The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1939-1949, 1941-03-13
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I.rd-Lease Bill Passed
FOSTER GILRoY

I.nd-Lease Bill Passed
washington--By a vote OF 6o 10
., after three weeks OF sharp oe-
- s..a a the senate passed the Aid-to-
1 ns;t.in Bill in virtually the identl-
p, form desired by the Admins
20 sration. It gives President Roose-
ssit the broadest powers ever con-
ss,red on a Chief Executive IN
hines times of peace, and empowers MIN
az s' sell transfer, exchange, lease,
VA Or otherwise dispose of "any
articles of defense to the aggregate
ra,re of s1,3OO,0O0,000 ito any
. . whose defense the Presi-
dsnt deems vital to the defense OF
ths TJnited States. 'A'll""etaolin
the united States" All last-minute
efforts to amend the bill or limit
y. nowers failed, and war mater
;als urgently required by Great
pritain and Greece will begin to
tlow from U. S. reserve stocks al
most immediately.
London Bombing Resumed
Iondon-After a lull of some
weeks except for desultory raids, this
city suffered one of it's worst bomb
mos in many months, causing, a
large death list when direct hits
rere made on dance club, a hotel
and a hospital. Hundreds Of Off
cers and enlisted men spending
leaves in London were killed or In
tred.
Greece Spurns Peace
Athens, Greece-This country's
answer to Hitler's efforts to pro-
mote peace with Italy as announc-
ed as "disdainfully hostile" In prac-
teal terms rather than diplomatic
it consisted of a further drive into
Albania that produced 2200 thoro-
" terrorized Italian prisoners.
Army Regulations Eased
Washington-Outworn rules that
required enlisted men to spend
about Is percent of their time
standing stiffly at attention and
saluting "brass hats" have been
"sensibilized" as one doughboy
phrased it. No longer are salutes
required to officers Outpost and
soldiers will not be required to stop
eating and sit at attention when an
officer enters the mess hall, unless
personally addressed. The new
manual also gives for the first time
time specific directions covering the
display of the national emblem.
Yugoslavia Holds Out
Belgrade, Yugoslavia-So far, this
country has escaped the fate of its
Balkan neighbors, Rumania and
Bulgaria. Instead of signing an al
lance with the Axis and suffer the
INVASION of hordes of Nazi troops,
YugoSlaVia has consented only to a
pact OF non-aggression. 1t is thot
That the fact that Yugoslavia has
the best army in the Balkans had a
oeterrant influence with Hitler in
Trying to enforce the vaSSalage he
imposed on this country'S immed-
late neighbors in his march south
ward to check the victorious Greeks
Turkey Still Resists
Ankara, Turkey--Stiffened by the
visit OF Anthony Eden, British For
eien Minister, Turkey continues adj
aefence to her treaty with Great
britain. 1t is not certain that she
VIII go the the aid of Greece, but
mere seems to be no doubt that she
VIII resist any German invasion.
Matsuoka to Visit Berlin
Berlin-The report is confirmed
Iias Yosuke Matsuoka, japanese
rurelgn Minister, will visit his ally
Hitler within the next few weeks
ne VIII then proceed to Rome to
ssss Mussolini. Since he is travel
lug overland through Russia, it is
aunoSt certain that he will confer
WIN Stain at Moscow over the
sieAiisn Russo-Japanese situation.
mig SdTOl wants Rest
~ LISBON, Portugal--In practical ex-
aIter a spectacular dash from
h,MoeectlVe custody" in Spain with
s woman friend, Magda Lupescu
Amg Carol of Rumania de.
t.s. 1915 ne wants only leisure fol-
nuuul reading" If he is reading
ay dispatches from Bucharest. he
mo n iearn that his countrymen arr
a aust oeslrous of questioning him
sous the whereabouts of much OF
a. ,oyai treasury which disappear.
love fled. A'0 ''ti'' LID 1auS
history in Communist Style
vs SsM York City-A legislative in.
.;s. satlon into Communism in thr
- > school system has uncovered
tss communists among the faculty O.
ynr,. eouese of the City of New
trsti,a alone, and the city admins
shn4 0n 1aces taxpayers suit t,
~ =. oIl any further public fund
colsS .te institutions support. Thi
nnnse has long been a hot bed O
ysr.iunlsm, student riots and sub
5nvs..e teaching and the presen
sscu1sl revealed an inne
sbs- circle of Russian-born boil
amsS.ts who proposed to chang
turina an school histories by pic
Frant,. Washington, Jefferson
,1Innoh and other patriots a. for
ne efS OF the Stain nhi1osonJ,