Hitler officially dead and labor strikes widen
United Press reports about mass labor actions across the U S as 4000 Greyhound workers walk out to press for wage hikes paralyzing eastern bus service. Chicago retail staff join boycotts at Marshall Field, while lumber industry talks hint at possible negotiation ending a prolonged strike and San Francisco Bay machinists see continued unrest.
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Allied final Hitler death report confirms suicide in Berlin bunker
The first official Allied statement concludes Adolf Hitler killed himself in the Berlin chancellery at 2:30 AM on April 30. Eva Braun died with him. their bodies were burned in the yard, with Doenitz named successor before Hitler’s death.
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Hamburg
Doenitz
Nationalist Forces Arrive to Press Manchuria Front
Chinese Nationalist troops aboard American ships reached North China to reinforce government forces massing for an attack on the Manchurian frontier. Communists and Nationalists clash as civil war spreads, with up to two million troops in potential engagement across 11 provinces.
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Hisin Min Pao
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Richard W. Johnston
United Press Pacific
Byrnes Opens Door to Monroe Doctrine for Eastern Europe
Secretary of State James Byrnes told the Herald Tribune forum that the United States could accept a Soviet Monroe Doctrine for Eastern Europe if it aligns with the inter American good neighbor policy and fits into a world system not regional isolationism. He listed concessions to Soviet interests while urging no hostile blocs and reaffirming belief in mutual restraint in the atomic age.
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Teen bitten by ants while unconscious in street
Houston police seek explanation for beating of 15 year old Ernest Charles Conner who was found unconscious with a skull fracture. He had joined the Navy a year earlier but was discharged for being under age. He remained in hospital.
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List of American Nazis Reported From Secret Files
Munich reports a secret list of more than 200 American Nazis and a sketch of a swastika flag designed to fly over the United States in 1951. The material came from 22 tons of Nazi files unearthed by military government workers under Maj. William Browne, with names kept confidential and forwarded to authorities.
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United States
Maj
William Browne
Portland, Ove
Real Robbery Thwarts Fort Worth Sheriff in Halloween Night
Fort Worth Sheriff How Rhodes and Dr Rage Williams were mugged during a Court Hotel holdup. Two armed men demanded surrender, beat Rhodes, and fled with about 1500 to 2000 dollars. They warned they would kill if authorities moved, while leaving Williams’ watch and wallet and Rhodes’s ring and wallet missing. A detailed description of the suspects was broadcast to police.
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Rhodes
Tarrant County
Court Hotel
Sixth Street
Main
Rage Williams
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W. G. Bateman
Bateman
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Four GIs Arrested In Japan Black Market Bust
Tokyo officials say four American soldiers will be questioned for leads on the $500000 black market ring in Japan. Army police raided a Tokyo hotel Tuesday, arresting Italian national Marino Boccoa, another Italian, the four Americans, and two Japanese. Two more Japanese were arrested today.
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U.P
Japan
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Aircraft Carrier Enterprise To Become National Shrine
The Enterprise, once a frontline fighter vessel, will be preserved as a national shrine after President Truman approved the plan from Navy Secretary Forrestal to honor the famed ship known as the Big E and the Gallopin Ghost of the Oahu Coast.
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Enterprise
Navy
Truman
Forrestal
Oahu
Japanese rally demands given jewels to pay for food imports
In Hibira Park a large crowd of Japanese men women and children urged the wealthy to surrender their jewelry to the government to fund food imports amid rising shortages and hardship nationwide.
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Tokyo
Hibira Park
Japan
Weather summary for Amarillo and West Texas region
Partly cloudy conditions across Amarillo, the Panhandle and South Plains with cooler trends. Friday expect more clouds and lower temperatures, with widespread cool and partly cloudy skies from New Mexico to the upper Pecos Valley and Continental Divide region.
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South Plains
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Continental Divide
That's the Ticket
A motorist was fined for running a red light after claiming she did not see the light turn red. She said an officer was removing debris when she entered the intersection and another officer urged her to pull over as a ticket was issued. The officer cited inattention as the issue.
