Army men organize Amarillo Airborne Attack bond show
Five Army personnel arrived in Amarillo to finalize plans for the Airborne Attack bond presentation at Amarillo Field this weekend. A civilian committee led by Tom Cotton will meet today to set times, with early plans for Saturday and Sunday.
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Amarillo
Amarillo Field
Tom Cottton
J. B. Bonner
J. H. McNair
F. W Crane
Carlton W. Doncaster
Arthur W. Vaiepel
Big Three meeting hoped for by Truman and Churchill
President Truman expressed hope for an Allied Big Three conference soon though he did not specify timing or venue. Churchill in the Commons likewise voiced hope for a meeting with Truman and Stalin, aiming to discuss peace while noting Europe’s postwar confusion and the impracticality of immediate Jewish refugee repatriation.
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Churchill
Stalin
London
Washington
U.P
Winston Churchill
Josef Stalin
Anthony Eden
Eden
White House
San Francisco
Commons Today
Marshal Stalin
Commons
Maj
Ernest Lloyd
Britain
Europe
Japan
Ickes Describes Mules Flying to Canada for Dam
Secretary Ickes testified in Washington that U S taxpayers funded a Canadian aluminum dam project and even sent mules by airplane to assist. He named WPB officials William L Batt and a Mr Bunker as involved and questioned the secrecy of the deal with Shipshaw Dam.
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Frederick Cothman
Washington
Harold Ickes
U. S
War Production Board
Office of Production Management
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Senate
Sen
Brien McMahon
Shipshaw
Canada
Ickes
Interior Department
Sen. McMahon
Boulder Dam
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Sen. Morse
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Aluminum Corporation of Canada
Canadian Aluminum Corp
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WPB
Bunker
OPM
Truman backs free press for Germany with security guard
President Truman said he and General Eisenhower agree a free press should prevail in Germany while maintaining military security. He noted OWI chief Elmer Davis misread policy and that Allied papers would not be barred indefinitely. He warned against licensing Nazi and extremist groups and affirmed Germany will receive a full free press when appropriate.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
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OWI
Allied
Eisenhower
Hitler
General Motors Plans Lighter Weight Car After War
General Motors disclosed plans to develop a lighter weight and more economical car in its Chevrolet division after World War II. President C. E. Wilson said the car is in the idea stage and not to be produced until a considerable period after Japan’s war end, possibly distributed through regular Chevrolet dealers and not necessarily bearing the Chevrolet name.
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Detroit
N.p
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet
Japan
Corporation
C. E. Wilson
Wilson
Man Kills Four Dogs with Hammer After Poultry Raid
W. C. Graves of 415 Van Buren heard dogs in his chicken house about 5 am and, with his son Kenneth, investigated. Five dogs had killed five chickens. Graves cornered the dogs and killed four with a hammer, the fifth escaping.
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W. C. Graves
van Buren
Kenneth
Graves
Jap Envoy Captured With U S Seventh Army
The Japanese ambassador to Germany Gen Hiroshi Oshima and 130 staff were taken into Seventh Army custody at Bad Gastein. An official statement said they were protected as diplomatic personnel and practically untouchable. The group includes staff from Germany France Italy and Austria.
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Nese
Germany
Hiroshi Oshima
Seventh Army
101St Cavalry Group
Bad Gastein
Oshima
France
Italy
Austria
Tito Not Ordered Tito Not Ordered
A British spokesman calls reports that Marshal Tito was ordered to withdraw troops from Istria and Trieste exaggerated. Britain and the United States say Trieste stays under Allied control until the peace conference, with no crisis or ultimatum. Edvard Kardelj counters that foreigners push a slander about Yugoslavia seeking a fait accompli.
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London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Istria
Trieste
Britain
United States
Yugosslav
Belgrade
Washington
Joseph Grew
United Nations
Edvard Kardelj
Goering Named on First List of War Criminals
London report states Hermann Goering was placed on the United Nations War Crimes Commission first list of persons charged with war crimes in November 1944. The commission confirmed the November 1944 listing following press discussions.
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Goering
London
War Crimes Commission
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
United Nations Commission
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Truman Opposes Tax Cuts Until Victory in Japan
President Truman said at a news conference that there can be no tax cut until Japan is defeated. He emphasized protection for bondholders and argued that only high taxation can safeguard the 85 billion bond holdings as the war continues.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
Frigidaire to Halt Gun Production this Summer
The Frigidaire division of General Motors will stop producing 50 caliber machine guns by July 31 and begin reconversion to civilian goods. The announcement was made in Dayton Ohio.
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Dayton, O
Frigidaire
General Motors
Picnic Amid Chaos by Daniel De Luce on Rhine Occupation
Magazine-style dispatch reports American occupation forces on the Rhine. About 400,000 U S troops may stay for years amid rural normalcy and urban paralysis. Nazi officials are being purged in Beuel while Communist activity rises in Bendorf. May Day protests are forbidden under U S rule.
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TION
Rhine
United States
Can
Germany
Beuel
Bendorf
Local Insurance and Real Estate Firms Ad
Neely Greenhill Lowndes Insurance E A Regal Co Real Estate and Loans W J Morris Insurance Dial 4414 advertisement listing services and contact for insured risks real estate loans and agency referrals.
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Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
E. A. Regal Co
W. J. Morris
Dial
Ex-Governor Leche Granted Parole From Texarkana Prison
Former Louisiana governor Richard W. Leche to be paroled June 30 from federal prison at Texarkana Texas Department of Justice announced the decision on May 15.
