Army furloughs policy outlined to reporters
Officials said no interference with Army operations. They discussed who would be furloughed and how personnel matters would be handled, while speaking with reporters about the subject.
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Newspaper
Amarillo Sunday News Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1945
Page
1
House Backs Army Control of Furloughs for War Veterans
The House Military Committee rejected proposals to require Congress to set furlough procedures for European war veterans. Chairman May of Kentucky said furlough rules will be handled by Army leaders based on their record. The decision to pigeonhole applied to all similar bills including a measure from Rep. Smith of Wisconsin.
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Plains
HOUSE
Army
Washington
House Military Committee
Congress
May
Kentucky
Germany
Fragmentary civic notice on veteran dependents and pensions
A partial text discusses men who have served and dependents measures tied to pension lengths. The fragment mentions Paned Ren ABene and minimum requirements but lacks complete details.
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Europé
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Veterans urged flexible furlough rules in European theater plan
Lawmaker May advocates voluntary 42 day furlough for 12 months European theater service with one month per year to the continental US or Hawaii. Seven Panhandle soldiers from Amarillo among 16 Texans released yesterday from Army under the point-discharge system at Ft. Bliss El Paso.
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United States
Panhandle
Amarillo
Ft. Bliss
el Paso
Veterans begin discharge after World War II service
The article details Texas servicemen led by Sergeant Patterson and 16 Texans among 2,500 discharged at El Paso, with many awaiting GI Bill benefits and reentry to civilian life. It notes overseas service in Europe and the Pacific, points systems for discharge, and the forthcoming large wave of demobilizations.
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Patterson
Texas National Guard
Army
Texas
Mediterranean
Italy
A. F. Patterson
Troy Royal
Eugene Royal
South Pacific
el Paso
Royal
Plains Creamery
New Mexico
Arizona
Kasserine Pass
New Guinea
Normandy
Europe
Pacific
Irby Garner
Andalusia
Ala
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Veterans’ Aid
Camp Atterbury
Congress
Japan
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Marines Drive Into Okinawa Suburb Near Naha
Sixth Marine Division advances into a Naha suburb as 10th Army troops push a slow, hard southern Okinawa front. Admiral Nimitz announces heavy Japanese air attacks and that destroyers and carrier pilots destroyed 165 enemy planes.
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Guam
Sixth Marine Division
Naha
10Th U. S. Army
Okinawa
Nimitz
A. Mitscher
Amami Group
Ryukus
Tarakan
Borneo
Burma
Malaya
Thailand
Luzon
China
Hunan
MacArthur
Mindanao
Big del Monte
Maramag
Davao City
Ipo Dam
Manila
Philippines
Nippon
Europe
Pacific
North Africa
Japan
Peace Door Opens for Japan Says Journal
The Army and Navy Journal reports President Truman opened the door to a Japanese peace request by confirming the people will not be destroyed. It notes no pledge to oust Emperor Hirohito and questions implications for Japan’s wartime leadership and territorial stance in Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Truman
Mr. Truman
Japan
Hirohito
Great Britain
Moscow
More Prisoners Flown From Germany By Allied Bombers
On May 12 several hundred Allied prisoners were evacuated from Germany by about 150 Flying Fortresses. Meanwhile 550 other bombers carried U S Eighth Air Force ground personnel on an aerial sight seeing tour of bomb damage across Germany.
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London
Germany
U. S. Eighth Air Force
May Keep 4 500 000 Men Trained at
Congressional advocates say Army leaders favor peacetime draft to sustain a postwar force of 4 500 000 availables. The War Department calls the 4.5 million figure a planning target and notes regular Army size will depend on world conditions and policy after the war.
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Washington
Army
House Military Committee
Army of the
War Department
United States
Congress
Hit-Run Killer Of Two Sought In Amarillo Area
City and military authorities hunted a hit-and-run driver after a speeding car struck and killed a sailor and a Marine in the Panhandle Highway area near Mirror Street. Witnesses saw a car with one headlight leave the scene. two servicemen died of skull fractures and concussion. The investigation continued with police and Texas Rangers questioning witnesses and reviewing leads.
