United States Seeks Land Control Pact For World War Bases
The United States seeks an agreement on control of lands seized in both world wars to permit the Army and Navy to establish bases anywhere deemed vital to U S security. The effort is described by the Associated Press from San Francisco on May 9.
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United States
Associated Press
San Francisco
V. M. Molotov
Mexico City
Security Council
World Organization
Seventh Bond Drive Gets Under Way Here Next Monday
The seventh bond drive will begin officially next Monday with bonds purchasable now and counted toward the county quota. Local committees include H. J. Huddleston as chairman and Sam K. Grant as administrator with members handling rural districts schools and publicity tasks.
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H. J. Huddleston
Sam K. Grant
Jean Arnold
N. C
Clyde Rawl
Chas
E. Thompson
Jessie Bagley
W. D. Little
Weldon
S. M. Baubluts
S. C. Boswell
I. G. Killough
Phil Hays
E. G. Kendall
Fred Andrews
Stonewall
P. S. Case
D. D. Duke
Allen
T. A. Bryant
Lighting Returns to Ada After V E Day Announcement
Ada restored night lighting on Tuesday following the V E Day notice. Neon signs brightened the downtown district and most storefronts lit up. After temporary conservation measures, traffic signals resumed at three corners and the white way was repaired, returning Ada to normal illumination.
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Ada
Postmaster Appointed Elk City Oklahoma
The senate approved the nomination of William Trigg Mu sic as postmaster of Elk City Oklahoma.
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Washington
Senate
William Trigg Music
Elk City
Okla
Oklahoma expects federal road money to arrive mid May
Oklahoma City May 9 Reuters France Paris state highway official said federal funds of about 800000 dollars will reach Oklahoma around May 15 for emergency flood repairs. A larger sum is anticipated in June and another in July. Total needs exceed 2 million for immediate work and nearly 8 million for maintenance to restore the system. Bes Childers chaired the commission outlining a postwar 10 to 12 million program matched by federal funds with standards debated for farm to market roads and county inspections.
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Oklahoma City
France
Paris
State Highway Commission
Oklahoma
Bes Childers
Commission
Childers
Federal Road Bureau
State Commission
Nazis Surrender Atlantic Ports and Draft Extension Passed
President Truman signed a bill extending the selective service act for a year or until victory over Japan. The measure bars combat for inductees under 19 without six months training, allows training abroad, and preserves current combat assignments until training is completed.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
War and
Navy Departments
Congress
War and Navy Departments
House
Senate
Pacific
Goering May Be Captured
NBC Paris broadcast reported Hermann Goering and Field Marshal Albert Kesselring captured by U S Seventh Army. Goering claimed Hitler death sentence but escape, wife and child detained, Kesselring successor to Rundstedt and once top German commander on the Western Front.
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New York
NBC
Paris
Hermann Goering
U. S
Seventh Army
Goering
Albert Kesselring
Stanley Richardson
Richardson
Hitler
Sixth Army Group
Kesselring
Western Front
Italy
Marshal von Rundstedt
Thefuehrer
Reichsmarshal
Germany
Reichstag
Opera
German Academy of Aviation
Emmy Sonnenmann
Russian Joyously Proclaim Unconditional Surrender Ended War
London dispatch reports Prague radio claim that Russian troops entered Prague and German bombers hit three more points in Czechoslovakia as hostilities officially ended at 1201 A M. Germans surrendered the French Atlantic ports Lorient St Nazaire La Rochelle and bases. Dunkerque remained the last German held on French soil with about 12000 troops.
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Prague
Republic
Europe
Atlantic
Lorient
St. Nazaire
la Rochelle
Dunkerque
Russia
Germany
Truman
Churchill
Gen
Eisenhower
Reims
France
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Melnik
Kralupy
Terezin
Japan Vows Continued War Aims Despite German Surrender
The Japanese government announced that Germany’s collapse will not alter Japan’s resolve to continue the war. Tokyo broadcasts said air defense conscription would expand and barricades would be built nationwide in case of an invasion, as Suzuki’s cabinet approved the stance despite VE Day declarations.
