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Fight to Continue – 2
Japanese in Foochow, Chinese Treaty Port – 2
The International Situation – 3
Tripoli is Shelled – 3-4
Peter Had to Face Fire of Greek-British Guns – 4
British Stand Off Axis Drive on Suez – 5
Huge Tanks Beat Back British Harried by Swarm of Planes – 5-7
$304,773 Fund to Aid Church of England – 5
Millis Opposes Bills for Review of Rules – 7
Germans Driving South in Greece – 7
Scenes of Battle of Cape Matapan, in Which British Defeated Italians (photos) – 8
U.S. Flier Killed on Study of R.A.F. – 9
50% Still Oppose Convoys to Britain – 9
Churchill Silent on Greece, Libya – 10
Von Werra Flees, Borders are Shut – 11
Lindbergh t Lead Anti-Convoy Rally – 11
Vinson Bill to Go to House Monday – 11
On Sale in England (photo) – 12
Army Lands 2,000 in the Philippines – 12
The War at Sea – III – 13
The Texts of the Day’s Communiques on the War – 14-15
4 posted on 04/23/2011 6:20:59 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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To: Homer_J_Simpson

http://www.onwar.com/chrono/1941/apr41/f23apr41.htm

German raider returns to Brest

Wednesday, April 23, 1941 www.onwar.com

In the North Atlantic... The German raider Thor returns to Brest after a cruise of 322 days in which 11 merchant ships and one British auxiliary cruiser have been sunk and two more auxiliaries damaged.

In Greece... King George and his government are evacuated to Crete.


5 posted on 04/23/2011 6:25:18 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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Huge Tanks Beat Back British Harried by Swarm of Planes – 5-7

Doesn't this title need punctuation? Do the British beat back the tanks even as they (the British) are harried by swarms of planes or are the British beat back by huge tanks while being harried by swarms of planes. I doubt the huge tanks are being harried by swarms of planes.

Also note that Sulzberger goes first person in this account. In a page one story no less.

8 posted on 04/23/2011 6:47:15 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson ("Every nation has the government that it deserves." - Joseph de Maistre (1753-1821))
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