Allies accept surrender of Nazi garrison in Channel Islands
A British task force landed in the Channel Islands and accepted the surrender of a Nazi garrison of about 30,000 troops. German sea forces capitulated and a U boat at Weymouth surrendered as six others headed to Allied ports. In Washington the Army unveiled a point system for discharge set at 85 points, with about 1.3 million men to be released in the next year.
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U.P
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Weymouth
Washington
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Europe
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Parenthood
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Yugueslavia
the Star
France
Norman
Breton
Jersey
Guernsey
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N. J. Weir
Royal Navy
Air Ministry
RAF
Coastal Command
Germany
Stalin
Latvia
Vistula
Danzig
Het Penninsula
Gdynia
Liepaja
Tukums
Hel Peninsula
Copenhagen
Baltic
Bornholm
Kennedy defends release of Reims surrender story as political censorship
Kennedy disputes SHAEF and General Allen claims that the delay in publishing the Reims surrender was to save lives. He states Eisenhower wished rapid publication, while noting the German disclosure preceded Allied plans. The piece also covers War Department demobilization credits and release procedures for service members.
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Paris
Associated Press
Edward Kennedy
Reims
Kennedy
Frank A. Allen, Jr
SHAEF
Allen
Eisenhower
General Allen
Supreme Command
Kesselring says Hitler dead and holdout plan failed
In Saalfelden Austria Field Marshal Albert Kesselring says he is surprised Hitler did not lead a holdout in the Salzburg-Berchtesgaden tunnels. He believes Hitler died and would have preferred peace with Britain and America, praising Allied leaders and noting German overextension.
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Austria
Albert Kesselring
Hitler
Salzburg-Berchtesgaden
Kesselring
U. S
Tyrolean
Alps
der Fuehrer
Berlin
Sixth Air Army
Prague Falls to Allies as Henlein and War Frank Are Taken
Prague reports note Konrad Henlein and War Frank captured by American troops as German forces retreat toward Yank lines. Russian forces parade in the liberated city amid Czech casualties and relief, while Hitler’s fate remains unconfirmed with bodies not definitively identified.
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Prague
Konrad Henlein
Sudentenland
War Frank
Czechoslovakia
Henlein
Hitler
Vaclav Capek
Czech National Committee
Daniel Boones
Red Army
Cvecho
G. I's
Europe
Pilsen
U. S
Submarines Sink Three U S Vessels in Atlantic During War’s End
German U boats sank three American ships in the western Atlantic in the war’s final weeks. A fourth vessel was damaged and a fifth went down near Cape Elizabeth Maine after unexplained blasts. About 112 were killed or reported missing. The tanker S 5 Oklahoma, carrying high octane fuel and kerosene, was among the stricken ships off South America late in March. Roughly 50 were dead or missing.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Cape Elizabeth
United States
Oklahoma
South America
United Nations faces first big test on Cuba bid for council seats
At the San Francisco conference Cuba proposed enlarging the proposed peace enforcement council from 11 to 14 or 15 members. The committee debated the plan during a three hour session and expected a vote the next day. The current layout retains the big five plus six smaller nations. American delegates sought a formula to fit a Pan American security system into a world body without regional splits.
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San Francisco
United Nations Conference
Security Council
Plocs
Oak Flooring in All Grades From Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
For oak flooring in all grades see Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes Insurance. John Maynard Lbr. Co, 600 W.
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes. Insurance
Churchill Signals Prolonged Conscription Through Victory
Prime Minister Churchill told Clemmons in London today that conscription of men for the British armed forces will continue during the war with Japan and may extend for several years after the conflict ends.
