Fascist Forces Retreat As Axis Prepares Balkan Entry
Reports from Budapest and Athens say Bulgarian and Yugoslav officials may travel to Berlin, while German officers move toward Romania. Italian prisoners in Greece signal a general retreat as Axis plans to push through the Balkans toward Thrace amid pressures over Bulgaria alliance and potential Greek intervention.
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Harold A. Peters
Budapest
Hungary
U.P
Berlin
Romania
Albania
Germany
Italy
Benito Mussolini
Athens
Russia
Bulgaria
Wilhelm Keitel
Turkey
Thrace
Greece
Black Sea
Moscow
George Dimitrov
Josef Stalin
George Kolarov
Commissariat of Interior
Spiridon Chakarov
Dimitrov
Germans Rush Fresh Troops Into Rumania Frontline Move Reported
Four fresh German divisions, about 60 000 men, move through Hungary toward Romania to restore order amid Iron Guard unrest and purges. Reports also describe Romanian army wavering, three guard factions, and widespread looting under green shirt mobilization.
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Hungary
Rumania
Bucharest
Carol II
Slovakia
Romania
Iron Guard
Horia Sima
Ton Codreanu
Corneliu Zelea Codreanu
Guard
Carol
Treasury agent sets new record in .45 caliber shooting
A. L. Meloche of the U S Treasury Department, famed marksman, scored 291x300 to beat N R Adair's previous world record at a Phoenix shoot held by the Arizona State Pistol Association. Officials elected Meloche president, with Hathaway re elected secretary, Richardson statistical officer, and Trowbridge chief range officer.
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Phoenix
A. L. Meloche
U. S. Treasury Department
State Pistol Association of Arizona
Meloche
N. R. Adair
Yuma
National Rifle Association
Howard Hathaway
Tucson
Gladys Richardson
Casa Grande
M. W. Trowbridge
Logan-Walter Bill Sent to White House for Veto Risk
The House passed the Logan-Walter bill 176 to 51 after adopting Senate amendments and sent it to President Roosevelt. The bill would set uniform procedures for quasijudicial federal agencies and streamline appeals of agency decisions. Senate passage was 27 to 25 with Leader Barkley signaling a veto stance.
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Washington
House
White House
Roosevelt
Senate
Labor Board
Barkley
Metzger Promises Non Political Job At State Hospital
Arizona appears to gain a second congressional seat after census tabulations reviewed by the President. Census officials declined to forecast figures but the April 1 population total for the 48 states and DC is expected to be slightly higher than 131 409 881. House reapportionment may shift seats under the 435 allocation and 1930 formula, with California noted as likely affected.
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Washington
Arizona
Census Bureau
District of Columbia
Congress
California
Solidarity Is Aim Of Mexico Under Camacho
Mexico inaugurated General Manuel Avila Camacho as president for six years and outlined Pan American solidarity plans. He promised continental unity to strengthen economies and create ministries of labor and marine to safeguard coasts and establish naval bases. Henry Wallace supported Camacho, praising pan–American ties.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Manuel Avila Camacho
Henry R. Wallace
United States
Avila Camacho
Roosevelt
Fierce border fighting reported between Siam and Indo China
Reports from Hanoi and Vichy indicate heavy clashes along the Indo-Chinese Siam border near Thakhek with Bangkok communications cut. A naval attack on the Indo-Chinese ship Beryle was repelled after two bomb runs, and Bandong Island fell to Thai forces without resistance as uprisings worsen in southern Indo-China.
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Indo-China
Thailand
Siam
Thakhek
Vichy
France
Gulf of Siam
Bandong
Vientiane
Bangkok
Metzger Named Arizona State Hospital Superintendent
Dr. Jerimiah Metzger of Tucson was named by Gov elect Sidney Osborn as superintendent of the Arizona State Hospital for the Insane. He pledges open administration, focuses on patient care, and says the appointment is not political while advocating legislation to remove the hospital from politics.
