Third Army Reaches Danube and Close on Berchtesgaden
American Third Army reached the Danube and moved within 82 miles of Berchtesgaden as two other Allied armies closed in on Munich. Thunderbolt Division entered Regen while German resistance collapsed in the Alpine corridor. 39,039 prisoners were taken that day, totaling 2,364,586 since D-Day. The Canadian First Army sealed off northeastern Holland near the Ems Estuary.
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Berlin Battle in Subways Deepens German Decline
Inside Berlin a brutal subway battle raged as Soviet and American forces push toward central aims. Reports say Germans moved fresh units through tunnels and fought to defend stations while Red Army and air forces bombard and seal exits. Suburbs and key railway hubs fall as fuel, water, and power thin.
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Conference Plan Begins By JOHN HIGHTOWER
World War II victorious nations assemble in their first historic political conference to blueprint machinery for preventing another war. The event marks a milestone toward turning victory into lasting peace as millions foresee a coordinated effort to secure global stability.
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John Hightower
San Francisco
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United States Delegation Signals Cold War Tensions
The U S delegation indicated limits on concessions to the Soviets amid a Polish dispute at a Warsaw conference. Washington officials, led by John Foster Dulles, noted acceptance of justice and legality proposals but warned big power cooperation may be scarce as talks stall on Dumbarton Oaks plans and trusteeships for former enemy territories.
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Poland
Marshal Stalin
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John Foster- Dulles
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Bus Driver Charged With Manslaughter in Huntington Case
Compton of Portsmouth West Virginia named in a warrant by Magistrate Harold Kitchen on a manslaughter charge linked to a fatal crash on U S Route 60 near Huntington. The collision between a Greyhound bus and a car left Mrs John M Morton 58 of Milton dead and her daughter Anna Morton hospitalized with a fractured knee.
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Humsington
Army policy to assign nonhazardous duty survivors
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate the Army plans a policy to assign survivors who have lost two or more members in the war to nonhazardous duty. The text references the Navy and mentions families affected by losses. Details are incomplete and contestable due to damaged source text.
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Navy
Restrictions on 18 Year Old Induction Extend Debate
The proposal would extend the May 15 1946 expiration for the 18 year old induction restriction beyond its present date. It would ban assignments of 18 year olds until they complete six months of military training, except for Navy combat ship assignments. The House may accept the Senate version and forward to the White House or, if rejected, send to a Senate House conference. The Senate left the draft law expiration unchanged at May 15 1946 or war end, whichever comes first.
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Young Soldiers Face Higher Risks, Senator Says
Washington reports Senator Revercoath claims young American soldiers bear disproportionate risks due to the lack of a statutory minimum training provision. In Steubenville, miner Stanislaw Regiec, 53, father of six, was killed in a fall of slate at the Hanna Co mine.
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Revercoath
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Senate
United States
Steubenville
Stanislaw Regiec
Piney Fork
Hanna Co
Retired River Engineer Succumbs at Racine
RACINE Staff Special Joseph Sherman aged 77, a retired Ohio River engineer, died this morning at his home after a long illness. Funeral services are being arranged today. Surviving are his wife and children Mrs Addie Bitters of Middleport, Mrs Eelen Strickland of Pomeroy, Mrs Paul Curtis of Racine, and Elwood Sherman of Belmview Kentucky.
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Joseph Sherman
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Addie .Bitters
Middleport
Eelen Strickland
Pomeroy
Paul Curtis
Elwood Sherman
Belmview
Yank Finds Stories of Atrocities Too Horrific to Believe
HAL BOYLE reports from LEIPZIG about Nazi crimes at Buchenwald near Weimar and other camps. Sergeant Mike Tkacsik recalls crematory rooms and prisoners dying, while Belgian prisoner Liege shares brutal SS routines. The eyewitness account underscores the shocking brutality witnessed firsthand.
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Sn Hal Boyle
Leipzig
Germany
Buchenwald
Weimar
Mike
Hitler
Gestapo
Senate Food Committee Probes Pittsburgh Meat Market
Senate food committee holds inquiry in Pittsburgh into reports of a Western Pennsylvania black market in meat. Testimony cited a reporter who bought more than a ton of meat in eight days without points at prices up to double the OPA ceilings.
