Himmler Dies by Poison in British Captivity at Lüneburg
Heinrich Himmler, chief of the Gestapo and SS, killed himself with a cyanide vial hidden in his mouth while in custody near Lüneburg, Germany. Allied authorities report his death after interrogation and a medical examination, with several other top Nazis detained or in custody.
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London
Heinrich Himmler
Lueneberg
Germany
Paris
Gestapo
Himmler
Bremervoerde
Hamburg
Hitzinger
Luneberg
EWT
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Terence Duncan
Second Army
Westertinke
Duncan
Miles C. Dempsey
Himmier
Dempsey
Himler
Slomobile
Luenebrg
Co.cinement
Tion Duncan
Himmiler
Karl Doenitz
Julius Dorpmueller
Reichsminister
Perty
Dorpmueller
Malente
Oldenburg
Baltic
Gregory Zhukov
Lueneburg
Ribbentrop
Berlin
Bavaria
von Friedeburg
Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Martin Bormann
Hermann Goering
Doenitz
Wilhelm Kietel
Alfred Jodl
Robert Ley
Labor Front
Julius Streicher
Alfred Rosenberg
Franz von Papen
Hans Frank
Poland
Rudolf Hess
England
Scotland
Russia
Infantry show displays gear at Butler Field tonight
An Army infantry equipment display and live demonstration will be staged this afternoon and tonight at Butler Field between the Senior High and Elizabeth Nixon Junior High. The event, part of Seventh War Loan support, aims to educate buyers on bond usage and features veterans with combat experience in a vivid Pacific battlefield scene.
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Asato River
Amarillo
Butler Field
Elizabeth Nixson
Pacific
War bond drives and travel prizes promote national efforts
The article notes war bond competition with prizes including flying trips to Mexico City on Braniff and to Hollywood and New York on other airlines once Japan is defeated. Khiva Temple members in Amarillo report buying more than half a million dollars in Seventh War Loan bonds and publicize their membership drives.
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Mexico City
Braniff Airways
Western Air, Inc
Hollywood Cal
New York City
Japan
Khiva Temple
Mystic Shrine
Amarillo
Value Temple
France Demands Laval Surrender to Spain
A strongly worded note demanding the surrender of Pierre Laval has been dispatched to Spain by France, a source close to the foreign office said today.
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Paris
Pierre Laval
Spain
France
Foreign Office
First Wheat Arrives in Wichita Falls for 1945 Crop
The first truckload of North Texas wheat for 1945 arrived in Wichita Falls. Ben F. Jones of Holliday sold 135 bushels testing 61, an unusually high grade for early wheat. Oats and barley harvests have been underway nearby.
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Wichita Falls
North Texas
Ben F. Jones
Holliday
Allies and Soviets Plan Massive Allied Repatriation
Western Allies and Soviet authorities agree on a mass repatriation program affecting up to 2,500,000 displaced persons. Between 15,000 and 20,000 American POWs and 25,000 to 30,000 British prisoners will be exchanged directly across lines. wounded receive priority and camps are set along borders for handover before final transport by rail, road, or airlift.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
Odessa
Germany
SHAEF
France
Belgium
Truman Plans Air Flight to San Francisco Conference
President Truman will travel to the San Francisco Conference by air next month, a feat no sitting U.S. president has done across the continent. Hopkins and Davies have left for London and Moscow respectively as part of talks surrounding a possible Truman Stalin Churchill Big Three meeting. He will speak briefly at the plenary session, witness the world security organization charter signing, and may add a stop in Olympia before returning to Washington.
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Washington
Truman
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Miami
Casablanca
Brazil
White House
United
Hopkins
Stalin
Davies
Ross
Hopkins- Davies
Olympia
Wash
Northwest
Wallgren
Senate
Matthew J. Connelly
Mr. Truman
United Nations
World Security Organization
Mindanao campaign reaches mopping-up stage says MacArthur
Three American divisions linked along a north south highway in Central Mindanao sealing the rout of an enemy garrison once estimated at 50 000 troops. The 31st 40th and Americal divisions advanced north from Malay Balay to cut central road net while the 24th Division moved toward Davao Gulf to aid guerrillas.