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Panhandle
Everal
Blackburn-Shaw
Panhandle Highway
Mirror Street
Bill Talant
1300 North East Eighth
Nick DiPaolo
North East
Ebiehth
DiPaolo
Calvin Jackson
Amarillo Field
Pantex Ordnance Plant
Texas
Dudley White
Highway 66
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Security Talks Move Forward At UN Conference
In San Francisco on May 12 AP reports progress at the United Nations Conference. A vote favors concentrating peacekeeping power in a security council of 11 with regional blocs given emergency action rights, while core Dumbarton Oaks principals remain intact awaiting formal charter adoption.
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San Francisco
United Nations Conference
I Nations
World Organization
Dumbarton Oaks
Washington
China
Russia
Britain
United States
Security Council
Council
Report Himmler In Allied Hands
CBS reports from Paris that Heinrich Himmler is now in Allied hands. He is said to have been under house arrest in the Flensburg area and believed handed over to British forces by Admiral Doenitz.
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New York
CBS
Paris
Heinrich Himmler
Suspects Held in Borger Knife Slaying
Two suspects, a man and wife, were jailed after the knife slaying of 30 year old Mrs. Mollie Merrick at 314 West Coolidge in Borger. Bond set at 10000 each. Robbins party motive unclear as Merrick died from wounds to shoulder arm and chest. Funeral plans to Anadarko Oklahoma. Survived by father John Littlechief and husband Eustas Merrick.
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Robbins
Mrs. Merrick
Bud Richardson
J. C. Padgett
Blackburn-Shaw Funeral Home
Anadarko, Okla
Merrick
John Littlechief
Anadarko
Eustas Merrick
Borger
Sky Parade for Victory In Battle Formation Over London
More than 1500 U S heavy bombers and fighters will form battle formation over London tomorrow evening to salute a victory. The salute signals Allied victory and marks U S air strength in the war effort.
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London
U. S
England
Weather Summary for Amarillo and West Texas
The Amarillo area reports clear Sunday morning with increasing clouds and warm afternoon highs. West Texas remains partly cloudy with little temperature change Sunday into Monday. Maximum yesterday 87, minimum 57, trace precipitation in 24 hours ending late afternoon.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Havens
Grew denies Stalin communication on Western Allies talks
Acting Secretary of State Joseph Grew said he had no knowledge of any message from Stalin claiming cooperation with the Western Allies had collapsed. He dismissed reports that Stalin wrote Churchill and Truman claiming the Yalta pact was broken and that Polish questions should not be discussed. Meanwhile Moscow has not replied to Eden and Stettinius on arrest of 16 former Polish underground leaders.
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Washington
Joseph Grew
Marshal Stalin
Stalin
Churchill
Truman
Yalta
Stettinius
Eden
San Francisco
Russia
Moscow
Seventh War Loan Opens With Amarillo Quota Set
The Seventh War Loan drive in Potter County opens tomorrow with a $6,380,000 Amarillo quota to meet by July 7. The chairman urges full participation. Two morale demonstrations, Air Borne Attack at Amarillo Army Air Field and Here’s Your Infantry, run May 25 and the weekend shows require war bonds for admission yet attendance not contingent on purchase.
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Uy Saunders
War Bond Committee
Potter County
Amarillo
Amarillo Army Air Field
B 29 Training Expanded At Amarillo Air Field
Amarillo Army Air Field will become a strictly B 29 training center with a new 114 day B 29 aircraft and engines mechanics course starting Saturday. The expansion includes four courses and a 24 hour shift schedule to handle increased trainee flow, while closing the B 17 transition and electrical troubleshooters courses.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
William F. Rentz
Army Air Forces Training Command
Lid
Rentz
Amarillo Field
Asiatic Pacific
Russians Bag 700000 Nazis in Big Mop Up
The Associated Press reports Soviet forces captured more than 700000 enemy troops and 63 Nazi generals on the Eastern Front since Germany's surrender. Allied rivers of prisoners moved east, with 475000 German captives seized in Czechoslovakia and Austria. U boats began surrendering as V ships and crews headed to American ports.
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Associated Press
Germany
Moscow
Red Army
Russia
Izvestia
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Ferdinand Schoerner
Middle
Alps
Otto Woehler
Austrian Alps
Latvia
Atlantic
Alainst
New York
Cape May
N. J
Eisenhower Made Honorary Citizen of Reims
In Reims May 12 General Dwight D. Eisenhower was named an honorary citizen and given the golden keys of the city in a ceremony honoring the Allied victory. He accepted the honor in the name of the Allied Armies who won the victory.
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Reims
Eisenhower
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