Atlantic War Claims Spark London Berlin Clash
The exchange over Atlantic shipping losses pits British reports of 59 000 tons lost in the week to March 23 against Berlin claims that 367 000 tons were destroyed. Analysts doubt the Berlin figures while noting their possible Balkan and Mediterranean motives and implications for Italian morale and Western strategy. The withdrawal from Bengazi port signals a mass shift of British forces from North Africa to Greece amid the Balkan crisis.
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Berlin
Atlantic
England
France
Balkans
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Greece
Britain
London
Italy
Bengali
Libya
North
Africa
Italy admits fall of all East Africa is imminent
Rome reports Mussolini controlled press acknowledges likely collapse of Eritrea and Ethiopia as Italian forces retreat from urban centers to spare civilians. Il Popolo D Italia cites 300,000 British troops aided by Haile Selassie's forces as attacking from 13 directions, signaling painful losses for Italy.
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Rome
Italy
Eritrea
Ethiopia
All East Africa
Mussolini
Il Popolo D’ Italia
Milan
Mario Appelius
Haile Selassie
Weather Outlook For Butte And Montana
Butte forecast shows mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers on Friday and Saturday and little temperature change. Montana regions east of the divide expect partly cloudy to mostly cloudy with showers west of the divide, with warmer conditions on Friday in the eastern portion.
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Butte
Montana
Divide
Mexico weighs expropriation of Axis ships in custody
A Mexico City source said Mexico plans to expropriate 12 German and Italian ships held in Tampico and Vera Cruz, cancel pre war petroleum debt around 12 million, intern crews of about 600, and refuse releases while assigning debt to the Axis.
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Mexico City
Foreign Office
Mexico
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Italy
Germany
U S Demands Recall of Italian Naval Attache in Sabotage Row
Washington reports U S demands recall of Admiral Alberto Lais, Italy's naval attache, after allegations of his involvement in sabotage of Italian merchant ships. The note to Prince Colonna calls him persona non grata and signals further possible actions against German officials. Separate Boston indictments charge a German captain and nine seamen with sabotage aboard a vessel.
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Washington
United States
Italy
Roosevelt
Prince Colonna
Alberto Lais
Hull
Boston
Rescue Delayed by Heavy Snow for Forest Ranger Snider
Deep snow and bad weather delay a rescue of Hobart Snider, forest ranger in upper Placer county mountains near French Meadows. A ski party has pressed two days of efforts to reach Snider at the cabin where he lies with a broken leg. he leads the Truckee ranger station and was hurt on a field trip.
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Nevada City
Calif
Hobart Snider
Snider
Placer County
Truckee
French Meadows
Kremer Elected President of Butte Concert Association
Alfred C. Kremer was elected president of the Butte Community Concert Association at an executive committee meeting. The group set May 12 to 17 for the annual membership campaign week with David Ferguson from New York City present. Leipheimer steps to the board of directors.
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Alfred C. Kremer
Butte
David Ferguson
New York City
Kremer
E. G. Leipheimer
Leipheimer
Direc
Senate approves record farm bill with 1.34 billion cash
The Senate passed a record farm measure totaling 1.3406 billion dollars in cash, adding about 450 million for parity payments. Taft led a failed bid to trim that parity fund, while a separate 35 million for a food stamp program received no opposition. The bill advances to the House.
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Washington
Senate
House
Taft
Ohio
Treasury
Roosevelt
Russell
D.-Ga
Injunction Issued in Ford Strike Over Interference Claims
Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle issued a temporary injunction restraining the United Automobile Workers from interfering with Ford workers at the River Rouge plant amid a two day strike and a car emergency. The order also targets the union itself though the Communist party injunction was denied.
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Detroit
Arthur J. Tuttle
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers
Ford
Tuttle
U. A.W
High River Rouge
Ford Company
Communist Party
I. A. Capizzi
C.I.O
Auto Workers’ Union
Norwegian Parliament President to Speak at Inland Empire Meet
Carl J. Hambro, president of the Norwegian parliament and King Haakon's representative in America, will address the Inland Empire Education association gathering in Spokane next week. He will speak twice on Wednesday, covering Norway's wartime battle and ongoing efforts, as per Ernest L. Muzzall.
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Spokane
Wash
Carl J. Hambro
Haakon
America
Inland Empire Education Association
Ernest L. Muzzall
Cheney
Hambro
Muzzall
Norway
British Abandon Port of Benghazi in Libya Withdrawal
British General Headquarters announced the army of the Nile withdrew from Benghazi, destroying stores and equipment. The communique said Benghazi is indefensible and not used as a port, with heavy losses inflicted on Axis tanks and personnel during the retreat. British optic optimism remained about the East African campaign and advances toward Addis Ababa and Massawa.
