Liuchow Is Retaken by Chinese in World War II News
Chinese reports say Liuchow fell to Chinese forces as Allied operations sharpen in the Pacific. Okinawa fighting continued while Tokyo press touted fortifications and looming invasion of the Japanese mainland. The U S 37th Division advanced toward Luzon while Mindanao sees heavy action near Bayombong.
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Japan
Okinawa
Nippon
Philippines
China
Liuchow
U. S
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Kobe
Tokyo
Yomiuri Hachi
Yomiuri
Mainichi
Aka-Jima
Tokyo Radio
Wuchow
Foochow
Indo-China
Luzon
Mindanao
U. S. 37Th
Cagayan Valley
Bayombong
United States to Maintain Troops Only in Bavaria After Germany Split
In Munich and Berlin reporting notes, U S occupation plans call for turning over most German territory to British and Russian troops and retaining Bavaria as the American zone. Major cities like Leipzig Magdeburg and Erfurt would shift to Russians, while Cologne and the Ruhr remain contested between British and American control. The proposed Bavaria focus would stretch north to Frankfurt with Eisenhower likely overseeing a reduced multi army presence.
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London
U.P
United States
Germany
Bavaria
Leipzig
Magdeburg
Chemnitz
Erfurt
Rhineland
Ruhr
Cologne
Dueren
Duesseldorf
Essen
Berlin
Cor
Frankfurt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Frankfurt-on-main
Ruhr Valley
Awaiting Stalin's Answer in US-Soviet UN Talks
Urgent talks in Moscow and San Francisco seek to avert a permanent Big Five veto split. Stalin reviews veto rights for a world security council while Hopkins and Stettinius press for a solvable path. Denmark joins as conference work continues on technical issues with a weekend deadline uncertain.
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San Francisco
Moscow
Stalin
World Security Council
Truman
Harry Hopkins
Stettinius
United States
Andrei Gromyko
Russia
France
China
Britain
Denmark
Hitler Body Identified With High Certainty in Berlin Ruins
Berlin reports a Russian military source says Adolf Hitler’s burned body is identified among four found in the Reichskancellery ruins after Berlin’s fall. The verdict follows teeth and characteristic checks. poisoning cited as death cause. Goebbels and family died by poisoning. bodies found burned.
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Berlin
U.2
Adolf Hitler
Reichschancellery
Hitler
Red Army
Moscow
Dr. Morel
Goebbels
Nationalizing Industry in Czechoslovakia Report
The Prague Radio reported that Czechoslovakia began nationalizing industries including the Skoda Munitions Works in Pilsen and the Bata Shoe Factory. Provisional managers took over 24 industrial enterprises, with Vitkovice Iron Works and Poldi Foundry among them. Vice Premier Gottwald stated May 12 that banking and insurance would also be nationalized.
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Associated Press
Prague Radio
Czechoslovakia
Skoda
Pilsen
Bata
Vitkovice Iron Works
Poldi
Prague
Federal Communications Commission
Klement Gottwald
Benes
Weather Update For Amarillo And West Texas
The Weather Bureau reports fair conditions in Amarillo and vicinity with cooler nights. Parts of West Texas remain partly cloudy with fresh to strong winds in the Panhandle and South Plains, high Thursday near 80 to 85, and temperatures climbing to 90 to 95 in some areas.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
Fire Rips Through Rex Theater in Borger
A blaze on Main Street Borger destroyed the Rex Theater and damaged Ollie Hare dry goods Diamond Shop and City Drug. Fire crews from Borger Amarillo and Phillips battled the flames. Furniture and merchandise were moved from nearby Panhandle State Bank as investigators assess damage.
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Rex Theater
Borger
Main Street
Amarillo
Phillips
Ollie Hare
Diamond Shop
City Drug
Panhandle State Bank
Truman Seizes Humble Oil Plant in Texas
President Truman authorized Harold Ickes to seize and operate Humble Oil and Refining Co plants at Ingleside Texas due to a labor dispute affecting war effort. The case traces to May 1943 when Oil Workers International Union pushed for maintenance of membership, with multiple War Labor Board orders and legal actions culminating in a circuit court reversal of an injunction against seizure.
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Washington
Truman
Harold L. Ickes
Ingleside
Tex
Humble Oil and Refining Co
Oil Workers International Union
OIU
U. S District Court
Texas
WLB
Ickes
Not Quite So Warm Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for not quite so warm conditions this afternoon and tomorrow. Yesterday reached 97, with today in the low 90s and 84 expected tomorrow. Shamrock received rain yesterday, the only Panhandle station reporting moisture as rain measured 1.20 inches.
