Ancient heroes echo as Anzacs meet the old siege
The piece compares the Anzacs to Leonidas and the Spartans at Thermopylae, noting how both standfast delays allowed Allied fleets to form. It recounts Xerxes massive invasion, the Persian floods of ships and bridges, and a Delphi oracle telling Athenians to trust Boreas to help Greece.
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Thermopylae
Australia
New Zealand
Leonidas
Bay of
Salamis
Seao
Germany
Rosevelt
Xerxes
Gresce
Europe
Mount Athos
Kerxes
Ellesponta
Wil
Pecs
Delphi
Greece
Boreas
Texas House Clears Decks On Tax Bill Concurrence
Austin April 23 The Texas house cleared its desks for an attempt to concur in senate amendments to the 23 million dollar general tax bill. Concurrence would complete legislative action. The measure approved by the Senate reached the house shortly before adjournment as lawmakers planned a free conference to resolve differences. Leonard said copies would be available when the chamber resumed and a drive would follow in support of concurrence. The day included discussions with Lieutenant Governor Stevenson and Governor O Daniel about the tax ban and Russia relations.
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Austin
Texas House
Deaks
Senate
House
Moon
Homer Leonard
Leonard
Cing
Sylet
Cokery Stevenson
W. Lee O'Danial
Rumania
Weler
Foreign Office
Russia
Emiserance Committee
Eovernor
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gerald Camp
Manthey Aeey
Italy
Garel
Ant
Snyder Td
Light Brigade
Balaclava
Minralinll
April Showers Continue Amid Seasonal Change
The forecast from United States Weather Meterologist Jarboe predicts continued showers into Tuesday and Wednesday. A southeast wind pattern is expected with a high around 76 degrees on Tuesday, a low near 68 Tuesday night, and a high about 86 degrees Wednesday indicating a warm trend ahead.
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United States
Jarboe
Love Declines Liquor Board Appointment Amid Texas Senate Debate
In Austin, W. Lee O'Daniel faces another liquor control board appointment after former Senator Tom Love said he would not accept the offer. Love, in Austin for bills before the legislature, announced at night his refusal to join the board.
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Austin
Apel
UINL
W. Lee O'Daniel
Liquer Control Board
Tom Love
Love
Ferguson Seeks Voter Input on Senate Run
Ferguson today began gauging public support by asking voters to send letters or postcards about the issues he would champion in a potential United States Senate race. The Austin appearance framed his exploratory effort as a way to hear constituents.
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Austin
Apell
Jin” Ferguson
United States Senate
Canada Chaste Kills Two Near Medicine Hat
April 2 Alberta dispatch reports two English airmen killed when a Royal Canadian Air Force training plane crashed and burned near Medicine Hat.
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Canada
Medicine Hat
Alberta
Medicine Mat
Royal Canadian Air Forces
Premier Rejects War Cabinet Plan
London reports show Prime Minister Churchill facing a government debate over a streamlined imperial war cabinet. Anthony Eden’s travel appears to influence the timing as Eden and others weigh conduct of the war and Greece help. The House debates next week on the government policy and confidence in operations.
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London
Churchill
Anthony Eden
Empire
Churchil
Imperial War Cabinet
Bate
Greece
FDR Son to See Egypt Campaign Observed by Officers
Captain James Roosevelt, eldest son of President Roosevelt, travels from Chungking toward Cairo with Maj. Gen. Gerald G. Thomas to observe the British Axis African campaign. He arrives to an enthusiastic welcome and experiences a brief air raid alarm with no enemy planes appearing.
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Egypt
Chungking
Anina
James Hoosevett
United Sates Marines
Gerald G
Thomas Farcon
Cairo
Roosevelt
Szechwan
Mapeh
Chung
German plans for Crete as next Greece target
Informed sources report Nazi strategic aim to seize Crete after mopping up Greece. Acknowledges entrenchment of British and Greek forces in Greece and suggests Crete as key base for attacks on Alexandria, Port Said, and the Suez region. Luftwaffe strikes target Plymouth and other sites in Britain while naval actions sink several Allied ships.
