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April 19, 1941

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Appellate Court Upholds Long-Disputed City Tax

By Unknown Author

N Y S Appellate Div upholds city's right to tax interstate sales receipts, Olive Coat Co case

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PREMIER OF GREECE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY; Cause of Korizis' Sudden End Undisclosed -- King Selects Kotzias to Form Cabinet GREEK PREMIER DEAD PREMIER OF GREECE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY

By the Associated Press

Premier Korizis dies; Rome reaction; King George selects K Kotzias to form new Cabinet; C Kavrakos apptd Athens mil gov, proclaims martial law; London reaction

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AXIS HIT IN DESERT; 'Exhausted' Forces Said to Be on Defensive -- Losses Severe BRITISH PATROLS STRIKING Hand-to-Hand Clashes Occur at Tobruk and Solum -- Navy and R.A.F. Pound Foe

By the United Press

CAIRO, Egypt, April 18 -- Advance forces of the Italo-German desert drive toward the Suez Canal are "exhausted" and have been thrown back on the defensive at Solum and Tobruk by heavy British land, sea and air assaults, informed quarters reported tonight.

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NAZIS CLAIM BREAK IN DEFENSE LINES; Tell of Threat to Kalabaka -- 17,000 Captives Reported -- Hitler Is in Balkans NAZIS CLAIM BREAK IN DEFENSE LINES

By C. Brooks Petersby Telephone To the New York Times

Hitler in Balkans

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Rome to Be Raided if Cairo or Athens Is Hit, British Warn, but Promise to Spare Vatican; ROME TO BE RAIDED IF ATHENS IS HIT

By Robert P. Postspecial Cable To the New York Times

Brit warns Rome will be bombed if Cairo or Athens is hit; promises to spare Vatican

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1941Michel Roux, French-English chef and author (died 2020)^[†]

Michel Roux, OBE, also known as Michel Roux Snr., was a French chef and restaurateur working in Britain. Along with his brother Albert, he opened Le Gavroche, which subsequently became the first three Michelin starred restaurant in Britain and The Waterside Inn, which was the first restaurant outside France to hold three stars for 25 years.

1941Bobby Russell, American singer-songwriter (died 1992)^[†]

Bobby Russell was an American singer and songwriter. Between 1966 and 1973, he had five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts, including the crossover pop hit "Saturday Morning Confusion". Russell was married to singer and actress Vicki Lawrence from 1972 to 1974.

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1941Johanna Müller-Hermann, Austrian composer (born 1878)^[†]

Johanna Müller-Hermann was an Austrian composer and pedagogue.

Headlines from April 19, 1941

Appellate Court Upholds Long-Disputed City Tax

PREMIER OF GREECE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY; Cause of Korizis' Sudden End Undisclosed -- King Selects Kotzias to Form Cabinet GREEK PREMIER DEAD PREMIER OF GREECE DIES UNEXPECTEDLY

AXIS HIT IN DESERT; 'Exhausted' Forces Said to Be on Defensive -- Losses Severe BRITISH PATROLS STRIKING Hand-to-Hand Clashes Occur at Tobruk and Solum -- Navy and R.A.F. Pound Foe

NAZIS CLAIM BREAK IN DEFENSE LINES; Tell of Threat to Kalabaka -- 17,000 Captives Reported -- Hitler Is in Balkans NAZIS CLAIM BREAK IN DEFENSE LINES

Rome to Be Raided if Cairo or Athens Is Hit, British Warn, but Promise to Spare Vatican; ROME TO BE RAIDED IF ATHENS IS HIT

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