Last Ditch Nazi Fight Looms In Norway And Austria Fronts
Allied forces breach Austrian lines as American Third Army advances into Austria nearing Russian front. Berlin under heavy Russian mortar and howitzer fire while Red Army claims control of Reich Chancellery site. German defenses crumble across Northern Germany and Alpine redoubt as Patton drives toward Salzburg and Berchtesgaden.
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Norway
Third Army
Austria
Tour Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Alpine
Italy
Adolf Hitler
Karl Doenitz
Flaming
Berlin
Tiergarten
Paris
Reich Chancellery
Hitler
Moscow
Karl von Rundstedt
Ja&t
Western Front
G. “St. (Texas) Infantry Division
Bad Toelz
Munich
Aim
Albert Kesselring
Rhine
Allied
Nere
Mark Clark
Brenner Pass
U. S
Patton
Braunau
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Pattons
Linz
Vienna
Red Army
Hamburg
Elbe River
Luebeck
Denmark
Schleswig-Holstein
Stockholm
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Mecklenburg
Rokossovsky
Stralsund
Sweden
Rostock
Jahn
Lombardy
Santhia
Milan
New Zealand
Trieste
Adriatic Sea
Doenitz Seizes Post as Hitler Death Rumor Spreads
Paris bulletin reports Heinrich Himmler’s claim to Count Bernadotte that Hitler may be dead or near death while Doenitz moves to consolidate power. Germany’s leadership post questioned as Boehme swears loyalty and Ribbetrop is ousted. allies seek confirmation of Hitler’s fate amid German and Nazi inner circle ambiguity.
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Paris
Eisenhower
Heinrich Hirintler
Folke Bernadotte
Luebeck
Germany
Hitler
Schillenberger
Doenitz
Joachim von Ribbbentrop
Lutz Schwerin-Krosigk
Franz von Papen
von Seleicher
Franz Boehme
Norway
Oslo
Hamburg
Berlin
Fuehrer
Wilhelmstrasse
Goering
Goebbels
Himmler
Bormann
Ead
Invasion of Japan Soon Is Forecast By Allied Command
Allied commanders forecast a major assault on the Japanese Empire as Lt Gen Richardson says Japan will be invaded soon. British paratroopers and seaborne forces trap Japanese garrison at Rangoon while Okinawa casualties pass 21,000 killed. U.S. Seventh Division advances near Yonabaru Airdrome and Mindanao rail lines push toward Davao.
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Associated Press
Japan
Rangoon
Robert C. Richardson,Jr
Pacific Ocean
Honolulu
Manila
Macarthur
Okinawa
Tokyo
Davao
Philippines
Nippon
Singapore
East Indies
Richelieu
Car Nicobar Island
Port Blair
Borneo
Linkas
Tarakan
Patras
Philippine Island
U. S. 24Th Division
Mindanao
31St Dixie Division
Luzon
25Th
Caraballo
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Tenth Army
U. S. Seventh Division
Kuhazu Town
Yonabaru
Parity Price Assurance Sought by Agriculture Officials
Washington officials told the Ways and Means Committee the reciprocal trade program harms agriculture and urged parity price guarantees for American farmers. Congress weighs extending the reciprocal trade act with powers to cut tariffs, as the current act expires June 12.
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Washington
Congress
Ways and Means
Truman Backs OPA Policies
President Truman voiced full support for OPA policies after a crucial vote of confidence. Bowles offered to resign if the president was unhappy with OPA operations, and Truman pledged 100 percent backing for Bowles and the agency.
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Washington
OPA
White House
Mr. Truman
Price
Chester Bowles
Truman
Bowles
Peace Talks Safely Past Major Crisis
SAN FRANCISCO AP The United Nations conference nears success in forming a world security organization while debates continue over Dumbarton Oaks veto power and the division of authority. Key figures Smuts and Fraser warn that Big Five vetoes may hinder action, as regional groupings seek freedom to act without undermining council power.
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John M. Hightower
SAN Francisco
Dumbarton Oaks
Inner Security Council
United States
Britain
Russia
China
Security Organization
Mexico City
United Nations
World Security Council
Dumbarton ‘Oaks
Harold Stassen
Jan Christian Smuts
South Africa
Peter Fraser
New Zealand
Smuts
Yalta
Churchill
Stalin
Roosevelt
Security Council
Fraser
Council
Capture Von Rundstedt In Bad Toelz Hospital
Von Rundstedt, last Western Front commander, was reported captured in a Bad Toelz hospital near Munich. A Swedish report claimed Hitler angrily discarded Rundstedt’s shoulder insignia after defeats. Also noted is the death in Chicago of Edward L. Donovan, former Democratic leader of Waverly, announced to Lt Gov Nye.
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U. S
Seventh Army
Kar
Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt
Bad -Toelz
Munich
Adolf Hitler
von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Chicago
Columbus
George D. Nye
Edward L. Donovan
Waverly
War Manpower Commission reports mixed production shifts
The War Manpower Commission monthly labor market classification shows cutbacks and eased schedules in scattered areas. Three regions moved to higher classifications while twelve areas dropped to lower levels, reflecting a net shift in war production pacing.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Frost Ruins Wheat and Damages Fruit Crop
Government meteorologist Lawrence H. Copeland of Millport said frost last night likely ruined all wheat and severely damaged the fruit crop in the area. The weather setback was marked by a heavy frost across farmland.