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Cairo
Army of the Nile
Bengasi
Sidi Barrani
Middle East
Red Sea
Massawa
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Missing Plane Found After Nine Hour Search
A 21 passenger Eastern Air Lines plane missing since 7:30 am near Miami was found in rain flooded marshes west of Vero Beach nine hours later. 16 people were injured including pilot Captain Gerald O’Brien and steward Al Marin. Dr and Mrs George W Crile of Cleveland were among the first rescued.
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Vero Beach
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Miami
New York
George W. Crile
Cleveland
Crile
Miami Herald
Gerald O’brien
al~ Marin
Palm Beach
WPA Worker Bumps Head Then Tries Duel
Spokane report says Michael Lynch a WPA employee was struck on the head by a beer bottle hurled by N C Woolen of Miles Washington. Lynch challenged Woolen to a duel but police jailed him for violating the statute against duels.
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Spokane
Wash
Michael Lynch
WPA
Lynch
N. C. Woolen
Miles
Woolen
Anaconda Businessman T P McGrath Injured in Accident
T P McGrath of Anaconda was seriously injured when his car swerved after a steering wheel break caused a plunge into an embankment five miles west of Drummond during rain. He suffered a fractured pelvis and chest injuries. wife Mrs McGrath escaped with minor bruises. He is at St Ann's hospital. They were returning from Polson after visiting daughter Mrs Leo Gilroy.
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Anaconda
T. P. McGrath
Drummond
McGrath
Senate Votes Fund for Defense Housing Projects
The Senate authorized 150 million dollars for defense housing in addition to a previous 150 million. The measure returns to the House with amendments, including raising the average maximum unit cost from 3000 to 3500 dollars. Funds aim to provide housing for defense industry workers facing shortages.
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Senate
Fund For Defense
Washington
Congress
House
GOP Chairman Urges Unity and Readiness for Defense
Rep. Joseph W. Martin Jr, national GOP chairman, urged unity to defend the nation in crisis and said Republicans must police and audit the Roosevelt administration. He warned of dangers from debt and a lack of a prepared postwar program, vowing readiness for 1944 and strict oversight of production and defense efforts.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Roosevelt
CBS
Massachusetts
New Deal
Martin
Republican Party
Stockmen Welcome Butte Public Stockyards Officials
Big Hole basin ranchers greeted Butte Public Stockyards officials on an inspection trip. Sioux City and St Paul visitors toured ranches in Wisdom and Dillon, sampled Big Hole hay, and heard plans for a regional stockyard network to aid cattle markets and local business.
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Butte Public Stockyards Company
Butte
Big Hole Basin
G. F. Silknitter
Sioux City
C. F. Topping
St. Paul
R. M. Harben
L. A. Snyder
Montana
Wisdom
Dillon
Big Hole
Middle West
Butte Concern
John DeWitt
Nazi Envoys Predict Quick Action As Belgrade Opens Cities
Belgrade Zagreb and Ljubljana are designated open cities in fear of a new war. German diplomats predict air attacks within days while Belgrade conducts a blackout and emergency drills as 42 envoys depart for Berlin.
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Belgrade
Zagreb
Ljubljana
Legation
Berlin
Slovenia
Yugoslav Moves Worry Reich Over Balkan Influence
Berlin flags a deep Yugoslav repudiation of English and American influence as a precondition for restored ties. Observers note Germany aims to curb Balkan policy, while Serb mobilization and demobilization talks hint at possible terms. Officials avoid final terms, yet anxiety over Yugoslav military build up grows.
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Berlin
Yugoslavia
Germany
England
Balkans
Balkan
Reich
State Commission Approves Two Highways for Military Use
Montana highway commission designates Highway 10 and Highway 91 as first priority routes for the military network. Surveys estimate 39.1 million dollars needed to upgrade both routes from border to border. Construction funding depends on Congress and final standards adoption.
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State Commission
Helena
Montana Highway Commission
Montana
Howard W. Holmes
Commission
Montana Commission
Butte
Three Forks
Rejoi
Garrison
al FP
Winkler
Kalispell
Congress
John “4. Wheeler
Billings
Walter ‘Phillips
Phillips and
Holmes
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Butte Concert Association
Milwaukee
State Employment Relations Board
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
Charles Aarons
State Board
C.1i.o. United
Stockyards
King Butte Enterprise
Butte Company
Noggin
New Enterprise
Robert ST. John
The
War Department
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