several fire incidents reported statewide.
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Aielbourne
Metourne
St Pai
Sun Reali
Victoria
Ye Mallee
Melbourne
Forest Commission
Sydney Mystery Police Seek Clues in Van Tonder Death
Sydney detectives study thriller novels in the victim's room to explore a possible link to the death of Miss Cornelly Elizabeth van Tonder, a 23 year old domestic found strangled. They interview witnesses, review a prior scene described in fiction, and consider a staged suicide theory.
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Sydney
Cornelly
Elizabeth van Tonder
Ami
Mins van Tonder
Mai
Central Ambulance
Red Way
Alice Miss van Tunder
Central mine to resume production at Broken Hill on Thursday
A government decision denying grant aid to Sulphidy Corp is confirmed. Central mine at Broken Hill will restart production on Thursday, March 20, following the follow up communication from New South Wales Government authorities.
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Dydney
Inestay
New South Wille
GML
Sulphidy Corp
Central
Broken Hill Y
Thuirsdas
Wheat And Silver Wheat: 4 Wa bushel.
Wheat and silver wheat figures show 4 bushels for wheat and 19 1-16 ounce silver items.
Building Trade Awards Clarified by Court Ruling
A court ruled it had no jurisdiction over requests for interpretations of awards submitted by the Building Trade and allied associations. The case referenced the Industrial Act and the year’s awards process, noting that required steps were not taken to address interpretations.
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Delalde
Vans Singhlayers
Antares
Kelly
Saughety
Bro+ Thon HAI Venghetary Limited
Urighkivers
Tilers
Turkpiniters’ Association
Theinilder
Almers! Federation
Married Thrice Alleged Confession Of Bigamy
In Adelaide Police Court Mary Fawcenee Lawrence, 36, a married woman, confessed to bigamy amid police evidence that she wed James O Leary while already married to Frederick John Lawrence. She described prior marriages, an eventual divorce, and four children now at Goodwood Orphanage, with details of the sequence of ceremonies and testimonies.
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Delaide
Mate
Adelaide
Mary Fawcenee
Karlab Zetland
Minder Street
Yay
I Hiromel
James O'Leary
Hushat
Frederick John Lawrence
Trial Bay
Ottaway
Lawrence
Hagar Ronnald Schule
Chile
Schule
Broderick Julia Lawrence
Waikerie
Mrs. Lawrence
St. Patrick's Church
Grote Street
Body Found in the Torrens River Adelaides Norwood Man
The body of Joseph Malcolm Wallet of Beulah Road Norwood was recovered from the Torrens about 30 yards from the weir at 9:30 am. Police began dragging at 10 am yesterday and worked until midnight. The body lay in 28 F water about 20 yards from the northern bank.
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Adelaide
Joseph Malcolm Wallet
Beulah Road
Norwood
Torrens
Nort “Tern
Country Party Joins Coalition Government in Australia
At Canberra the Country Party agreed to join the UAP UCP coalition government accepting five cabinet seats three full portfolios and two assistant ministries. The move clears the way for a united ministry though talks on cabinet allocations and Country Party representation continue. Sir Earle Page’s possible inclusion remains unresolved with discussions focused on postwar policy and defence administration reforms.
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Canberra
Uap-Ucp
Country Party
R. G. Menzies
Guineron
Mendes
Cameron
Earle Page
Menzies
McEwen
Abe Ai
Amce
Australian Consolidated Industries
Siseri
Anern
Thorby
Siewt
Weng Oul
Min
Cannon
Ly Gabinet
Yue Coumbey
Suk
Lyons
Fatal plane fall halts training near Auckland
In a training incident near Auckland a trainee died after falling from an aircraft during a roll. Instructor D M Allan departed the plane and was killed. Phol Ofer Newton, receiving instruction, landed the craft safely.
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Nellington
D.M. Allan
Auckland
Phol Ofer
Newton
Allan
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