Hour for Action Called for 12 Million Workers in Germany
A spokesman for Gen Eisenhower urged 12 million foreign workers in Germany to act decisively in the final phase of the battle against Hitler. The message warns against Gestapo repression, urges careful planning, and notes food needs after Hitler's defeat while stressing workers can influence the Third Reich's fate.
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Twin armies knife over Reich border
Allied forces push toward Kleve as British paratroopers withdraw from Arnhem. U S and British units strike into Germany from Holland, seizing Beek and Turnhout while pressing toward the Ruhr region and Calais with reinforced ground assaults and promising action from 12 million foreign workers.
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Flying Boat Sinks Three Japanese Warships in One Bomb Run
A Catalina flying boat sank a Nipponese seaplane tender and two destroyer escorts in a single bombing run off Davao harbor in New Guinea. The feat, one of the era’s most notable, came during ongoing Allied air raids on Japanese bases in the Pacific.
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Soviet Baltic Drive Near Riga Expands Front
Soviet forces press toward Riga with Haapsalu captured and 50 Polish localities seized near the Czechoslovak border. Govorov and Maslennikov converge near Jelgava and Mazsalaca as Lob and Yeremenko advance to encircle Riga amid Baltic battles.
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Red Fleet Enters Baltic as Finland War Fronts Rise
Helsinki reports heavy gunfire as the Red Fleet moves into the Baltic Sea for the first time in over three years. Russian forces reportedly engage sea traffic to hinder Nazi evacuations while Finnish troops clash with retreating Lapland Army units along a broad front from Oulu toward the Russian border.
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Secret Weapon Myth Exploded Hints of Forthcoming German Secrets
A German official questioned the wartime emphasis on secret weapons saying propaganda overplays novel arms. Werner Naummann, propagandaministry official, told a mass meeting the outcome does not depend on new weapons and that Germany will defend its fortress as a besieged power.
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London
Werner Naummann
Propaganda Ministry
Germany
Postwar Squeeze On Fascists
The United States and Great Britain will continue blacklisting of firms accused of pro Axis trading after Europe’s victory to punish Nazi profiteers and deny funds for leaders fleeing Germany. The policy targets Axis-linked businesses and aims to curb semi neutral hubs like Spain Sweden and Argentina implicated in fascist operations in the Americas.
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Yanks reach 12 miles from Bologna escape route in Italy
American Fifth Army troops break the Gothic line and advance toward the Via Aemilia near Pirentuola, with Bologna about 12 miles away. Eighth Army pushes from Rimini toward the Po Valley while brick-by-brick fighting and partisan clashes unfold in Bologna and surrounding areas. General Clark lauds the nine day breakthrough of the long German line.
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Weather outlook across Amarillo and surrounding regions
The Amarillo and vicinity forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Tuesday and Wednesday with higher temperatures. West Texas sees similar skies with showers west of the Pecos River Tuesday and in the Panhandle Wednesday. New Mexico forecasts scattered showers and thunderstorms Tuesday with a rise in temperatures. Yesterday temperatures peaked around 78 with a low near 43, while sunrise was at 7 38 AM.
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Grain and Cotton Prices Jump on Government Buy Plan
The government said it would buy cotton and major cereals at full parity as soon as possible, pushing futures to the daily limit in Chicago and lifting wheat oats and rye by the full 5 cent cap. Corn deliveries rose except December. hogs stayed active, cotton in New York hit the limit before settling higher, wool tops fell slightly.
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Pantex Plans No Radical Change After Europe Victory
Capt. R. M. Smith, commander of the Pantex Ordnance Plant, said production will continue with no radical changes after victory in Europe. The plant will load bombs and shells for use against Japan after the war ends, with possible production schedule rearrangements but no closing planned between Germany's fall and Japan's fall.
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Japan
Democratic committee outlines Texas drive for 150000 funds
The Texas state Democratic executive committee authorized two sub groups to review party laws and bylaws. Chairman Harry L. Seay will head the vote-getting drive with Myron Blalock announcing a target of about 150,000 dollars, to be raised from grassroots county campaigns.
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Democratic Executive Committee
Texas
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National Democratic
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Elmer L. Lincoln
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Lincoln
Woodville Rogers
San Antonio
Texas Regulars file to challenge Roosevelt in 1944 race
Anti FDR Texas Democrats convene as Texas Regulars and file a presidential elector slate with the Secretary of State. Roy Sanderford and Hamilton Rogers present the certification, seeking to restore constitutional government and back a Democrat for president. Sanderford vows state headquarters in Austin and a precincts-wide campaign.
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