Guderian Calls for Soft Postwar Germany Policy and Handshakes
Berchtesgaden May 14. General Heinz Guderian, Germany’s top tank expert, urged humane postwar treatment and a handshake with Allied soldiers after victory. He argued German tank reserves inland could have crushed the Normandy invasion. he favored plans to move reserves deeper toward Paris rather than along the coast. He praised Russian T-34, ranked American Sherman third, and credited Patton with similar battlefield philosophy.
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France
Normandy
Britain
America
Russia
Guderian
Erwin Rommel
Berchtesgaden
Cole
Heinz Guderian
Guederian
Wehrmacht
Paris
Orleans
George S. Patton
Patton
Poland
Two pronged Allied onslaught batter Japan in daylight raids
In a sweeping war update, Superfortress and carrier air forces pummeled Nagoya and southern Japan while U S Marines push toward Naha Okinawa amid heavy Japanese resistance. Chinese troops reclaim ports Foochow Sinchang as Nippon faces pressure across China and the Pacific.
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Leonard Milliman
Associated Press
Japan
Nippon
Robert McClure
Naha
Owinawa
China
U. S
Nagoya
Tokyo
U. S. Okinawa
U. S. Sixth Division
Okinawa
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Shima
Okiawa
Sinchang
Foochow
Hangchow
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Wewak
New Guinea
Elbaroate del Mote
U.S. 40Th Division
Mindanao
Philippines
Tarakan
Borneo
Mikado
Tokyo Radio
Kyushu
Shikoken
Honshu
Ryukyu Islands
Imperial Air Forces
Kuriles
Dutch Indies
Lend-Lease Cuts Hit Britain Russia and Poland Crisis Deepens
May 14 dispatch reports a near 50 percent cut in U S war aid to Britain after curtailing most of 300 million dollar monthly lend-lease shipments to Russia. Officials say Poland stalemate could ease while Stalin presses recognition of a Soviet Poland government. Crowley confirms sharp Russian cut, with exceptions for Japan war and redeployment needs. The Windsors visit New York for a month. the Duke resigned as Bahama governor.
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Washington
U. S
Britain
Russia
Josef Stalin
Poland
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U.S
Yalta
Truman
Leo T. Crowley
Europe
Japan
Germany
Windsors
New York
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
New York City
Florida
Bahama Islands
General Eisenhower rails at friendly prisoner handling
General Eisenhower said senior officers sometimes treated captured Nazi officials on a friendly basis, violating orders. He ordered strict action and noted such incidents do not reflect the Army, following criticism over Hermann Goering’s reception by the Seventh Army.
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Esenhower
United States
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
Seventh Army
London News Chronicle
Goering
Army
Allied
Rome
War Department
Washington
Himmler Indicted by UN War Crimes Panel in Lidice Massacre
The United Nations war crimes commission indicts Heinrich Himmler on at least seven counts for mass murder in the Lidice massacre and Nazi camp atrocities. Reports say he remains at large in Northwestern Europe while other Axis figures face charges and possible arrest.
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Edward V. Roberts
London
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Lidice
Himmler
War Crimes Commission
Reinhard Heydrich
Europe
High Command
Karl Doenitz
Tire ration increase announced by War Production Board
Washington May 14 0 per cent passenger car tire rations for May will add 500000 tires to OPA distributions. WPA notes that as new manufacturing schedules take effect tires will be released in increasing numbers. The improved rations stem from reduced military demand after Europe victory and will provide civilians with 1500000 casings in May.
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Washington
War Production Board
OPA
WPA
Europe
Daisy Delano Wins News Tip Contest in Amarillo
Daisy Delano of 314 Crockett wins first prize for a tip about cows and a lunch left unguarded, five dollars. Rex Reid receives three dollars for a store material dispute tip, and J L Cooper of Plains Hotel earns two dollars for a wandering crawfish tip. Other contributors listed with addresses and tips.
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Amarillo
Daisy Delano
Crockett
Rex Reid
North Pierce
Meat Shortage Persists in Amarillo as Prices Rise
Amarillo reports ongoing meat shortages with limited beef and pork. Some stores shift to poultry and fish as relief looks unlikely. Packing plants face decline in slaughter permits, risking further black market activity while small towns see steadier supplies. Local merchants Loren Young and E J McCartt note tight conditions and delayed impacts.
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Amarillo
Loren Young
Whiteway
Dallas
Oklahoma City
E. J. McCartt
McCartt
Morgan Liberated From German Prison Camp Near Earth
Lt. John Morgan of Amarillo and New York freed Saturday from a German camp near Earth. Medal of Honor recipient and bomber pilot known as Red was shot down over Berlin in March last year and earned the medal for returning a crippled plane to base in England. Parents Mr and Mrs A A L Morgan now in New York received word from him last July.