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Arizona State Hospital For the Insane
Jerimiah Metzger
M.D
Tucson
Erecr
Sidney P. Osborn
Dr. Metzger
Daily Citizen Today
Metzger
Osborn
State Hospital
Frank Sharp
Douglas
Daily Citizen
Four Men Die In Blast At Powder Plant
Tacoma authorities report four men killed when a ton of dynamite exploded at the Columbia Powder company mixing plant 15 miles south of Tacoma. Victims are William Ketchum 29 Alfred H Loney 40 Fred Wilman about 50 and John Stahle 62 night watchman all from Spanaway and Tacoma. Plant manager J A Dean says the early 6 am shift was at work when the blast occurred and the federal government may investigate the cause.
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Wash
Columbia Powder Company
Here
J. A. Dean
Wiliam Ketchum
Spanway
Alfred H. Loney
Fred Wilman
Parkland
John Stahle
Stable
Dean
Fred Henricksen
National Defense
Opposed Cuts in Government Spending Spark Senate Fight
President Roosevelt’s plan to cut ordinary outlays draws opposition from Senate farm bloc leaders Capper and Eliender who demand farm income gains before trimming farm benefits. Senator George suggests raising the corporate income tax to 30 percent to meet defense costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate Farm Bloc
Capper
R.-Kan
Wheat Belt
Eliender
D.-La
George
D.ga
Senate Finance Committee
Petain Regime May Move Headquarters to Versailles
A government communique from Vichy states Marshal Philippe Petain, chief of state, will relocate the headquarters to Versailles near Paris after a cabinet meeting. Versailles lies in the German-occupied portion of France.
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Marshal Philippe Petain
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Paris
Council of Ministers
France
Chinese Smash Japanese Offensive Across 150 Mile Front
Chinese forces smashed a Japanese offensive along a 150 mile front in Hupeh province over the weekend. Official reports say 12,658 Japanese were killed in a score of battles as the line stretched from Tangying near Ichang to Lishang in North Hupeh.
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Chungking
Hupeh Province
Tangying
Yang‘ze
Ichang
Lishang
Hupeh
Greek Victory Drives Moral Boost in Europe War News
United States considers backing Chiang Kai Shek with 100 million dollars in credit from the Stabilization Fund and Export-Import Bank. Greece reports major Greek advances and Italians surrender, heightening Allied hopes and signaling potential British use of Greece as a springboard against Germany.
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Washington
Senate Banking and House Coinage Committees
United States
Treasury
Hull
Chiang Kai-Shek
Morgenthau
House
Wagner Cy
Vital British Coast Port Is Again Target
Southampton, Britain's vital south coast port, was again singled out by German air raiders as the main objective. A government communique reported 370 killed or seriously injured in attacks over Saturday and Sunday nights.
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British Coast
London
Southampton
Associated Press
Britain
England
British Collapse Unlikely by J W T Mason
The article argues intensified British city bombings cause financial loss but do not weaken the war effort. It notes RAF strength remains robust, daylight raids could threaten air power, and American factory output is key to Britain’s growing air strength. Censorship and sensational reports may inflate German confidence.
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Near East
Dardanelles
Greece
Italy
The
Hitler
Coud
J. W. T. Mason
United Press
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
Britain
Germany
Federal Farm Officials See Larger Income
Federal farm officials predict higher cash income for the nation and farmers in 1941. Projected total income reaches 83.6 billion, up from 74.1 billion this year, with at least 600 million more for farmers. They cite defense spending boosting consumer buying power for farm products and forecast 9.5 billion in farm marketings and government benefits for 1941.
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Washington
Defense
National Defense Program
Agriculture Department
Italians suffer harsh winter in Albania as Greeks report snows
Salontika Greece reports heavy snow in the Albanian mountains. Italian forces face severe hardship while Greek Macedonian volunteers fare better in cold. Greek officials say Albanian strongholds like Pogradetz fall, with Italian crew seen in a dugout beneath a machine gun nest.
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Mussolini
Hitler
Adriatic
Albania
Roche
Britain
Balkans
Salontika
Greece
Pogradetz
National party leaders subpoenaed in campaign spending probe
Edward J. Flynn and Joseph W. Martin Jr. were subpoenaed to appear before a special grand jury probing major party expenditures in the recent presidential campaign. The grand jury selection was to finish tomorrow with Flynn and Martin expected to testify Thursday, followed by another witness group on Friday. The probe, ordered by Attorney General Robert H. Jackson, seeks possible Hatch Act violations of spending limits.
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U.P
Edward J. Flynn
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Flynn
Martin
Robert H. Jackson
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