Allies Break German Resistance as Berlin Front Shakes
Allied forces push toward Berlin from west and east with Ninth and Third Armies crossing Elbe lines while Soviet spearheads reach near Berlin. Nuernberg falls to American Seventh Army as Stuttgart and other Nazi strongholds tighten around Bavarian redoubt amid broader advances toward Pilsen Prague region.
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Casting for Boys Ranch Picture Advances in Amarillo
MGM producer Bob Sisk says cast and crew will arrive in Amarillo to begin filming Boy Rencr with Jackie Jenkins in the title role and Skippy Holmeir in a key part. He notes the star of Tomorrow, The World has drawn praise as a promising newcomer. Farley previewed Our Vines Have Tender Grapes while in Hollywood. An Oak flooring ad follows.
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Hollywood
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Allied Air Offensive Deepens Across German Front
More than two thousand American war planes sweep across occupied Germany from Berlin outskirts to Prague and Munich. Eighth Air Force deploys 1600 bombers and fighters, Ninth Air Force logs over 400 sorties before noon. Liberators and Fortresses strike bridges on the Adige and Brenner routes. Italian-based Air Force targets rail lines near Innsbruck Rosenheim and areas near Bologna and Ferrara.
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Berlin
Prague
Munich
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Italy
Adige
Brenner Pass
British and Italian Allied Forces Advance Toward Ferrara
Eighth Army troops advance three miles and seize Portomaggiore and Portoverrara as they push toward Ferrara. Fifth Army moves along Highway 65 toward Pidnora and nears Bologna, while other Eighth Army units reach Canal Bolognese and Portoverrara. Mount Sanichele falls to Fifth Army as Pianoro area is secured.
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O'Daniel Proposes 20-Year Combat Training for Inductees
Washington reports backers of a straight extension of the Selective Service law face a Senate fight over amendments to curb 18-year-olds in combat. The House approved the draft extender, moving the expiration date to May 15 1946 or war end. Senator Stewart and allies seek six months training before 18-year-olds enter actual combat. Senator O'Daniel proposes no inductee under 20 be sent to combat outside the continental U S without a full year of training.
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East Hogs Boxcars plan to solve grain car shortage
Walter R. Scott, transportation commissioner of the Kansas City Board of Trade, says legislation may be needed to return boxcars to the Midwest. He notes eastern lines use more cars than they own, causing a shortage in grain states. An eight member committee met ICC officials and sought immediate relief for the grain car shortage.
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25 Die in Air Crash Near Sweetwater Texas
Twenty five officers and men were killed when an army transport plane crashed three miles southeast of Sweetwater. Eleven officers and 14 enlisted men died with eight combat officers among victims. Wreckage covered a square mile as Col Weddington noted watches stopped at 6 40 A M. Captain Schumacher described bodies scattered.
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Midwest Disaster Toll Rises Across Five States
Tornadoes and floods in five midwestern states killed 138 people and injured 852, with 485 still hospitalized. Red Cross data note 1,358,170 acres flooded, 902 homes destroyed and 4,100 damaged, plus 1,043,000 acres flooded in Arkansas-Texas area where eleven died and 57 were injured.
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Robert E. Edson
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Weather Outlook for Amarillo and West Texas
Mostly cloudy with scattered thunder showers today tonight and Saturday. Partly cloudy and mild in West Texas this afternoon tonight and Saturday. Scattered showers over mountains in New Mexico this afternoon and early evening with fair conditions otherwise. Low tonight 40 to 45 north 50 to 65 south. High Saturday 75 to 85. 24 hour readings: high 73 low 54 noon 32. Russell Stationery Company appointment books and desk calendars.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Okinawa to Davao and Mindanao Drive Amid Pacific Offensive
Allied forces report heavy air and sea strikes across the Philippines and Mindanao as Okinawa advances push into Japanese positions. Mustang fighters claim 84 enemy planes destroyed near Tokyo while Iwo Jima crews hit Atsugi. American divisions seize islands, break counterattacks, and capture Bala Bac and Cotabato as Carabao Island falls and Manila Bay garrisons are pressured.
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Saturday Noon Deadline for Classified Ads
Classified ads must be submitted by Saturday noon to appear in the Sunday News Globe. The Saturday edition will not carry classified ads because of newsprint limits. Photographs Live Forever Autry Studio 116 E 4th Phone 2-1922.
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Truman Steps Into Roosevelt's Allied War Role
Washington reports Truman assumes a key seat in Allied strategy with Pacific focus. He met top commanders and Chinese and U S officials, weighing direct island assault versus blockade and China coast landings. Molotov may discuss postwar Soviet entry and price of Russia’s war works.
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Roosevelt Family Moves Out of the White House
The Franklin D. Roosevelt family begins moving out of the White House on April 20 to make way for Harry S. Truman. Mrs. Roosevelt completes packing and clearing personal and historical belongings gathered during 12 years in the executive mansion.
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Spring Thunder Arrives With April Showers
Rain and thunder scattered across the area with forecast showers expected tonight and tomorrow. Precise rainfall totals were not yet measured by the weather bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Germany Faces Massive Occupation Challenge in Postwar Crisis
Magdeburg dispatch describes severe chaos in occupied Germany with widespread misery, looting, and mass movement of released slave laborers and POWs. Allied military government teams are stretched thin as civil law breaks down and food is scarce, leaving bodies in fields and roadsides.
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