Weather summary for Amarillo and nearby regions
The forecast calls for cloudy and cool conditions this afternoon and tonight. Clearing is expected Wednesday with rapidly rising temperatures. Panhandle regions may see warmer Wednesday afternoon, with the rest of West Texas remaining mainly cloudy and cooler tonight. New Mexico will be cloudy with light showers tonight and tomorrow, with colder readings today and tonight. Low temps range from 35 to 55 degrees, with a high around 82 during the 24 hour period ended 6:30 A.M.. precipitation totals to .09 inches.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle
New Mexico
Honor Bound Seventh War Loan Plea by Gen Clark
Gen Mark W Clark urges Americans to back the Seventh War Loan with full dollar might. He stresses that soldiers of the 15th Army group embody American might and every citizen is honor bound to see the loan go over the top.
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Washington
Mark W. Clark
5Th Army Group
Italy
15Th Army
Fishing for A Throne Amid 1940s Austrian Monarchy Talk
Archduke Otto, once Knife and Fork Club speaker in Amarillo since 1943, seeks Allied backing to restore the Austrian monarchy. A San Francisco UN report notes his bid while Vienna broadcasts chaos after a Soviet backed government is proclaimed.
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Otto
Amarillo
United Nations
San Francisco
Austria
Vienna
Archduke Otto of Austria Calls for People to Choose Europe’s Form
Otto von Habsburg, displaced by war, spoke in America about Europe’s future governance. He predicted Germany’s collapse from internal revolution by Christmas and said he would reclaim the Austrian throne if the people desire a monarchy. He urged that governments be determined by the people bearing the war’s burden.
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Hapsburg
Austria
Charles
Otto
America
Zita
Europe
Hitler
Gestapo
Germany
Archduke
Promotion For Turner
Washington May 15 President Truman today nominated Vice Admiral Richmond K Turner to be a full admiral. Admiral Turner since August 1943 has commanded an amphibious force of the Pacific Fleet.
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Washington
Trumen
Richmond K. Turner
Turner
Pacific Fleet
Weather outlook for Panhandle predicts slow rain halt
Weather expert H C Winburn says the wheat crop waits for more rain as precip remains light across the Panhandle. Temperatures fall to 37 with spot drizzle and only a few towns reporting moisture. Some towns logged trace amounts while Clayton New Mexico saw light rain and snow. Skies clear this afternoon with temperatures not reaching 50 and 36 tonight. tomorrow expected to warm quickly.
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H. C. Winburn
Panhandle
Clarendon
Pampa
Spearman
Stratford
Follett
Dalhart
Clayton
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British report places Flensburg under occupation amid Nazi leadership questions
A British military commentator said British troops have entered Flensburg the German government seat, but Doenitz’s fate remains unknown. Reports also trace possible captures of Himmler, Kaltenbrunner, and Keitel, with Doenitz sheltering provisional capital near the Danish border and signaling surrender plans from Flensburg.
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U.P
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Karl Doenitz
Doenitz
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Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
London News Chronicle
Kaltenbrunner
Tyrol
Hamburg
Reims
Berlin
Germany
Wilhelm Keitel
Crisis over Americas shapes UN relation at lobby conference
San Francisco May 15. High officials say the central issue at the United Nations conference is the future link between the Inter American system and the new world body. Stakes include Latin America attitudes toward the UN, ties to the Soviet Union and United States, hemispheric isolation concerns, and intra organization jurisdiction disputes. Officials expect a final formula and aim to present it to Latin Americans promptly.
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San Francisco
New World Organization
Soviet Russia
United States
U. S
Japan Abrogates Treaties With Axis Nations
The Japanese cabinet unanimously decided to abrogate all treaties with Germany and other European countries. Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo denounced Nazi peace feelers as flagrant violations of the Tripartite Pact and informed Emperor Hirohito, then consulted with German ambassador Heinrich Stahmer.
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San Francisco
Japan
Germany
Radio Tokyo
Shigenori Togo
Togo
Hirohito
Heinrich Stahmer
Senate panel approves Lilienthal for TVA term
The Senate Agriculture committee approved David Lilienthal as TVA director by 13 to 2. Senators Stewart and Connally voted to recommend against confirmation. Stewart sent a proxy for Connally who was at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco.
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Washington
David Lilienthal
TVA
Senate Agriculture Committee
Stewart
Tennessee
Connally
Texas
San Francisco
U Boats Surrender Off New England Coast
Three German submarines surrendered to U S Naval units off the New England coast, with U-805 turning in at Casco Bay and en route to Portsmouth Navy Yard. U-1228 and U-875 followed at undisclosed locations as Allied escort ships bore them to the Casco Bay surrender area. This brings total U boat surrenders to four since V Day. U 858 had reached Cape May, New Jersey yesterday.
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N. H
U. S
New England
Navy
Herbert F. Leary
Eastern Sea Frontier
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Casco Bay
Cape May
N. J
Swedish Planes to Paris and Britain Start Direct Flights
Swedish airlines using converted Flying Fortresses will begin direct passenger and mail service to Paris on Friday, May 15, and will launch direct flights to Britain on May 21, reflecting wartime air travel expansion.
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Stockholm
Paris
Britain
Congressional panel condemns Nazi camps as calculated torture
A six senator six representative mission toured Dachau Buchenwald and Nordhausen finding a calculated program of starvation torture and execution described as organized crime against civilization. The panel urged swift punishment for those responsible while opposing new war crimes bodies, noting current agencies suffice.
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House of Representatives
Dachau
Buchenwald
Nordhausen
Germany
Allied War Crimes Commission
Printing and lithographing at Russell Stationery Co
Printing lithographing and binding work handled at Russell Stationery Co headquarters at 1257.
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