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London
Churchill
Clemmons
Japan
Hirkted
Weather Outlook for Amarillo West Texas and New Mexico
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with cooler temperatures and a gradual rise Friday. Scattered Panhandle showers with little temperature change. New Mexico mostly clear tonight and Friday morning with isolated showers later Friday and warmer in the southeast. Lows 40 to 55, highs 85 to 95, 24 hour highs 86 and lows 50.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Weather Bureau Predicts Continued Cool Weather
Weather observers report a 35 mile per hour wind bringing colder air and expect cooler conditions through today and tonight. Rain chances are slight though moisture may fall north of the river with Dalhart reporting a trace of rain and towns like Dumas Shamrock Spearman and Stratford noting light showers. Temperatures should rise slowly tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Dalhart
Dumas
Shamrock
Spearman
Stratford
Fortresses Fly Released Prisoners to England
More than 60 Flying Fortresses transported Allied prisoners of war to England from two camps near Munich and a third on the Baltic today. The operation marked a major airlift as Allied forces moved POWs to safety.
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England
London
U.P
Munich
Baltic
Benes Returns to Czechoslovakia Amid Prague Bombing
Prague radio reports President Eduard Benes has returned to Czechoslovakia after leaving in 1938. German planes again bomb the large concentration camp at Theresienstadt 53 miles northeast of Prague where thousands of Jews were held.
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London
Eduard Benes
Munich
Prague
Record B-29 raid hits Japan oil supply and islands
Superforts launched a record B-29 raid striking aviation fuel centers in Japan while over 100 bombers neutralized southern airfields for Okinawa support. Marines push south through mud to Okinawa ridges as Samal Island invasion begins in Mindanao. Australians seize API Hill near Tarakan as Pacific oil campaigns expand with Burma and Dutch Indies wells eyed for Allied use.
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Japan
Nippon
Burma
French wartime generals Weygand and Borotra detained in Paris
Gen Maxime Weygand former commander in chief of France’s army and tennis star Jean Borotra were arrested in Paris. Weygand, in poor health, is held at a military hospital while Borotra is under house arrest after custody following escape from a German prison.
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Paris
Maxime Weygand
France
Republic
Jean Borotra
Alps
Weygand
Maurice Gamelin
North Africa
Borotra
Department of Sports
Goering Trial Soon
London reports the trial of Marshal Herman Goering will occur soon before a high tribunal of Western Allied and Russian representatives. A war crimes commission source said Goering’s split from Hitler would not affect his treatment. The formation decision was delayed until after the San Francisco meeting and next foreign ministers session. Rudolf Hess status remains uncertain as a prisoner of war. In Stockholm the Foreign Office denied rumors that Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler had arrived in Sweden.
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Kesselring
Bernard L. Montgomery
George S Patton
Arthur Tedder
Monty
Montgomery
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Nazifuehrer
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Martin Bormann
Rudolf Hess
Hitler
Reichschancellery
Wilhelmsplatz
Air Ministry
Leipzigerstrasse
High Command
Bendlerstrasse
Leutzow Ufer
Tiergarten Park
London
Marshal Herman Goering
Russia
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Goering
San Francisco
Britain
United States
War Crimes Commission
War Office
Stockholm
Swedish Foreign Office Today
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Sweden
Eisenhower praises service of allied resistance forces
General Eisenhower commended the resistance forces of France Belgium the Netherlands Denmark and Norway for their inestimable service to the Allied cause. He said they fought on amid a savage enemy despite being inadequately armed and endured disappointments and dangers.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Office of War Information
Nazi plan foresees mass break by prisoners and airborne invasion of Ireland
A Dutch officer says Nazi strategy includes a mass break by German prisoners in the British Isles and an airborne assault on Ireland to aid Von Rundstedt’s drive on Antwerp. He describes it as a diversion to threaten Britain and force a seaborne or airborne invasion.
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Amsterdam
British Isles
Ireland
Ardennes
Rotterdam
Karl von Rundstedt
Antwerp
Britain
Russell Stationery Co. Descriptive Listings
A terse item from the Russell Stationery Co. catalog notes desk reference books and secretary’s desi books. The line suggests a postal listing or inventory entry for office supplies and ledgers.
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Russell Stationery Co
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