Roosevelt Dies at Warm Springs at 63
Franklin D Roosevelt died at 63 at the Pine Mountain cottage in Warm Springs Georgia. He collapsed in his bedroom at 4 35 p m East West time after planned cross country travels to attend the world security conference. Funeral plans call for East Room services at the White House and burial at Hyde Park New York with a simple ceremony per his wishes.
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Government Flags Nazi Treatment of Prisoners
The United States charged Germany with deliberate neglect and cruelty in the treatment of American prisoners. Secretary Stimson and Secretary Stettinius read a joint War and State Department statement noting deplorable conditions and a rising failure to meet Geneva Convention standards. The U.S. and allied efforts, including Red Cross aid, aim to ensure justice and relief for captives.
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Eyes of World on Truman as He Takes White House
The United States moves to a new era as President Truman assumes office at 7 08 p m and calls for a national day of mourning for Franklin D Roosevelt. He convenes top military leaders to discuss war strategy and signals continued unwavering support for Allied efforts.
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Truman Faces Momentous Crises in Coming Weeks
Washington reports President Truman will inherit the wartime burden as Allied leaders hinge on postwar plans. Officials say broader peace aims, European occupation, and the Japan situation demand new coordination with Churchill and Stalin. Senate ties and foreign policy craft will shape the move from Europe to a global order.
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World pays tribute to Franklin D Roosevelt death
Nations fly flags at half mast and express condolences. Churchill Stalin Chiang Kai-shek send messages praising Roosevelt as a beacon of freedom and peace. Europe and Asia react with shock as news reaches troops and sailors amid ongoing war. Berlin and Tokyo publish initial accounts, noting no hope for rapid easing of the conflict.
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Franklin D Roosevelt An Editorial Note
A heartfelt editorial mourns Franklin Delano Roosevelt, noting his unique influence and two term White House era. It discusses his impact on war and peace, the New Deal years, political strife, and the nation's need to preserve his good while reforming the bad. The piece warns of postwar leadership gaps and urges unity to win the coming conflicts.
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Ohio Liquor Ration Extends Five Weeks For Whiskey
Ohio will extend the whiskey ration period to five weeks starting Monday, ending May 19, with gin returning to the ration list. Customers may buy one unit of whiskey or gin, not both, while other intoxicants stay unrationed. The change follows a 20 to 40 percent cut in distiller allocations and whiskey scarcity. Permit holders’ weekly averages drop from 75 to 60 percent in the next period.
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Lady Robin Hood Sentenced For Bosses Funds Theft
New York report says Madeline Dunnigan a 22 year old bookkeeper at a Fifth Avenue luggage shop pleaded guilty to stealing more than 26008 dollars from owner Oscar H. Grappera to fund raises for coworkers and gifts to servicemen. She was sentenced to two to four years in prison.
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Yanks Discover Hidden Berlin Art Treasures near Paris
American troops near Mercedes south of Gotha report finding a hidden cache believed to surpass any prior collection of paintings and artworks. The items are said to include nearly all treasures saved from Berlin’s public and private museums.
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German Marines Shoot 15 Captured British Soldiers
British officers report German marines lined up 15 captured British soldiers beside a burning wall and killed them. The killings occurred as the British Second Army and the Lord Welsh Division moved on Rethen, which they took by storm.
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Allied Air and Sea Actions in Pacific Theater
American forces shot down 116 Japanese planes off Okinawa and carried out an invasion on Bohol in the central Philippines. A destroyer was sunk and several ships damaged during the Okinawa air battle while US troops moved inland on Bohol joining guerrillas as Philippine bombers hit minor Japanese vessels along the China coast.
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Tornado Toll Rises Across Oklahoma and Arkansas
Oklahoma reports 11 dead and hundreds homeless as twisters sweep through Antlers and Oklahoma City. Arkansas deaths include three in Dera and one near Fayetteville while Missouri records two missing in Morrisville.
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Casualty Increase Is Smallest Rise in Months
Secretary of War Stimson reports total army casualties at 802,695 and Navy losses at 96,705 since Pearl Harbor. The week’s rise of 6,481 is among the smallest increases in months.
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Ninth Army Advances 60 Miles Toward Berlin
Allied forces push 60 miles east as Ninth Army nears Tangermünde with Berlin within reach. German statements claim bridges blown near Magdeburg and Wittenberge while First and Third Armies maneuver toward Leipzig and the Czechoslovak border. Goebbels comments and Luftwaffe doubts accompany stalled Nazi defenses in Saxony and Bohemia.
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Tanker Collision Leaves 2 Dead and 36 Missing
The War Shipping Administration reports 2 confirmed deaths and 36 missing after a Monday collision between two tankers about 700 miles from New York. Separate wire service item notes the War Labor Board denied guaranteed weekly wage and cost of living bonuses for 200,000 GE and Westinghouse Electric employees.
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