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Manila
Mindanao
MacArthur
Philippine Island
Macajalar Bay
Davao
Mov
40Th
Americial
Ing
Bukidnon
Mindano
Davao Gulf
Davao City
Guerrilas
Luzon
Balete Pass
Harvest Equipment Crisis Hits Texas Small Grain Crops
College Station May 24 Equipment moving to Texas from distant states will not be needed as wheat oats and barley deteriorated rapidly local and custom combines can handle the harvest. Reports to A and M College indicate probable abandonment of 30 to 50 percent of Texas acreage.
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College Station
Texas
North Dakota
D. A. Adams
Plain‘view
A. & M. College
This Organ Has Pipes in Attic
Paul Kaufman bought a tall organ at an auction of hotel property. The device, with pipes up to ten feet high, was installed in his attic after raising the roof nine feet. He lives in a low-ceiled cottage.
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Chicago
Paul Kaufman
Disputes Over Villages Near Trieste Continue
Yugoslav forces moved into territory north of Trieste and claimed villages they occupied Tuesday were in the Yugoslav zone. Allies urged Tito forces to stay within held areas while negotiations continue. Food shortages grow as bread rations shrink. New Zealanders remain as the only Allied troops in Trieste.
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Trieste
Marshal Tito
U. S
Gorizia
10Th Mountain Division
Caporetto
Tito
Belgrade
London
Russia
Minesweeper YMS 481 Lost in Philippines
The motor minesweeper YMS 481 was lost in the Philippines due to enemy action. Casualties among the crew were moderate, with about 30 officers and men unaccounted. The loss brings total U S naval vessels lost since the war began to 309.
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Washington
Philippines
U. S
Townsenders Plan Annual Picnic for June 10
Final arrangements set for the Townsend annual picnic to be held June 10. The event takes place Sunday afternoon at 2 o clock in the courthouse with a national speaker reporting on the Chicago convention and a special social security report to be presented.
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Court House
Chicago
Casualty Figures Announced In War Briefing
Washington reports Army and Navy casualties totaling 996,089 since war began. Army losses stand at 85,525, with killed 181,739, wounded 550,506, missing 57,802, prisoners 96,478. Navy totals 910,564, including killed 42,807, wounded 52,005, missing 10,505, prisoners 4,247.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Patterson
Scrap Salvage Surges to 2 Million Tons in 1942
More than 2,000,000 tons of top grade iron and steel scrap were salvaged in 1942 from abandoned street car lines unused mines and bridges as part of wartime material recovery efforts.
Amarillo forecast shows cooler Friday with sun and clouds
The Weather Bureau report lists Amarillo and vicinity as partly cloudy and cooler on Friday and Friday night, with West Texas expecting similar conditions Friday and Saturday. It notes scattered showers in Del Rio and Eagle Pass area and east of Pecos river, plus temperature readings and sun times.
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Amarillo
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio
Eagle Pass
Pecos River
He Waies
Patrols Battle In Rubble Of City Defenses
In Okinawa near Nahe and Yonabaru Sixth Division Marines reinforce in the capital's rubble while Seventh Division infantry push south on the east coast. Bridges over the Asato aid supply, Japanese artillery shells the river area, and air attacks increase as the fleet reports raids and continued combat on Ie and nearby shores. Navy strikes target Sakishima and Surabachi. civilian administration preparations rise as 139000 refugees remain under U S control.
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Guam
Asato
Sixth Division
Nahe
Okinawa
Seventh Division
Yonabary
Kuriles
U. S
Sakishima
Ryukyus
Surabachi
Paramushiro
National Food Probe Ordered by Truman Aide
President Truman's pick for Secretary of Agriculture has ordered a nationwide congressional investigation into food shortages and black markets. Chairman Clinton Anderson announced a cross country tour starting June 11 to study butter eggs poultry fruits vegetables meat and fish with hearings opening June 4 in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Secretary of Agriculture
Clinton P. Anderson
New Mexico
House Food Investigating Committee
Anderson
Agriculture Department
Congress
House Committee On Accounts
Omaha
Minneapolis
Yakima
Seattle
San Francisco
California
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