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Berlin
Greece
Crete
Commounique
Beron
Yripolis
Pelopathesus
High Command
Juftwafte Dinds
North Africa
Salum
Egypt
Malta
Southampton
Plymouth
England
Pla
Mer
Great Yamouth
Srithis
Peterinadegion
Dundee
Scotland
Sutheast
Channel
Germany
Jana
Alexandria
Port Sid
Heypt
Sicily
Inlowatfe
Shaw and Murray oppose British Rome bombing plan
George Bernard Shaw and Dr. Gilbert Murray warned in a letter to The Times that Britain should not bomb Rome in retaliation for bombings in Aby and Ciro. They called a raid on Rome a provocation that would anger educated people across the British Commonwealth, America, and Europe.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
Gilbert Murray
Britain
Rome
Albens Ar Ciro
the Times
America
Lindbergh's Resignation Attracts Presidential Prompt
Washington reports Col Charley Lindbergh has accepted resignation as reserve air corps officer after President Roosevelt criticized him at a press conference. The administration noted Lindbergh sought to publish a letter before White House receipt and referenced prior controversies over air mail contracts. The event follows debates on Britain’s fate and remarks likening Lindbergh’s stance to Copperheads.
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Washington
War Department
Charley A. Lindbergh
Reserve Air Corpe
Roosevelt Ha
Britain
Germany
Stephen Bently
Lindberghs
Hitler
Oon
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
White House
Army
Gilbert Sees Row Over County Spending
Veteran county employee and superintendent Gilbert faces removal from the county payroll after a dispute with Commissioner Sam Anderson over farm operations and charges. Gilbert claims he presented a report detailing $2100.88 in expenses mischarged to other institutions and says Anderson demanded changes or resignation. The controversy includes past arguments and ongoing tension as Gilbert refuses to quit.
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Jesse
Gilbert
Sam Anderson
Anderson
Githert
Ine
Liz
Aviterson
Nothbiy
Warnings Issued Over Contaminated Hamburger Meat
City health officials prepared warnings for hamburger dealers after investigations led by Health Officer Dr. W. A. King. Examined meat from several establishments showed watered, gas-filled samples up to seventy percent and other foreign matter.
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City Health Department
W. A. King
City Health
Injury Update on Young Violinist Kreisler
In New York on April 0, 1930, physicians reported slight improvement in Frith Kreisler, the 16 year old violinist, after a skull fracture from a traffic accident on Saturday. He has not yet fully regained consciousness, according to hospital bulletins.
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New York
Frith Kreisler
ab woose+ yelt hospital
Kreisler
Corfu Captured by Plane Troops
An Italian dispatch reports Fascist Blackshirts used seaplanes to transport a trove from the Greek island of Corfu yesterday. The operation, described by St Giornale D'Italia, marks a notable seizure carried out by air forces.
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Corfu
Rome
Ttglian Oc
Goria
St Giornale D'Italia
Churchill Pound and King Confer in London
In London on April 28, Prime Minister Churchill and Fleet Admiral Sir Dudley Pound met with King George VI to brief him on military and strategic issues. The audience focused on wartime coordination and the Allied approach.
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Churchill
Pound
King
Lonbon
Churchiil
Dudley Pound
Kivi Boarge VI
Heavy Rains Hit Plains and Coast Cities in Weekend Floods
The Associated Press reports heavy rains across the South Plains and Gulf Coast as streams rose, with Galveston receiving 5.18 inches and Spur 2.60. Floods affected Houston Lubbock Bronson Clarendon Crowleyton and Victoria among others, while Guadalupe River and Cypress Creek receded toward normal levels. Crests were forecast along several rivers, and some towns reported water backing San Saba and other routes, though most areas showed recession and no major flood danger.
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South Plaina
Gyle
Danket Point
Galveston
Loches
Spur
Houston
Lubbock
San Sava
San Saba
Goldthwaite
San
Saba
Richland Springs
Austin
Linus
Marble Falls
Saulth—ville
Columbus
Chewing Tobacco Exemption Questioned in Congress
Harry P. Taylor of Winston-Salem urged the House Ways and Means Committee to tax chewing tobacco and other products before increases in revenue plans. He warned a doubling of the per pound tax on manufactured tobacco could devastate the industry and cited its importance to workers in mines and on farms.
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Washington
Congress
Harry P. Taylor
Winston-Salem
N. C
House
Ways and Means
Stidvir
Taylor
Treasury
Guadalupe Rages Over Farm Land
Cuero area rivers flood as Guadalupe rises about 25 feet. Cuero DeWitt and Gonzales counties brace for overflow. Roads and fields along DeWitt highway inundated. engineers report dams moved and peak levels near record. Officials warn of agricultural damage to cotton and cattle crops.
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Cuero
Guadalupe River
Cuerso
DeWittconzales
Hochem
Dumage
August Boldt
Ab Shelsalé
Hoesteck
Cucro
Weather forecast pasetered by regional reports
The forecast notes stow showers for East Texas and coastal winds, with readings around 66 to 78 degrees and 33 to 66 degree ranges across the region. It mentions cloudy to partly cloudy conditions across West Texas with diminishing showers into Wednesday and near normal pressure readings.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
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