Retreat from Thermopylae and Brallos Pass in Greek theater
Eye witnesses describe Australian and British forces holding a thin line from Thermopylae to Brallos and Tolofor as German attack surges. New Zealanders and Maoris fight through Mount Olympus to Thermopylae before retreating toward embankments and embarkation beaches.
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Brallos Pass
Gulf of Corinth
Tolofor
Thermopylae
Brallos
Epirus
Mount Olympus
Agrinon
New England
Athens
Corinth
Servia Pass
Down Under
Larissa
Thermopyla
Battlefront reports pressure on land as Allies brace for next move
A British communique describes repeated attacks and heavy losses as Allied forces withdraw with vehicles and gear. Analysts debate Hitler’s likely target, with theories ranging from a Syrian invasion via Rhodes to a Westward push toward Suez, while U boats and Luftwaffe offensives intensify.
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Hitler
Syria
Rhodes
Mediterranean
Palestine
Suez
Turkey
Libya
Suez Canal
Germany
Near East
Park Service Plans to Hire 23 Additional Fire Guards
Washington May 1 National park officials plan to raise fire protection by adding 23 guards this year. A E Demaray associate director testified before a House subcommittee on the interior department's 1942 appropriation noting forest fire protection would cost 140 420 dollars next year.
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Washington
National Park
A. E. Demaray
Testifid
House
Inteior Department
Roosevelt Says U.S. Ships May Be Protected Abroad
Diplomatic sources note American shipping firms have sought government permission to operate to Egyptian ports via the Red Sea. If a fleet of more than 20 freighters sails, it would likely receive protection as Roosevelt stated the government must defend ships outside combat zones.
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Lord Halifax
Red Sea
Mediterranean
Red” Sea
Roosevelt
Egypt
Naval Meh
Pacific
Indian Oceans
ROTC Review Honors Cadet Unit and Polo Team
Cadet First Lieut. Gherald L. Hoopes commands the ROTC review with the honor squad from troop E led by Cadet Corp. Mason Gerhart. Members of the polo team and military department winners join the ceremony as Second Lieut. James V. Taylor and others are recognized. The parade begins at 5 o’clock with squadrons marching and the mounted troop center, William Puntenney presenting the unit to reviewing officers.
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Gherald L. Hoopes
Mason Gerhart
Military Department
Active Reserve
James V. Taylor
Cadée
Dee Woaodell
John W. Donaldson
Dr. Ae
British Aim to Keep Spain and Portugal Neutral
London May 1. Under-Secretary Richard A. Butler told MPs Britain hopes Spain and Portugal avoid war. He denied British plans to intervene in Iberia and said German propaganda spread rumors to provoke anti British sentiment and aid German expansion. Butler said such rumors are unfounded.
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London
U.P
Richard A. Butler
House of Ammon
Britain
Spain
Portugal
Germany
Iberian Peninsula
Butler
Thebian Peninsula
May Day Parade Displays Soviet Resolve and Unity
Moscow’s Red Square hosted a large May Day demonstration with government and party leaders at Lenin's tomb. Flags and banners proclaimed peace through preparedness and defense of the Red Army, urging steadfastness against capitalist encirclement.
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Red
Moscow
Red Square
Lenin
Kremlin
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Axis drive through Syria sparks protest from Iraq government
The report claims an Axis advance via Syria occurred despite Iraqi opposition. Iraq’s pro-German Rashid Ali Gailani led a coup into power weeks earlier, complicating Allied access. Britain still holds RAF bases including Habbaniyah and may deploy troops under defense conditions.
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Syria
Iraq
Rashid Ali Gailani
Britain
Habbaniyah
Tobruk well and Dessie seizure cited in RAF communique
British reports claim Dessie captured with 93 guns counted as seized while raids on Libya caused heavy Axis losses. The Gambut area saw over 100 vehicles damaged, including 30 carrying troops, and Malta suffered some RAF damage as two attacking planes were shot down.
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Dessie
Ethiopia
RAF
Libya
Gambut
Royal Air Force
Malta
Johnston Family News From Tucson Portrait
Banker Johnston Jr a student at Tucson High and his daughter Miss Adalyne Johnston a University of Arizona student are named in a family notice. A brother Herbert Johnston arrived by plane from New Orleans and several other brothers survive there.
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Johnston, Jr
Tucson
Schoo
Adalyne Johnston
University of Arizona
Herbert Johnston
New Orleans
Traveling auditor registered across multiple cities for military induction
A detailed note follows a registrant who traveled from Philadelphia to Worcester to Cleveland to Omaha and Kansas City for orders, health checks, and induction. He volunteered in Nazareth and was in Bath before reporting for a physical and induction in Wilkes-Barre.
