Truman Meets War Leaders After Roosevelt Death
President Truman orders a high level war briefing at the White House with Secretary Stimson Navy Secretary Forrestal and three Joint Chiefs as Congress plans a joint session. State Department contact confirms San Francisco Conference proceeds as memorial to Roosevelt.
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White House
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Navy
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
Adm
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George C. Marshall
Ernest J. King
Capitol Hill
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House
Senate
Nation
Stettinius
Mr.Truman
San Francisco
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Dies at Warm Springs Dies of Cerebral Hemorrhage
President Roosevelt died at 3:35 P M at the Little White House Warm Springs after a severe occipital headache. Attending were Dr Howard Bruenn Lt Cmdr Fox and Nurse Delano with family and staff present. Burial is planned at Hyde Park N Y with a formal East Room service in Washington and interment Sunday in the family garden.
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Washington Episcopal Cathedral
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St. Thomas Episcopal Church
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
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White House
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St. James Episcopal Church
Bruenn
Howard Bruenn
Navy
McIntire
New York
Hassett
Laura Delano
Roosevelt
N. Robbins
Miss Delano
Arthur Prettyman
Dr. Bruenn
Foundation
James E. Paullin
Atlanta
Cmdr
George Fox
Fox
Delano
Margaret Sackley
Grace Tully
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt and Lincoln parallel in war to peace
Washington April 13 4 percent history notes that Presidents Roosevelt and Lincoln share wartime parallels. Both guided nations to the edge of peace but died before its full realization. The piece credits their legacies and warns successors to finish the work of reconstruction and world peace.
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State Department
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Lincoln
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President Roosevelt
Allied push nears Berlin as Leipzig fronts tighten
Unofficial reports place American forces 15 to 16 miles from Berlin with German resistance fading near the capital. First and Third Armies drive toward Leipzig and Halle, while Second Armored Division leads anew toward Berlin after crossing the Elbe. Reinforcements move up as three divisions skirt the river’s west bank.
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Elbe
Vermillion
West Bank
Oklahoma City Tornado Toll Tops Seventy Five
Oklahoma reports at least 75 dead and about 600 injured after yesterday tornado outbreak. Rescue workers and soldiers join civilians in debris searches across Antlers Muskogee Sallisaw Hulbert Red Oak and Oklahoma City as as the Army aids Red Cross.
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Stalin declares capture of Vienna and Alps fronts shift
Stalin announces capture of Vienna after eight days of street fighting along the Danube. Soviet advances reach within 33 miles of Bruenn on the Moravia border as Berlin reports Nazi withdrawals west of the capital toward Berchtesgaden. In Italy, Allied Eighth Army pushes along the Po valley past Santerno River bridgeheads while German footholds on the east bank are eliminated. Heavy air raids pound key targets near Argenta.
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New Classified Deadline Set For Sunday Papers
Classified ads must be submitted by Saturday noon to appear in all Sunday editions. The change meets government limits on newsprint. No ads appear in Saturday morning editions.
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Sunday News Globe
Cloudy Skies Forecast With No Rain Expected
The Weather Bureau foresees mostly cloudy conditions with no rainfall. Forecaster H C Winburn expects colder air tonight dropping to 34 degrees and a freeze in the northern Panhandle, with slightly warmer conditions tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
H. C. Winburn
Panhandle
Submarines Sink 15 Enemy Ships in Far Eastern Waters
Washington reports United States submarines have sunk 15 enemy ships in far eastern waters, including two combatant vessels. The Navy communique identifies the combatants as an escort vessel and a converted gun boat.
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Washington
United States
Far
Navy
Weather outlook Amarillo and West Texas today
The Amarillo area sees considerable clouds and cooler conditions with a low near 34 degrees tonight. Saturday brings mainly cloudy skies and a bit warmer temperatures, while West Texas expects partly cloudy to cloudy conditions with cooler air tonight and around the Panhandle region.
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West Texas
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Panhandle
Amarillo Firemen Fail to Sign 84 Hour Work Week Pact
Firemen in Amarillo deadlocked after a noon meeting as most refused to sign a contract extending the work week from 72 to 84 hours. Forty-four attended. Roy P. Hill said the San Jacinto station would close today with possible follow ups. City officials denied any announced strike or current plan to shut stations.
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Roy P. Hill
San Jacinto
A. P. Hancock
Hill
Hancock
Amarillo observes Roosevelt memorial with citywide services
Amarillo will pause at 3 pm for a mass memorial at Ellwood Park while President Roosevelt lies in state. The city will observe a national day of mourning for Roosevelt with closures, memorials in schools, and a radio broadcast tribute by Dr. R. C. Snodgrass. Flags fly at half staff as plans for the service unfold.
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United States
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Carl Connell
Gordon Morrison
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Panhandle
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