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Shamrock
Panhandle
Beef Subsidy Is Criticized
The National Livestock Producers Association opposes subsidies in cattle and beef. It urges discontinuing the Price Control Act by 1946 and supports higher live cattle and beef price ceilings to encourage feeding and maximum production. A swine subcommittee calls for immediate OPA subsidy withdrawal study as consumer buying power remains high.
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National Livestock Producers Association
B. B. Bromley
Joint Livestock Committee
Department of Agriculture
War Food Administration
OPA
Oak flooring in all grades offered by Maynard Lumber Co
John Maynard Lumber Co advertises oak flooring in all grades with stock at 5800.
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Ohn Maynard Lbr. Co
Planes Down Jap Balloons Spokane Chronicle Reports
The Spokane Chronicle says U S planes shot down bomb carrying balloons from Japan. A balloon was sighted at 40 000 feet delaying a takeoff. A farmer tied a balloon to a fence and alerted the FBI. Two children found bombs but they did not explode. Six people were killed May 5 near Lakeview Ore by a balloon bomb.
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Spokane
Wash
U.P
The
Spokane Chronicle
U. S
Japan
Office of Censorship
War Department
Lakeview
Ore
Victory Bond Flight nomination closes tonight during start
Bond vote to begin Thursday narrows to one candidate per organization supporting Mighty Seventh sales. Voting certificates must be mailed with a Series E War Bond purchase or dropped at the Paramount Theater ballot box to count. Potter County reports Series E sales at 1,167,744 with total 33,733,901, ahead of Fed tabulations.
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Paramount Theater
Potter County
Federal Reserve Bank
Nathan Adams
Texas
War Finance Committee
Guy Saunders
Reac
D Day Anniversary Marked With Army Holiday Observance
London marked the first anniversary of D-Day as General Eisenhower was praised as the Allied leader due the greatest tribute. Red Cross clubs hosted D-Day Night offering free meals to soldiers able to prove service.
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London
Eisenhower
Normandy
Germany
Red Cross Clubs
London News Chronicle
OPA to Cut Meat Rations for Restaurants in Summer
Washington report states the Office of Price Administration will reduce restaurant meat rations by 20 percent for July and August. Institutional users face similar cuts in canned fruits and vegetables, about 12 to 15 percent below May and June levels. Hospitals and school food programs will be exempt. OPA aims to align restaurant supplies with household availability.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
One Killed as Havana Rioting Erupts Over Meat Plan
In Havana police used tear gas to break up a demonstration of about 10,000 people in front of the presidential palace yesterday. One youth around 20 was killed and several others injured as clashes followed the government’s meat distribution plan rollout.
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Havana
Cuba
Brazil Declares War on Japan During Italy Campaign
Brazil declared war on Japan today and the Brazilian expeditionary force fought in Italy in the later stages of the Italian campaign. E. A. Regal Co, Real Estate and Loans.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Japan
Italy
E. A. Regal Co, Real Estate and Loans
Syrian president proclaims Levant rid of France at last
In Damascus President Shukri El Kuwaity denounces French presence and vows Syrians will avoid French influence. He says Syria and Lebanon will reject conditional French settlements and seek American and British expertise while limiting French diplomatic, educational, and military ties.
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Syria
Levant
France
Damascus
U.P
Shukri el Kuwaity
Lebanor
Beyrouth
United Press
Kuwaidy
Spain
Sweden
Big Three Parley Site Set Berlin Meeting Ended Abruptly
Fresh concern rose over Austria as Eisenhower and Montgomery left Berlin after a short meeting lacking final details on Allied control in Germany. The four power declaration was delayed when the Soviet delegation objected to Article 10, prompting its removal.
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Berlin
United States
Allied Control Council
Germany
Richard K. Law
Foreign Office
Commons
Vienna
Austria
Poland
Syria
Truman
Churchill
Marshal Stalin
Graz
Stalin
London
Ivor Thomas
Sir John
Fisenhower
Frankfurt
Reich
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Domei
Korea
Hong Kong-Canton
Canton
Joseph W. Grigg
U. S. Press
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Paul Joseph Goebbels
Karl Doenitz
Iter Bureaa
War Labor Board
Chicago
Chonicle
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Neeley-Greenhill-Lowndes, Insurance
By Sam Souki
Russell Stationery Company
Pield Marshal Montgomery
Gregory Zhukov
William Murphy
William Strang
Drew Middleton
New York Times
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