Reds Tighten Net on Berlin in World War II siege
Allied forces pound Berlin as three armies assault the western defenses. American Seventh Army pushes toward Munich and nears 67 miles from the city while other units close in within 46 miles. Russians reach the Elbe northwest of Dresden and seize Ketzin cutting a railway escape. Potsdam is nearly isolated as Berlin endures ongoing metro battles and Soviet gains. At least 12 German generals are captured as the German Army is declared no longer an integrated fighting force.
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Dresden
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Potsdam
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Neukoelin
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den Linden
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Hamburg
Denmark
Danube
Aerial Lancasters Strike Berchtesgaden Hitler’s Retreat
Allied air forces bombed Berchtesgaden and Kehistein Mountain installations in a possible attempt on Hitler. Lancaster forces dropped six ton earthquake bombs while U S heavy bombers hit Linz and Pilsen, with Soviet and Allied ground advances closing on Berlin.
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Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Fuehrer
Allied Armies Close On Munich As Danube Drive Steams On
Western forces push toward the Austrian border with the American Seventh and French First Armies expanding Danube bridgeheads. Patton and Devers’ groups press toward Munich and Regen as British siege Bremen tightens and a major encirclement strategy forms around southern Germany. Reports say German units retreat, surrender en masse, and the German army dissolves as a fighting force.
Admiral Turner says Japan has shot their wad at Okinawa
Vice Admiral Richmond Turner predicts Okinawa based planes will strike Tokyo soon observing the emperor's palace. He says Japan has exhausted their attack strength and that Okinawa will become a major advance base as U S forces land troops and equipment daily. He notes U S losses are lighter than expected and praises officers and ships to counter Japanese tactics.
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Emperor's Palace
Okinawa
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Texas House Committee O K s Poll Tax Abolition
A Texas House committee approved a constitutional amendment to abolish the poll tax. Passage prospects are uncertain as it sits low in the calendar. If two thirds of the House approve, the measure moves to the Senate where strong opposition remains.
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Texas
House Committee
O.K
Austin
House
Senate
Troops Cross Slav Italian Front Near Fiume
April 25 reports say troops crossed the Slav Italian frontiers near Fiume as Marshal Que announced. Yugoslav forces clash with Adriatic port defenders amid Allied actions in the region.
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London
Fiume
Que
Yugoland
Tito
Weatherwide brief for Amarillo and West Texas today
Partly cloudy with winds 25 to 35 mph this afternoon in Amarillo area. Mostly cloudy and cooler tonight and Thursday with strong winds in Panhandle and South Plains. New Mexico segments show showers northeast today. cooler this afternoon and tonight. diminishing winds Thursday. Temperatures include lows near 30s to 50s and highs 60s to 70s overall.
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Amarillo
Tomient
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Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Porson
South Portion
Army to Release Four and Five Year Vets This Summer
The Army plans to begin releasing veterans with four to five years of service this summer as draft calls hold at about 100,000 men monthly through June. Officials note some four and five year veterans may not be discharged due to unit needs and the point system.
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Washington
Uncle Sam’s
Army
Navy
Europe
United Nations Conference Opens With Poland Row
At San Francisco the first UN conference assembles with 46 nations. The Polish issue divides the Allies as the United States signals firmness against concessions, backed by President Truman and Senate leaders. The session opens at War Memorial Opera House amid hopes for durable peace.
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United Nations Today
United Nations Conference On International Organization
War Memorial Opera House
San Francisco
Amarillo
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Truman
Washington
Gov
Earl Warren
California
Roger D. Lapham
Poland
Russia
Marshal Stalin
United States
Peace-Loving Germans Put In Their Car
German radio from Bremen broadcast to San Francisco conference delegates proposing disarmament limits. The English program urged a ban on heaviest artillery and tanks, gas and incendiary bombs, and prohibitions on bombing open localities and distant towns. The proposals echoed German government plans from March 1936.
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New York
Bremen
San Francisco
Federal Communications Commission
Congressman Worley Arrives in London
London April 25 Representatives Henry Jackson of Washington Gordon Canfield of New Jersey Eugene Worley of Texas Earl Wilson of Indiana and Francis E Walter of Pennsylvania have arrived in London bringing the U S congressmen in Britain to eight.
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London
Henry Jackson
Washington
Gordon Canfield
New Jersey
Eugene Worley
Texas
Earl Wilson
Indiana
Francis E. Walter
Pennsylvania
U. S
Britain
Amarillo City Hall Receives Bright Scarlet Canary Trim
Amarillo city hall features a vivid new paint job with scarlet and canary stripes. The red stripe marks police car spaces while the yellow stripe designates 15 minute parking in front of the building.
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Amarillo
Dives Into New Duties At Potter Red Cross
Buck Beringer named executive secretary of the Potter County Red Cross chapter in Amarillo. He moved into the courthouse offices and begins meetings with community service groups after succeeding Edith Ziriax who leaves for a Red Cross home service course. He arrives from Kansas City with 14 years in Red Cross work and extensive community service experience.
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Amarillo
P. F. Beringer
Potter County
American Red Cross
Beringer
Buck
Red Cross
Edith Ziriax
Kansas City
Soviet Denies Patrolling Berlin Story By Pearson
Moscow reports that Tass fully denies Drew Pearson's claim that American patrols were in Berlin on April 13 and withdrew due to a protest by Premier Stalin. Tass calls the report fiction and says it was denied earlier at SHAPE Paris.
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Tass
Drew Pearson
Washington
Berlin
Marshal Stalin
Pearson
Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Punish German Prisoners for Celebrating Hitler Birthday
German officer prisoners at the Concordia World War II camp in Kansas are being punished for celebrating Adolf Hitler's birthday. The War Department Seventh Service Command announced an investigation to identify ringleaders of the unauthorized observance.
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Neb
U.P
Concordia
Kan
Adolf Hitler
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Seventh Service Command
Mussolini's Son Barred by Swiss
Vittorio Mussolini son of the former Duce was refused entry to Switzerland after attempting to cross the border with a supposed Spanish passport. The Rome radio quoted a Zurich report, relayed by the FCC.
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Vittorio Mussolini
Duce
Switzerland
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Zurich
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Roosevelt Memorial Meets With Approval
Widespread approval was voiced in Amarillo for a memorial building to treat infantile paralysis in its early stages. A committee led by Judge R E Underwood plans a facility and an altar marker on the spot where President Roosevelt spoke in Amarillo. Contributions are invited through Virgil Patterson at the First National Bank, with a permanent contribution record to be kept.
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Amarillo
Roosevelt
R. E. Underwood
Joe Jenkins
Russians Reach Elbe Front Near Dresden as Berlin Encirclement Grows
German high command announced Soviet troops reached the Elbe River on a 22 mile front northwest of Dresden and near encirclement of Berlin. Moscow said Russians crossed the Elbe north of Dresden while American forces held the Mulde River east of Leipzig about 20 miles from the Elbe.
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Dresden
Berlin
Moscow
Elbe
Mulde
Leipzig
Yank Forces Tighten Grip on Okinawa and Luzon Fronts
American infantry gained new ground on Okinawa threatening the Japanese eastern flank and seized islets off Okinawa while landing nine miles from Cebu in the central Philippines. In northern Luzon the 33rd and 32nd Divisions advanced toward Baguio and Cagayan Valley amid heavy combat and air raids on Tokyo.
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Associated Press
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Baguio
Philippines
Marine Third Amphibious Corps
Kauri
Heenza
Yaguchi
33Rd Infantry
Luzon
Cagayan Valley
Cebu Island
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