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UPI
Senate’ Food
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Taft rejects chance of major wartime tax cuts
Washington Senator Taft of Ohio dismissed Rep Coughton of North Carolina’s forecast of tax adjustments soon after V-E Day. He said no significant tax reductions are possible while the war with Japan continues, indicating only minor changes at best.
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Taft
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Coughton
Japan
House Agrees To Help Reclaim Stripped Land
Washington Republicans Rep Lewis and Jenkins say the House will authorize spending fifty thousand dollars to repair land damaged by strip mining. The same period, the War Production Board plans manufacture of five hundred twenty two thousand one hundred forty four electric irons by thirty three firms in the second quarter of 1945.
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Washington
Lewis and Jenkins
Ohio
War’ Production Board
Yanks Press Pacific Offensives From Okinawa to Luzon
Allied forces push across Okinawa and Northern Luzon as ground gains threaten the Naha line near Ishin and approach Baguio. Seventh Division reaches high ground near Okinawa village Ishin while Marines seize Kaouri and Heanza with minor resistance encountered at Yaguchi. B-29s and fighters support operations as air defenses claim numerous interceptors and Western Tokyo raiders.
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Athens County Gets 18 754 In Road Funds
Ohio highway director Perry T Ford announced county allocations for postwar secondary road work. Distributions follow a formula with county engineers and commissioners selecting routes before June 1. Counties will get about ten percent of 1940 income from gasoline taxes and tag fees, funded by federal aid totaling 4 650 000 annually for three years. Athens will receive 18 754, Fairfield 20 225, Hocking 14 751.
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Perry T. Ford
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Allies hold German officers in camp amid guerrilla war
London reported Prime Minister Churchill told Parliament that all German officers and known Nazis will be interned while guerrilla warfare endures in Germany. War Secretary Sir James Griggs said nearly a third of prisoners in British camps are classified as Ardent Nazis and segregated when identified.
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Ruhr Germans Face Starvation Next Winter
Four million Germans in the Ruhr face starvation next winter Maj Gen G W R Templer said there is not enough food in the world and Germans should plant seed wherever possible The Ohio Water Supply Board says it is planning surface water storage in lakes and reservoirs to cope with rainfall deficiency in future years.
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Field Marshal Montgormery
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Bombers Hit Hitler Rail Line and Skoda Works
London reports over one thousand British based American bombers struck Hitlers private rail line ten miles from Berchtesgaden and targeted the Skoda armament works at Pilsen in Czechoslovakia in a major daylight raid.
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London
Berchtesgaden
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Czechoslovakia
Restoring of Stripped Land Is Discussed
Gov. Lausche met with a five member House Conservation sub committee to draft strip mining control legislation. He expressed hope for enactment as the group planned bills to require operators to restore land torn up by strip mining and reviewed constitutional aspects. The subcommittee will visit Harmon Creek Coal Company in Western Pennsylvania to inspect a strip mined site reversed.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
House Conservation
Jackson E. Betts
Robert Moulton
Crawford County
Hugh S. Jenkins
Lausche
Revision of Sales Tax Distribution Is Urged
Columbus report states the House Taxation committee recommended passage of a bill to raise local governments’ share of sales tax from 12 million to 16 million dollars. The distribution formula would be split fifty fifty between tax valuation and population to aid rural counties with low property value.
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House
Appeals Court Judges Slated for Pay Hike
In Columbus the Ohio Senate moved to raise pay for court of appeals judges by 50 percent. The bill would set salaries at 12 000 dollars annually from 8 000. Authors are Senators C Stanley Mechem and Fred R Seibert.
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Courts of Appeals
Ohio Senate
Senate For Action
C. Stanley Mechem
Nelsonville
Fred R. Seibert
St. Marys
Rural Solons Push Bill to Keep Ohio on Central Time
In Columbus rural lawmakers advanced a bill to deny state funds to any city not observing Central War Time. The measure follows earlier acts making Central Time official, with cities mostly aligning in fall and winter but reverting to Eastern Time in spring and summer. The bill faces Senate opposition from urban legislators and the farm bloc.
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