Himmler Rumored in Allied Custody Amid Silence
A Paris report states an officer says Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Gestapo, is in Allied custody after house arrest by Doenitz, now with Montgomery's 21st Army Group. SHAEF has no confirmation. BBC correspondent Chester Wilmot later claims Himmler is still at large, sighted by German officers in the surrender area.
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Paris
Heinrich Himmler
Admiral Doenitz
Supreme Headquarters
Doenitz
Himmler
Germany
Field Marshal Montgomery
21St Army Group
New York
BBC
Chester Wilmot
Marshal
Montgomery
CBS
Liberation From Germans Ends European Adventure
Lt. Vincent Cohee White, early American prisoner in Africa, has been freed from a German camp in Poland. Son of Lahroy White of Amarillo, he served in a tank destroyer unit and endured capture after a German attack. His release news reached Red Cross in Fort Worth, confirming his experiences from Dec 1942 onward and his travels across Italy, Poland, and captivity before liberation.
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Africa
Vincent Cohee White
Lahroy White
Amarillo
White
Red Cross
Fort Worth
Zoe White
Iana A Newa Ae
Daily News
John E. White
Mr. White
Riddle
Lieutenant White
Italy
Poland
Carter
Amon Carter, Jr
Munich
West Africa
England
Ireland
A. Irving White
Pacific Theater
Lahroy Alward White
Camp Crowder
Missouri
Greatest B-29 Fleet Strikes Nagoya In Daylight Raid
A force of over 500 B-29s from the 21st Bomber Command based in the Marianas carried a record bomb load in a daylight incendiary attack on Nagoya Japan. The raid marked the first daylight operation of its kind. details await crews' return.
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Washington
Nagoya
Japan
21St Bomber Command
Marianas Islands
20Th Air Force
Russell
Stationery Company
Eden Leaves as Big Five Hold Line at Frisco
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden leaves San Francisco as the Big Five plan for a world organization moves forward. Moscow Paris and London to resolve remaining disputes. The 49 nation conference looks to extend three to four weeks of talks and votes on a world charter.
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Frisco
Truman
Washington
Georges Bidault
France
Russia
Britain
China
United States
Moscow
London
Paris
Truman Leads Victory Prayer
President Truman led the nation in thanks for European victory and joined in prayers for world peace. He drove to Bethesda Naval Medical Center to worship with sailors and Marines and intensified prayers for peace in the Pacific. He met Cordell Hull briefly during a solemn Mother's Day service observed by proclamation.
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Washington
Truman
National Naval Medical Center
Bethesda
Pacyc
Naval Hospital
Cordell Hull
Germany
Hull
White House
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
Weather forecast for Amarillo and vicinity calls for fair conditions Monday and Monday night with cooler afternoon temperatures. West Texas skies remain mostly fair Tuesday, with warmer weather in Panhandle Monday afternoon and South Plains Tuesday. Yesterday’s temperatures ranged from 53 in the morning to the upper 90s in the afternoon with sunrise at 6 44 and sunset at 8 42.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Marines Inch Ahead Officer Drowns At Buffalo Lake
Amarillo Field officer drowned at Buffalo Lake yesterday afternoon. His name withheld until next of kin are notified. Lt. Messersmith and Lt. Palmer helped, but the body was recovered last night. Others in the party were Misses Bell Sharp Bass and two more officers from Amarillo Field.
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Amarillo
Buffalo Lake
Army
Edwin Messersmith
Birmingham
Ala
Andrew Palmer
Chester
N. Y
Amarillo Field
Betty Bell
Lesta Lee Sharp
Gertie Maye Bass
Canyon
Palmer
Messersmith
C. G. Woolever
Louisiana
J. B. Collins
Bluefield
W. Va
D. B. Fitzgerald
Waterbury
Mighty Seventh Starts Today War Bond Drive Opens in Amarillo
The Seventh War Loan Drive begins with Amarillo aiming to raise 6 380 000 by July 7. Pot ter County chairman Guy Saunders urges full participation and notes infantry shows at Amarillo Army Air Field and May 25 event. Attendance requires war bonds for the drive though admission is open without bond purchase. Meanwhile 300 Flying Fortresses freed Allied POWs from southeast German camps.