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San Francisco
Germany
Japan
Tokyo Radio
Federal Communications Commission
Adm
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Hirohito
Tokyo
Imperial Government of
Europe
General Ike Predictions on Japan War Role
Paris May 9 United Press reports amid celebrations of the European war end that Allied leaders focus on Japan. Eisenhower forecasts imminent doom for Japan with up to 90 divisions poised for Pacific action. Questions linger on Russia's entry and Ike and Montgomery roles in the future war effort.
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Paris
Europe
Japan
Eisenhower
Pacific
Russia
Gen. McArthur
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
Minor Fleet Sunk By Japanese In Aerial Raids
Navy reports 26 minor fleet units sunk during Okinawa operation as part of the Ryukyus campaign. Admiral Nimitz says losses do not offset enemy gains and cites over 3,000 Japanese aircraft destroyed since March 18. Bad weather slowed American ground advances though heavy bombardment continued.
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Guam
Okinawa
Pacific
Chester W. Nimitz
Ryukyus
Japan
Nimitz
Airforces Transferred to Pacific for Japan War
Plans are under way to redeploy U S European airforces to the Pacific for use against Japan. Lt. Gen. Barney Giles, new Pacific air forces commander, says air attacks will increase sharply and that B 29s and B 17s will play major roles. He notes the need for new bases and the expected thudding bombardment prior to any invasion.
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Pacific
Japan
Millard F. Harmon
Hale
Giles
U. S. Army Airforces
Arnold
Germany
Europe
NYC Produces Majority Share of U.S. Men’s Clothing
The article notes that over 41 percent of men’s apparel manufactured in the United States is produced in New York City, highlighting the city’s dominant role in the industry and its impact on national clothing production.
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The
United States
New York City
Hospital Has New Meanings
An exploration of how the term hospital extends beyond the traditional sickroom image. The text argues that hospital meanings include roles in care, research, and community health, challenging common perceptions of the institution.
Hospital campaign nears $12,000 goal after canvass
A preliminary canvass has raised more than $7,000 for the hospital drive as volunteers plan to meet at the Aldridge hotel Thursday at 8 AM to finish the fundraising effort. The campaign target is $12,000.
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Aldridge Hotel
Earl Bandy Returns Home After Liberation from Germany
Cpl Earl Bandy of Co A 43rd Tank Battalion in the 12th Armored Division was liberated from a German POW camp on April 17 and has rejoined the American forces. He entered service December 26, 1942, trained in Kentucky Tennessee and Texas, and saw action in England France and the Siegfried Line before capture near the Colmar Pocket. His mother Mrs A A Bandy of Route 3 Ada reported the news.
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Cpl
Earl Bandy
Germany
War Department
Co. A, 43Rd Tank Bn
12Th Armored
Roderick Allen
Bandy
Campbell, Ky
Nashville
England
France
Colmer
Siegfried Line
Midnight Curfew Lifts In War Mobilization Move
Washington announces immediate lifting of the midnight entertainment curfew and the ban on horse and dog racing. Fred M. Vinson notes action is effective today and quips the curfew shall not ring tonight. Restrictions on race horse shipments remain under the office of defense transportation.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
War Mobilization and Conconversion
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Ada Is Selected To Assist Veterans In Oklahoma
Oklahoma City May 9. Approval for six veteran offices in Oklahoma has been given by the administrator of veterans affairs. Six cities Muskogee Tulsa Oklahoma City Enid Lawton Ada will host contact and medical centers for veterans with rating and adjudication to follow. Phillips recommends moving the state regional office to Oklahoma City or creating a central sub regional office for coordinated authority.
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Oklahoma
Administrator of Veterans Affairs
Milt Phillips
Veterans Assistance Program
Muskogee
Tulsa
Enid
Lawton
Ada
Phillips
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