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John Morgan
Amarillo
New York
Earth
Red
Associated Press
Morgan
Berlin
England
A. A. L. Morgan
Blondie Strip Delayed by Syndicate Shortfall
Blondie was not in today’s Globe as the syndicate missed mailing this week’s panels. The paper says Blondie is en route and will appear in a day or two once the shipment arrives.
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Blondie
New York
Globe
Tokyo moves to brighten life of citizens amid curbs
Tokyo authorities relax a strict ban on amusements and permit more theaters to reopen as part of measures to brighten life for residents. The Comei News Agency reported in an English broadcast that several motion picture houses and theaters have already reopened.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Comei
Derry Journal Responds to Churchill Insinuation on Ireland
The Derry Journal in Londonderry denounces Churchill's claim that Ireland has something to be ashamed of. It argues Ireland's long struggle for liberation and refusal to immolate itself were not to be judged by Churchill's bar of history and condemns his insinuation as out of date.
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Belfast
de Valera
Derry
Londonderry
Northern Ireland
Churchill
Ireland
Potter County Eyes $2.3 Million E Bond Drive
Potter County officials report slow E Bond sales as they push to meet a $2,300,000 quota for the Seventh War Loan. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urges continued sacrifice with no truce in sight for Okinawa. Local schools rally, with Series C Bonds $380,000 today and a partial list of C Bond buyers including Texas Co and Sears Roebuck.
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Guy Saunders
Potter County
Treasury
Morgenthau
Amarillo
Elizabeth Nixson
Pacific
Austria Declares Independence amid Allied Tensions
The Soviet backed Austrian government proclaimed independence and restored Republican laws signaling a shift away from the German Anschluss. Premier Karl Renner's Renner government pledged bipartisan reform, while the U S and Britain questioned legitimacy and urged plebiscite amid Trieste Istria disputes with Tito's Yugoslavia and Italy.
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W. R. Higginbotham
London
Austria
Germany
United States
Britain
Karl Renner
Marshal Tito
Trieste
Russia
Renner
Social-Democratic Party
International Association For Social Progress
Basel
Tito
Istrian
Partissans
Italy
United Nations
Good News From Home Drives War Bond Support
Admiral W F Halsey signals Third Fleet on Seventh War Loan subscription. He urges sending good news from home to boost morale as fighting men translate it into pressure on Japan. He calls for more messages of support and better public backing for the loan.
No Future in lying for Japs
Rear Adm. Ralph Andrew Ofstie predicted Japan's air strength would be completely destroyed within three months. He spoke at New Orleans while opening the Seventh War Loan Drive, stating the enemy air force would be destroyed and that Japan might offer a compromise peace when Okinawa falls.
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New Orleans
Atlantic Fleet Air Force
Japan
Ralph Andrew Ofstie
Ofstie
Tokyo
Okinawa
Crown Prince Olav returns to free Norway
Crown Prince Olav arrives in Oslo announcing that the Norwegian fleet is ready to enter the war against Japan after nearly five years in exile.
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Oslo
Crown Prince
Olav
Norway
England
Japan
Communists and Socialists gain control of over half French councils
Paris May 14 The overall results of principal and supplemental municipal elections show Communists and Socialists holding commanding positions in about 52 percent of city and town councils across France.
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Paris
France
House passes bill to tighten ballot secrecy stalled in Senate
The House moved a Senate approved bill to third reading but further action was blocked after supporters failed to secure enough votes to suspend the rules. Passage to third reading was 90 to 37 while the suspension vote was 87 to 40, short of the required 100.
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Austin
House
Minesweeper YMS-103 Lost Off Okinawa
The Navy announced the loss of minesweeper YMS-103 in the Okinawa area due to enemy action. The ship typically carries about 30 crew with reported moderate casualties. Next of kin have been notified.
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Washington
Okinawa
Navy
Regal Co Real Estate and Loans Firm Update
Be. A. Regal Co. expands its real estate and loan service offerings with new property listings and financing options. Firm emphasizes updated terms and local market access for buyers and investors.
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BE. A. Regal Co., Real Estate and Loans
Weather Summary for Amarillo and Vicinity and Nearby Regions
Fair and not very warm today and tonight. Tuesday will be fair with rising temperatures. West Texas sees partly cloudy skies with cooler tonight and cooler conditions east of Pecos River Tuesday. Fresh to strong winds expected. New Mexico reports partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change. Highs Tuesday range from 80 to 95, lows tonight 40 to 60, and a noon high of 93 with a low of 52 and noon temperature 68 for the 24 hour period.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Pecos River
New Mexico
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