Allied forces accept Germany surrender ending European war
Eisenhower announced Germany's unconditional surrender as Allied armies claim victories on land sea and air. German forces crumble south with battles near Berchtesgaden Salzburg Innsbruck and Kiel while northern capitulation follows in Norway and Denmark.
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History Spins Peace Wheels
AP recalls a week of dramatic events in World War II Europe. Mussolini dies, Hitler dies, Berlin falls, and German forces in Northern Italy and Western Austria surrender. Northern front capitulates, with more to come including Norway liberation and V-E Day declarations.
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Stand in Norway Believed Likely Sit of German Surrender
Reports after Germany’s surrender in Denmark Holland and Northwestern Germany point to Doenitz relocating the rump government to Norway. Radios claim Doenitz spoke with Terboven and Best in Oslo and Denmark, while Paris dispatches mention the Danish commander in negotiations. Eisenhower’s note recognized Denmark’s capitulation and framed Holland and the northwest as battlefield surrenders.
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Germans worry over partisan reprisals in Italy
In Italy, Gen Friedolin von Senger und Utterlin led a five man German delegation negotiating disarmament for surrendered troops in north Italy and western Austria. The talks stalled over protecting troops from Italian partisans who might seek to seize weapons, with the German general warning of possible bloodshed.
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Mystery Meteor Detonation Across Eastern U S
A bright flash and explosion over six states startled thousands from Philadelphia to Richmond. Fels Planetarium director Roy K Marshall called the event a bolide moving at about 20 miles per second, enough to rattle windows though no serious damage was reported.
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Company G Veterans to Hold 7:30 Reunion Tonight
World War I veterans of Company G will meet at Legion Hall 1800 Harrison in Amarillo for their annual reunion. The event, led by commander George Ragland, is expected to limit attendance to Amarillo members with officers Ben Winkleman and Charley Hoppin in support roles.
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RAF hits 74 ships as Nazi evacuation fleet flees to Denmark
RAF bombers and rockets destroyed at least 74 enemy ships in a second day of attacks on ships fleeing Germany from northern ports toward Denmark. Weather limited results but 10 ships were sunk and 61 damaged by 400 aircraft. Kiel and Eckernforde Bay were targeted as evacuees crowded Baltic waters.
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Nazi Air and Rail Attacks Reported From Baltic and Norway
War report details Luftwaffe strikes on Norway and Baltic fronts. Allied efforts claim aircraft losses with 300 Ninth Air Force planes deployed, while German rail and road targets suffered extensive damage including locomotives and trucks. Ships sunk and damaged are listed alongside flotilla actions near Flensburg and Karlsbad Buchholz areas.
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RAF raids cripple ships and sink vessels in North Sea action
British and Allied forces hit German targets in a new sweep. A 10 000 ton cargo liner was immobilized after a long attack. The Spitfires sank a 500 ton motor vessel and brought down a Spitfire with the blast. RAF claims include downing a German plane and heavy ground losses by Luftwaffe airfields. Thirteen Allied planes were lost in Thursday sea actions as U S Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts aided the effort.
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End Double Red Strike Aims At Quick Austrian Peace
Russian troops pressed a two front push into the Czech and Austrian zones as Prague radios warned of a major tank battle near Olomouc and Graz. Allied reports said Tolbukhin neared Linz while Berlin claimed new German generals were captured and thousands more surrendered across Mecklenberg and the Baltic islands.
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Potter County Grand Jury Returns Indictments
The Potter County Grand Jury returned three indictments yesterday afternoon. Two charge adultery and one forgery. Suspects had not been arrested by last night. Grand jury reconvenes this morning.
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Weather summary for Amarillo and region
The section reports Saturday and Saturday night partly cloudy and warmer with strong winds in parts of Texas and New Mexico. It notes fair conditions in New Mexico with high readings and scattered showers in Texas and the possibility of light precipitation Sunday and Monday. Extended forecast shows near normal temperatures with a warming trend and scattered showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Monday.
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Norwegian patriots seize papers in Oslo raid
Norwegian patriots in police uniforms raided the Oslo justice and police department to seize files and official papers. The German controlled agency says the action aims to save documents for future war crimes trials and to threaten Allied plans as Norway suffers under German control.
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Danes Rise in Copenhagen to Free City Celebration
In Copenhagen on May 4 the Danish Freedom Council mobilized the resistance, with up to 300000 in the capital ready to fight. They attacked police, Gestapo and German embassy targets, using light field guns and smaller arms amid a night of unprecedented public defiance.
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Jap Raid Bags Four U.S. Ships Off Okinawa
Japanese air forces sank four light U.S. warships in a fierce hour long battle off Okinawa. Ninety six enemy planes were shot down over northern Ryukyus airfields as Nipponese troops landed about 600 behind American lines on Okinawa. Admiral Nim itz reported in today’s communique with no detail on baka bombs.
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Curfew for Army Soldiers Extended in Amarillo
The Army curfew for enlisted personnel in Amarillo is set to 1:00 A M seven nights a week. The new hour took effect Thursday, replacing the previous 11:30 P M Sunday through Thursday.
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