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Berlin
Berchtesgaden
Amarillo Traffic Court Settles Moving Violations
Motorists at Amarillo yesterday faced speeding and running stop sign penalties. Notables include Jessie Emberlin, Henry Ellis, Claude Millsap, Jack Poynter, and Billie Parks among others. Total fines collected reached $160 with 25 additional violations noted.
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Pantex Village
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Bushland
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San Pedro
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October Was Record Month for Returning Soldiers to States
Paris dispatch reports nearly 350000 American soldiers were sent home from the European theater in October as liner service ended for the Aquitania and Queen Elizabeth. Ships bound for France carried Christmas packages while Army postal authorities note over 3 million parcels have been received.
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U. S
Army
France
The New 1946 Chevrolet Coming Soon
Car enthusiasts anticipate the debut of the 1946 Chevrolet as dealers announce a forthcoming launch. The automaker touts updated styling and improved features, signaling a return to civilian sales after wartime production.
RAF Strikes Java as Magelang Faces Recapture Push
RAF fighters machine gunned Indonesian extremists at Magelang clearing the way for British troops to recapture the interior strong point. Reinforcements arrived in Batavia and Soerabaia with air drops and tanks. talks began in Batavia between Dutch East Indies officials and the republic to end hostilities in Java.
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U.P
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Soerabaia
Java
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A. W. Mallaby
Dutch East Indies
Tax Bill Sent to President After Senate Vote
The Senate approved a 5.926 billion tax reduction bill sending it to President Truman for signature. The measure, a quick postwar bridge, cuts individual income tax, exempts 12 million from tax, and grants veterans tax relief while trimming corporate taxes and preserving wartime excises. Veterans in service ranks face no federal tax on service pay from 1941 onward and back taxes may be paid without interest under extended deadlines. Front Page News The new 194 Chevrolet coming soon.
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White House
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House
Senate House
Jewish Uprising Strikes Palestine Rail Network
Four people were killed and at least ten injured amid Jewish Arab political tensions in Jerusalem as systematic railway attacks disrupted Palestine lines. British forces reported rail lines cut in about fifty locations, with a police and military inquiry underway across Palestine and no immediate blame assigned to any group.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Soviet favors four nation control council for Japan
Tass dispatch from Washington reports the Soviet Union supports a control council for Japan with Russian American Chinese and British representatives and an American as permanent chairman. Acceptance of an American as chairman is seen as removing the final obstacle to a four power agreement in the Far East.
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Tass
Washington
Soviet Union
Japan
Far Eastern Advisory Commission
Occupation Forces Arrest 21 Nazi Bank Directors
American occupation authorities in Frankfurt begin rounding up bankers in the zone arresting 21 directors of the six largest banks. They accuse them of financing the German war machine and aiding Nazi exploitation of occupied territories. Deputy director R A Nixon says a war crimes recommendation is likely.
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Germany
Navy
United States Army
R. A. Nixon
U. S
Nazi Property Seized in Russian Occupation Zone
Marshal Zhukov ordered seizure of all German state Nazi party and leader properties in the Russian occupied zone in Germany. He acts to remove assets of the regime and ensure control after the occupation.
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Berlin
Marshal Zhukov
Nazi Party
Germany
Pastor says thief tithed after stealing in Portland church
In Portland Oregon on November 1 a church pastor reports a thief who visited the altar left 1.26 dollars in the offering plate after taking 9.82 dollars from Acreage Community Church. The incident highlights a suspected act of improvised giving amid the theft.
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Ore
Polish Deputy dies at 71 in Krakow
Wincenty Witos, aged 71, deputy to the president of the Polish National Council and head of the Peasant Party, died yesterday in Krakow, a BBC broadcast reported.
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London
Wincenty Witos
Woman in Court Demands Check to Pay Drunkenness Fine
A Amarillo corporation court case quotes a woman asking for a check to cover her $15 fine for drunkenness. The judge questions her plea and dismisses the need for a cab, noting the bank is nearby. She quips that a girl must have fun and plans to return soon.
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