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Wilkes-Barre
Philadelphia
Worcester
Mass
Clveland
Omaha
Neb
Kansas City
Nazareth
Bath
Plan to Boost US Merchant Fleet for World War Effort
Admiral Land outlined three methods to expand the merchant marine and speed wartime shipping. First, divert ocean going and Great Lakes tonnage to intercoastal and Britain bridge routes while using Army and Navy ships as auxiliaries. Second, fast track one ship per week under construction, aiming for 71 ships totaling 700 000 tons this year and millions more in following years. Third, acquire or charter about 100 foreign flag ships in U S ports or authorize the President to seize them for the common good.
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Peloponnesus
Dunkirk
Tipperary
Bonnie Braes
Trnsport
Mediterranean
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Middle East
Greece
Unites States
Dunkerque
Indian Ocean
Great Lakes
Britain
Maritime Commission
United States
Highway legislation aims to fund inter American highway survey
Hull argues the projected appropriation would let the United States cooperate with Central American governments Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua and Panama to survey and plan an inter American highway. He lists six benefits including improved transportation jobs tourism and market expansion for US autos while most funds stay in the United States. A separate note states Switzerland orders that army requisitioned vehicles may not be converted for substitute fuel use.
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United Stats
Hull
Central America
Costa Ric
el Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
United State
United States
Switzerland
Hrs
Lost and Found items listed with rewards
A series of lost and found notices including a small roll of paper money at 325 N 2nd Ave, a brown and white Cocker Spaniel puppy at 7 weeks with a reward, a small brown lady's chan purse with about 106 dollars at the post office, a brick colored leather purse found in Woolworths with a reward, a red ish brown Irish terrier puppy with a reward, a black onyx hoop earring with filigree, a small black horse with a white star and white blaze with a reward.
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Woolworths
Stallings
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Portsmuth
France
Park Service
Prrugal
Russia
Traq
Tobruk
Little
Orphan Annie
Harold Grate
Harold Gray
High Seas
Admiral Land
President Roosevelt
J. Harris Robson
United Fruit Company
North Stone Avenue
N. Stone Ave
Monaro Photo Service
The
Star Outfitters
S. Meyer
P. O
Thompson
N. Fremont
Sonotone Hearing Service
E. Broadway
Bullock
W. F. Kuhnley
Osteopath
E. Alameda
Dave Miller
N.D
4Th Ave
Sea
Clara M. Schell
Field
E . Congress
Job Printing Publications
Off
Sta. & Form Printing Co
Acme
Rene Wells Saw Works
Fac- Power Leeson CO
College OF Commerce
E_ Congress
Margaret Cusick
6Th St
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson Daily Citizen
Brooklyn
Katz
Rt. 1
Syracuse
N. Y
St. Louis
Cleveland
Buffalo
East Crea
Frank Worek
Guy H. Shelly
Arizona
Anderson Airplane School
Copper Queen
Bisbee
Gadsden
Douglas
Ith
P. O. Box
Eenepee Eerie
Pascagoula
Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation
Pas Pascagoula
Miss
E. Pennington
Shine Boy
E. Speedway
Pima Bakery
S. Fourth Ave
Fuller Brush Coo
Cart
Menlo Park
W. Spruce
J. Aurora Dobson
Mgr. Grushia
Broadway
Congress
Martin Drug
Josephine Beauty Shop
Cena Gipha
Beauty Y Colleges
Chenault Marinello School of Beauty Culture
Ava
Fifth Ave
Coancrece
Peoples Investment Corporation
Russell Mock
Mer
Star-Citizen
Star_Citizen
Council
Bet
Allan Jones
Jim Washington
A. W. Smith
Personal Finance CO
W. Congress
Fox Theatre
Christina
Kroeger Lane
S. Santa Rita
Irby
Willcox
W. Congress and Court
Miracle Mile
Star-Citizen Box
PODOL
E. Congress
Heart of City
COX Commercial College
Southern Arizona
N. Stone
Gatlin
S. Stone
Consumers Credit
Murphey Realty & Mortgage CO
Ooo
Evdié
John M. McBride
Valley National Bldg
Solot Realty
Campbell Phone
Arizona Credit Co
Earl van Dorn
MGR
Ymca
Write Finance Co
O. Box 375
O’rielly
Chevrolet
6Th Ave
Santa Catalina
Chrysler
DODGE
DE Soto
Nash
Monte Mansfield
Ford Dealer
O’rielly’s Used Car Dept
Sunset Villa
Cottage
BUICK
N. Tyndall
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