Two German Destroyers Hit by RAF
RAF raids sink one German destroyer and damage another off the northwest coast of France after a Beaufort pilot scored a torpedo hit. The Air Ministry reported attacks on Brest and Calais Ostend docks, bombing of Ijmuiden furnaces, and air actions over northern France with several planes missing.
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Suffolk
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Scotland
England
War Supplies Rushed by US To Yugoslavs
The United States sped military and medical aid to Yugoslavia and Greece after Cordell Hull denounced Germany’s Balkan invasion. shipments may depart from Yugoslav vessels in American ports within days, including 75 mm guns, machine guns, mortars, ammunition, bombs, and over $1 million in medical supplies.
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Addis Ababa Falls to British Forces in Ethiopian Campaign
British reports describe the capture of Addis Ababa after a seven week advance by South African and Empire troops. The city, held by Italian forces since 1936, suffered light damage as Ethiopian patriots, led by Haile Selassie, engaged in the fighting and freed prisoners.
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Berlin Says Germans Sink 13 British Ships Since April
Berlin reports German bombers struck British east coast ports and sank or damaged nine vessels in 24 hours. Total British losses since April 4 reach 13 ships totalling 52,000 tons, with four ships sunk yesterday and 14 damaged overall.
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Teacher Is Fined As Pupils Run City for a Day
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin April 7 High school students took city and county posts for Citizenship Day. Miss Violet Dohse fined one dollar for not stopping on a highway while student county treasurer quarantined for mumps. student county physician acted.
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Electric bill surprise as meter theft linked to 15 year fraud
Watertown fire investigators discover a wiring scam at an apartment block where John A. Hedin's electric meter registered power that was stolen from an upper floor unit. The illegal connection dates back 15 years, with Hedin unknowingly paying the charges all along.
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Rover Comes Home After Three Years Missing
In Chicago on April 7, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney Silber Rover joyfully welcome their collie Rover who vanished three and a half years ago. A bedraggled Rover was found at the daughter’s home, where the Silbers had recently moved, suggesting the dog sought the familiar residence.
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Steel wage hikes and wartime labor tensions ripple nationwide
The Big Steel strike pause delays pay rises of 10 cents an hour for about 21 900 workers at National Steel and its subsidiaries led by Weirton and Great Lakes Steel. Defense mediation settles Allis Chalmers dispute as Ford River Rouge talks resume with 12 state troopers at the gate. Other actions affect Phelps Dodge Bayway, Lukens Steel, and multiple unions amid broader production standoffs.
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Boston
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State Conciliation Board
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4A Company
Australia Proud Troops Join Greek Defense Effort
Deputy Prime Minister Arthur W. Fadden said Australians are stirred by the Imperial force taking an important part in defending the Balkans. The note follows word that Australian and New Zealand troops landed in Greece as Greeks in Australia rush to enlist and the Greek consul general reports many Greeks joining.
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Greece
Sydney
Arthur W. Fadden
Balkans
London
New Zealand
China Doll Clara Hall Suffers Fall Fracture
Towanda Pennsylvania reports seven year old Clara Hall known as the china doll displays a cast after a four month interval with 37 prior fractures due to brittle bone disease. She fell from a rocking chair injuring her left arm yesterday.
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Towanda
Clara Hall
Dust Blameed for Deadly Toronto Plant Blast
Deputy Fire Marshal Walter Mc Connell cites a dust explosion as the cause of Toronto's worst blast. Seed cleaning plant demolition killed Aime Lantaigne, with adjoining buildings damaged and many nearby structures affected as blast debris spread through factories stores and homes. Jean Charles Lantaigne survived by staying with relatives.
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Aime
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Evacuation of Addis Is Admitted by Rome
Rome dispatch admits evacuation of Addis Ababa setup as Italian authorities acknowledge a strategic pullback amid unsettled security conditions in the Ethiopian capital.
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