Reds Suffer Setbacks at Peace Table
SAN FRANCISCO AP The United Nations quarrels over World Security Conference leadership. Molotov demands delays on inviting Argentina. the conference votes 28 7 against delay and 31 4 for immediate invitation. American nations back Argentina while Russia faces losses in commission control battles.
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John M. Hightower
SAN Francisco
Argentina
Poland
United Nations
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Molotov
Stettinius
Warsaw
War Memorial Opera House
Assembly of the World Organization
Eden
Britain
Soong
China
International Trade Union Congress
Lausche signs bill extending utility tax in Ohio
Governor Frank Lausche signed legislation extending the .65 utility excise tax for two years to fund poor relief, with the old measure expiring at midnight. The package also included a two-rent cigarette tax and a cent-a-gallon liquid fuel levy, each expected to raise about $321 million annually. In other items, Admiral Nicholas Horthy and family were taken into protective custody by U.S. Army troops, and Pennsylvania coal miners faced widespread idleness as production lagged across the state.
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Columbus CP
Frank
J. Lausche
Sugar Ration Reductions Foresee Belt Tightening
Washington reports a 25 percent sugar ration cut with a pledge of a decent diet. Officials including Samuel Rosenman warn of higher point values for fats and oils as civilian needs in Europe rise. The inter agency committee forecasts a 5 to 10 percent drop in U. S. food production, saying sacrifices in sugar are small against aiding liberated Europe. Sugar Stamp 36 becomes valid for five pounds, lasting until September 1. Local boards told to issue up to 70 percent of last year’s sugar for home canning and to limit per person to 15 pounds.
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Washington
Samuel Rosenman
Presidential
United States
Europe
Inter- Agency Committee On Foreign
Inter-Agency Committee
Leo T. Crowley
OPA
Office of War Information |S
State Liquor Law Changes Are Advocated
A Senate Liquor Control Committee hearing discussed curbing liquor sales and modernizing laws. Sen. Ray Hildebrand proposed a broad recodification and a single liquor license replacing the current permit system. A dog related incident and measures to limit near schools and regulate sale hours were also noted.
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Columbus
Senate Liquor Control Committee
Robert M. Sohngen
Ray Hildebrand
R-Lucas
Los Angeles
Hildebrand
Grady Terry
Tattle
Marguerite Derdenger
John Mitchell
Soft Coal Wage Contract Is Given Davis Approval
Washington AP Davis approves the bituminous wage agreement after wartime price controls. The contract adds about 14 cents daily to miner pay and raises coal prices 6 to 30 cents per ton to cover payroll costs. anthracite talks move to the War Labor Board while the hard coal pact expires.
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Davis
Washington
John L. Lewis
War Labor Board
William H. Davis
WLB
OPA
Liberated 50,000 Yanks at Moosburg and Stalag 7A
Fifty thousand American prisoners including officers were freed at Moosburg and Stalag 7A by the U S 14th Armored Division and allied forces. About 130000 prisoners in the area, many in good health due to Red Cross parcels, were liberated amid high morale and strict discipline under Col Paul R Goode of Corvallis Oregon.
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U. S
14Th Armored Division
Air Force
Germany
Stalag 7A
Moosburg
Switzerland
International Red Cross
Coil
Paul R. Goode
Corvallis, Ore
OPA Controls to Stay After V E Day in Columbus
John H. Summers, head of the Columbus OPA district covering 34 counties, says price and rent controls will not be relaxed in Central Ohio after victory in Europe. The stance signals continued wartime economic oversight beyond V E Day.
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OPA
Columbus
Ohio
Europe
John H. Summers
Personnel and Planes To Be Sent to Pacific
General Carl A. Spaatz announced that strategic bombing has finished its job in Europe and its forces will be shifted to the Pacific as available. He said American forces will participate and that Allied contributions in the Pacific can be assumed to be full.
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Pacific
Paris
Europe
Carl A. Spaatz
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Spaatz
One Million Passenger Tires Available in May
Ohio will have one million passenger tires available in May due to wartime rationing. The State Department reports no change in overall tire allocation from April, with demand typically rising in May, while costs and savings for Ohioans are highlighted in the wartime context.
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Columbus
State Liquor Department
Washington
Concentration Camp At Landsberg Reports Fatal Harm To Jews
Reported in Lansberg near the prison where Hitler wrote his book, nearly 4000 Jews from across Europe were fatally harmed in the concentration camp. Survivors describe brutal dragging as Nazi leaders fled the area.
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Landsberg
Europe
Adolf Hitler
Veterans program urged in Athens County
Ohio University president Dr John C Baker leads an all day meeting in Memorial Auditorium on May 5 to advise returning veterans and the community on readjustment. Speakers include Col Howard Rusk Major L W Artgetsinger Charles M Blackwell H T Houf and Roger Connor. Community support aims to ease re employment and social reintegration for servicemen and their families.
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John C. Baker
Ohio University
Baker
Ohio University Memorial Auditorium
Mae
Col
Howard Rusk
Army Air Forces
L. W. Artgetsinger
Ohio Selective Service
Charles M. Blackwell
Veterans Adminstration
C. C. Shlink
Caterpillar Tractor Corp
Peoria
Till
H. T. Houf
Ohio Uni
Roger Connor
The
McBee - Co
Invasion Reports from Tokyo Radio Across Pacific Fronts
Allied forces push toward Tarakan and Davao as Tokyo radio claims Nipponese troops beaten back on multiple fronts. U S 24th Division nears Davao while Guerillas take Talkud Island. Okinawa fighting tightens with Machimato Airdrome secured and Shuri approach. Toyoda named navy chief in reshuffle. Fifty nine Japanese planes down and ships sunk along coast. American pilots liberated by British troops in Burma.