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Guy Saunders
Potter County
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
Reds Round Up German Prisoners in Vast March to End War
Moscow reports Red Army total prisoners across Austria to the Baltic nears one million as wartime offensive pushes mass capture of German troops since January. Since the spring drive began January 12, Red Army has killed or captured over 2.8 million, with about 12.54 million Nazi troops eliminated or captured.
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Red Army
Austria
Baltic
Germany
Moscow
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Wehrmacht
Texas Cheered On Duce's Porch
Under Secretary of War Patterson said the War Department hoped to salvage 70 percent of Army equipment in Europe for use in the Pacific. Patterson and Amon G. Carter toured Rome after flying from northern Italy then left for Paris. Carter cheered from Mussolini's balcony overlooking Rome.
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Patterson
War Department
Europe
Amon G. Carter
The
Fort Worth
Mayor Tolleson Safe and Fit After WWII Missing Action
Maj Jim Tolleson, reported missing over Germany since April 7, cabled his mother to say he was safe and fit. His family marked Mother's Day with flowers at First Baptist Church as his bomber, The Golden Sandstorm, was linked to action in north Germany.
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Jim Tolleson
Hugh Tolleson
Germany
Mrs. Tolleson
Amarillo Hardware Company
Tolleson
1706
van Buren
The Irish Hear of Patton and Censorship Lifted
The Sunday Independent reveals censors blocked praise for General Patton while allowing remarks on Rommel. It notes removal of the phrase bold intruder about Patton, and after censorship was lifted the paper printed British white paper extracts on Buchenwald horrors.
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Dublin
The
Sunday Independent
Eire
Patton
Rommel
Buchenwald
Mothers Day Prayers Held Amid Okinawa Combat
In Okinawa on May 13 mothers’ day was observed as a day of prayer under combat conditions. Vice Admiral Raymond Kelly Turner’s flagship read President Truman’s proclamation over the loudspeaker before church services that were well attended.
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Okinawa
Navy
Richmond Kelly Turner
Truman
Belgium Fascist Leader Held in Spain Hospital
Spain reports Leon de Greele, Belgian Fascist leader of the Rexist party, along with five companions, arrived in Se St Sebastian May 8 after fleeing Oslo. He is held incommunicado in a local hospital under tight security amid fortified grounds and barbed wire surroundings.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Leon de Greele
Rexist
Oslo
Japanese Holdout Fails to Stop Okinawa Advance
On Okinawa the U S Marines pressed toward Naha amid heavy artillery and mortar fire. Frontline reports say Marines entered Naha outskirts and fought for key positions at Takamotoji and Conical Hill while Japanese counterattacks were repulsed.
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Naha
Okinawa
Blue Network
Norman Paige
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
U. S
Asato River
Takamotoji
Heights
96Th
Conical Hill
Shuri
Yonabaru
First Marine
Nimitz
Sixth Marine
Machinato
Doughboys Seize Mindanao Air Center in Philippines
In Mindanao, the U S 40th Infantry Division captured the Del Monte air center near Mindanao's north, taking three airfields after a swift assault. Meanwhile the 24th Division fought a fierce battle in the Davao sector as Australians seized Wewak in New Guinea. Major General Rapp Brush led the 40th in the victory.
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Japan
del Motte
Mindanao
U. S. 40Th
Davao
Philippines
Wewak
New Guinea
Rapp Brush
40Th
del Monte
Churchill Warns World Must Not Become Idle Name of UN
London May 13 Prime Minister Churchill urged that the United Nations organization be more than an idle name and pledged Britain’s unity with the United States in the war against Japan. He praised Allied power, warned Britain must not weaken, and criticized Eamon De Valera for obstructing war effort while lauding Northern Ireland’s loyal support.
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Anthony Eden
United Nations Conference
Security Council
Europe
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Washington
London
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RAF
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Japan
United Nations World Organization
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Eamon de Valera
Germany
Northern Ireland
Empire
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Rios
de Valera
Australia
New Zealand
Canada
France
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Arctic
Russia
United States Navy
Ireland Silent On Churchill Claim About 1941 Blockade
Prime Minister Eamon de Valera offered no comment on Winston Churchill’s statement that Britain would have forced confrontation with Eire during the 1941 blockade were it not for ties with Northern Ireland. The Eire government information bureau issued the brief note.
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Mr. de Valera
de Valera
Dublin
Eamon de Valera
Eire
Churchill
Britain
Eire Government Information Bureau
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