Michael Daniel Higgins is an Irish politician, poet, broadcaster, and sociologist who has been serving as the president of Ireland since 2011. Entering national politics through the Labour Party, he served as a senator from 1973 to 1977 having been nominated by the Taoiseach. Elected in 1981 as a Teachta Dála (TD), he represented the Galway West constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1987 to 2011.

Headlines from April 18, 1941

GREEKS FIGHT HARD; Yield Stubbornly Under Relentless Pressure of Reinforced Nazis ENTIRE FRONT ACTIVE Axis Forces Dash to Trap Foe in Albania -- Mount Olympus Flank Holds GREEKS DROP BACK; BRITISH HOLD LINE

COAL PARLEY BOLT KEEPS MINES SHUT; Union Agrees With Northern Operators, Demands South Also Sign Contract COAL PARLEY BOLT KEEPS MINES SHUT

Auto Plants to Cut Output 20%, 1,000,000 Cars, Beginning Aug. 1; Knudsen Obtains Agreement to Make More Man Power and Materials Available for National Defense AUTO MEN WILL CUT PRODUCTION BY 20%

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British Win in Fights at Tobruk; Navy Shells Axis Tanks in Libya; BRITISH VICTORIOUS IN TOBRUK ACTIONS

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