Britain Urgently Seeks Air and Sea Patrol Craft
The article discusses urgent needs for Mosquito boats and destroyers from the United States to defend Britain’s supply routes. It notes the danger from German air and U boat attacks, the strategic value of faster escorts, and hopes for U S ships in batches. It cites Lloyds weekly tonnage records and compares wartime losses with 1917.
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William 11
Stoneman
Ch. Dauny News, Inc
London
Mark K
Roosevelt
United 3
Britain
United States
Channel
North Sea
Eire
Zamon de Valera
Ireland
Lloyds
Dunkirk
Bisn
British Citizens Interned in Britain Under Defence Rules
A report shows 977 British citizens are interned in Britain under defense regulations. In January, eight individuals of enemy origin were sent to internment camps and 129 were released.
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London
Britain
Nazis Posted Near Straits Of Magellan
Special correspondent reports on defense planning for the Straits of Magellan as a potential US war theater if Panama Canal is threatened. Chile and Argentina weigh treaty limits and possible bases while Germany’s influence in southern Chile and planned bases near Tierra del Fuego are noted.
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Allen Haden
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Santiago
Chile
Straits of Magellan
United States
Panama Canal
Tierra del Fuego
Atlantic
Pacific
Temuco-to-Puerto Montt
Argentina
Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
Caribbean
Falklands
Appellate Court Reserved Verdict On Kuhn Appeal
The New York Appellate Court reserved its decision on Fritz Kuhn's appeal of his conviction for stealing funds from the German American Bund. Kuhn, jailed at Clinton Prison, argued trial unfairness and insufficient evidence, while Assistant DA Stanley Fuld contended the judge gave Kuhn every chance.
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Kuhn
New York
INS
Fritz Kuhn
Bund
Clinton
James G. Wallace
General Sessions
High Court
Stanley Fuld
Wallace
Balkans hold tense stand as Germany massed for invasion
Reports describe Plovdiv readying for action 40 miles from Greece and 50 from Turkey as thousands of German and Bulgarian warplanes line Bulgarian airfields. Greek leaders push frontier defenses while Kostas Kotzias arrives near Thrace to oversee readiness. Evidence of German naval moves in the Black Sea and Varna gun placements underscore high-tension Balkans crisis amid Spain’s rejection of German air links.
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Plovdiv
Turkey
Bulgaria
Europe
Sofia
Danube
Greece
Kostas Kotzias
Athens
Thrace
Homotine
Thhree
Germany
Balkans
Black Sea
Rumanian
Constanta
Rumania
Varna
Mediterranean
Spain
Hitler
Africa
Millikin Elected Mayor of Seattle in Calm Balloting
Seattle voters chose County Auditor Earl Millikin to fill the unexpired Langlie term as mayor. Millikin led Police Judge William Devin 53 146 to 48 062 across 508 precincts, marking a quiet victory after a rough primary.
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Millikin
Seattle
Earl Millikin
Arthur B. Langlie
William Devin
Vienna to Mark Third Anniversary of Anschluss
Propaganda Minister Goebbels and Hitler Youth leader Baldur von Schirach will speak in Vienna tomorrow for ceremonies marking the third anniversary of Austria's annexation by Germany. The event will close the business day as Vienna observes the anniversary for the first time as a holiday.
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Vienna
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Baldard von Schirach
Germany
Austria
Sending Food To Vichy Undecided in Washington Debate
The 1942 dispatch reviews American and British debate over feeding occupied and unoccupied France via ships and aid channels. Washington factions split on milk for children, medicines, and limited food to unoccupied areas while avoiding aiding Germany, with religious and humanitarian voices urging broader aid.
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Special Dispatch
Chicago Daily News, Inc
Acust
France
Washington
London
Jean Darlan
Darlan
S. S. Cold Harbor
Red Cross
Marseilles
Vichy
England
Germany
Britain
Million Dollar Glass Factory Stolen in Los Angeles
Los Angeles reports a $1,000,000 glass factory theft by vandals from its site at Worrance. George Roth, a tax counselor, said the plant was deeded to the state in 1931 for $50,000 in delinquent taxes and has since been demolished bit by bit.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Worrance
George Roth
Divided Views on Optional Aid to Belgium and Britain
The text outlines diverse U K and allied opinions on aiding Belgium and other occupied regions. Some see the gesture as symbolic without real German impact, others argue past relief aided Germany and could recur, while a final section doubts any harm or benefit. The American administration awaits a formal British communication before deciding.
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Belgium
Holland
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Germany
February Food Prices Jump With Pork and Staples
Rising prices for pork vegetables coffee sugar and lard lifted the family budget in February by about 2 percent over January. Beef fish and eggs fell, moderating the increase. Pork chops rose 14 percent from January and 26.6 percent from February 1940. Roasting chickens and potatoes also climbed. Overall retail food costs in February were about 13 percent higher than February 1940 driven mainly by meat.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Gunn Sues for 290000 Over False Arrest
John J. Gunn of Buffalo filed a federal court suit seeking 290000 in damages against Chris-Craft Corporation of Algonac Michigan. He says he was falsely arrested in April 1938 in Dade County Florida on a complaint by the company’s sales manager for obtaining money under false pretenses and was released by the prosecutor.
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Detroit
INS
John J. Gunn
Buffalo
Chris-Craft Corporation
Algonac
Mich
Gunn
Chris-Craft
Afiami
Fla
Dade County
iDade County
Alpine Climber Injured in Fall Over a Dog
A report from Boulder Colorado describes a climber injured after a fall over a dog causing a mishap on March 12. The article notes the climber arrived on crutches and mentions local officials and a court summons in related city items.
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Denver, Maron 12
Caleb Fates, Jr
Colorado
Denver University
Princeton
Boulder
Colo
George Pederson
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