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Associated Press
Borneo
Pacific
Tokyo Radio
Dutch Borneo
Tarakan
Philippines
Dutch Indies
U. S
Davao
Talkud
Okinawa
Machimoto
Yonabaru
Shuri
Japan
Asiatic
Adm
Soemu Toyoda
Mindanao
Dard
37Th
Baguio
Naha
Machinato
Pegu
Burma
Russians Strive To Finish Berlin Clean-Up To Cap May Day
Soviet forces tighten grip on Berlin as May Day celebrations approach. Russian troops siege Tiergarten defenses while German units in central Berlin resist. Allied advances in Italy and the Brenner corridor push toward Hitler’s Alpine retreat as New Zealand troops reach Trieste.
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Berlin
Brenner Pass
Lake Garda
Italy
Alps
New Zealand
Trieste
Piave
Reich
Reichstag
Heinrich Himmler
Ministry of the Interior
Hiller
Tiergarten
Marshal Stalin
Public Schools Pass Teacher Loss Crisis
The piece notes a teacher shortage crisis as Ohio schools lose staff while a body found near Crooksville is identified as Robert H. Hardy. State Education official Harold J. Bowers cites 396 former teachers leaving for other work and 121 returning from the armed forces, signaling ongoing shortages for years.
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New Lexington
Robert H. Hardy
Columbus
Ohio
Jonathan Creek
Crooks
Harold J. Bowers
State Education Department
Bowers
Reduction in Plane Output Is Scheduled
Washington reports a drafted Army Air Forces plan to cut monthly aircraft output by up to 2000 planes by year end, shifting focus to Pacific needs and adjusting production peaks. Most combat planes except two giant bombers face reductions, with some cuts only being on paper and effects felt months later.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
WPB
Army
Pacific
Fortress
AAF
Navy
Three Men Jailed for Failure to Report for Induction
Federal Judge Melk G Underwood yesterday sentenced Albert Caldwell 21 of Newark Joseph McKinnon 35 of Belle Center and George Peacemarker 19 of Steubenville for failing to report for induction into the armed forces Caldwell drew four years McKinnon and Peacemarker five years each in prison after they pleaded guilty to the indictment in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Melk G. Underwood
Albert Rotend Caldwell
Newark
Joseph L. McKinnon
Belle Center
George Peacemarker
Steubenville
Mussolini Execution Condoned by Italians
The Italian government yesterday condoned the summary execution of Benito Mussolini and other top fascists by northern patriots. The Rome press hailed the deed as paving the way for real democracy in Italy.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Rush to end of war for liberated soldiers
Paris reports that liberated soldiers will return home as quickly as possible. Allied and US authorities say liberated personnel may not rejoin combat or service roles, honoring a German pledge to leave prisoners behind as Allied advances continue.
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Paris
Supreme Headquarters
United States
Germany
Britain waits for war break amid wartime uncertainty
Prime Minister Churchill, addressing a packed House of Commons, said no special statement on Europe’s war position unless information of exceptional importance arrives before Saturday. He hinted a peace announcement could precede final surrenders, or some surrenders may occur without another public note. Street papers screamed headlines as Berlin burned and a Moscow communique warned of civilian casualties.
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London
Churchill
Europe
Evening News
Himmier
Soviet Troops Break Nazi Hold on Moscow and Push Front
Soviet forces split Nazi defenders around Moscow into two pockets nine miles square as casualties mount on the eastern front. Marshal Stalin cited German losses of 1,000,000 killed and 600000 captured in recent months, along with 12,000 tanks and 6,000 planes, lifting total German casualties to 11,540,000 in less than four years of war. Count Folke Bernadotte arrived in Stockholm amid peace negotiation reports, while General Eisenhower commended the U.S. Seventh Army for seizing Munich.
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Stalin
Mus
Folke Bernadotte
Swedish Red Cross
Stockholm
Denmark
Himmiler
Free Danish
Copenhagen
Free Danish Press Service
Hisenhower
U.S. Seventh Army
Munich
Dachau
End of 3rd Reich Proclaimed by Stalin in May Day Address
Stalin declared the imminent end of Hitler’s Germany and vowed to destroy Fascism as Allied forces push toward Innsbruck and the Brenner Pass. Seventh Army nears the Alps, while French First Army advances into Austria capturing Friedrichshafen. Patton’s Third Army drives toward Berchtesgaden and Linz as fronts converge in Europe.
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Associated Press
Seventh Army
Munich
Innsbruck
Brenner Pass
U. S
Third Army
Isar River
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Italy
Moscow
Marshal Stalin
Soviet Russia
Germany
United Nations
Clark
Alps
Austria
Friedrichshafen
Landau
Patten
Salzbuiz
Braunau
Hem
Caechoslovakia
Itn
Oberkappel
Linz
German Underground Terrorists Prowl Behind Yank Lines
German Nazi covert groups strike behind U S lines as Werewolf and terror cells ambush, rob, and kill along border roads. Reports describe sabotage, poison, wire cutting, and sniper threats as German civilians pose as workers and infiltrate Allied areas at night.
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Hungary
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Bard Coal
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Francis Daggett
Urbania
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Kronach
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11Th Armored Division
New York
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Red Cross
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