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Liverpool
Lawrence H. Copeland
Millport
Doenitz Seizes Power as Himmler Seeks Peace
London dispatch says Grand Admiral Doenitz has assumed command of Germany's remaining forces, complicating Himmler's reported peace efforts. Analysts fear a split in Nazi leadership, with Doenitz pushing a last-ditch war. Some Britons expect continued fighting while others see potential for hastened peace through disintegration of Nazi ranks.
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London
Doenitz
Heinrich “'Himmler
Germany
Himusnier
Lief
Hitler
British Isles
British Press Association
Himmier
Prophetic Fury After Hitler Death Claims Roil Europe
Commentator Dewitt Mackenzie questions the fate of Europe after Hitler’s death rumors and the Reich’s destruction. He notes Allied trials, warns of potential postwar dangers, and considers whether Hitler’s body claims are a hoax while Red troops close in on Berlin.
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MacKenzie Hitler
Hitler
Reich
Europe
Germany
Holland
Belgium
Moscow
London
Russia
Berlin
Reich Chancellery
Paris
Tuehrer
Seek To Avert Letdown After Germany Fall
President Truman laid groundwork for a sustained national war mobilization drive. He directed Fred Vinson to secure pledges from business leaders and government workers to remain on duty until Japan is defeated and peacetime programs begin. A V E Day radio appeal was planned to urge observance of Germany's surrender with vows to continue war work. Truman also called for extending wartime price and ration controls.
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Washington
Truman
Japan
White House
Fred M. Vinson
Mr. Truman
Jonathan Daniels
Germany
Committee Reconsiders Action to Outlaw Bingo in Columbus
The Senate Judiciary Committee, which last week backed a bill to outlaw bingo, reconsidered and will hold further hearings. Senator Reiners reported receiving 27 letters and 23 telegrams from labor and veterans groups urging to be heard.
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Columbus
Sfi
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reiners
Labor Land
Announcement of Hitler Death and Doenitz Speech
Dramatic radio report from German headquarters claims Adolf Hitler died in his Reich Chancellery bunker after naming Grand Admiral Doenitz his successor. Doenitz vowed to continue fighting Bolshevism as Allied forces push toward Germany. report notes possible Hitler stroke and mentions Mussolini’s execution days earlier.
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Deenitz
Hitler
Himmler
Schillenberger
Supreme Headquarters
London
Gyrand
Karl Doenitz
Adolf Hitler
Norway
Hamburg
Doenitz
Fuehrer
Germany
Reichs Chancellery
United States
Russia
la Hamburg
Wagner
Bolshev
Pera
Siegfried
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Berlin
Hiter
Benito Mussoliini
Braunau
Inn River
Austria
Hitler's Downfall Seen As 13th Year Begins In 1945
Adolf Hitler entered the 13th year of his rule in early 1945 as his downfall and that of his inner circle became evident across a Europe crushed by long war. A failed assassination plot led to executions of eight officers, and reports described a reign of terror with mass liquidations and public gallows. Allied observers branded Hitler a war criminal with calls for harsh punishment, while rumors circulated in Berlin and Stockholm of his fate and the fall of key leaders.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Louis Lochner
Berlin
People’s Court
Germany
Cologne
Hitler
Lon
Don Evening Standard
England
Russia
Pravdassid Witler
Stor
Stockholm
Jost
Ifiter
Reichmarshal
Hermann i Goering
Goering
Adolf
Minister Shoots Doorknob Youth at Cincinnati Church
Rev. William A. Greene, 56, charged with shooting with intent after six year old Betty Lou Annis was shot in the abdomen while rattling a West End church doorknob. Greene said he fired at the floor in exasperation over vandalism and annoyances at the church.
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Cincinnati
Betty Lou Annis
West End
William A. Greene
Clem Merz
Everett Hartley Dies at Pomeroy Rest Home
Everett Hartley aged 67, formerly of Old Town Flats, died this morning at Riverview Rest Home in Pomeroy. Funeral services will be held at Finsterwald Funeral Home at two o'clock Friday afternoon with interment at Plants. Friends may call at the funeral home. He is survived by his family.
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Pomeroy
Everett Hartley
Old Town Flats
Riverview
Finsterwald
Hartley
Gallia Conatian Wins Ohio Farmers Award
John Statwer of Tuscarawas County won the Cleveland farmers club annual farm restoration award for turning a rundown farm near Mineral City into a thriving operation. Second prize went to Oliver J. White of Gallia County near Helopolis. President Truman visited Washington and met with House leaders and members informally at the Capitol.
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Cleveland
John Stat Wer
Tuscarawas County
Cleveland Farmers Club
Mineral City
Ohio
Oliver J. White
Gallia County
Gal- Hepolis
Solons
Washington
Truman
Capitol
House
Issile
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Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Admiral Doenitz
Foreign Office
Hiller
WMC
Howing
Wee Doenitz
Great Britain
Pomeroy Rest Home
Gallia Conatian
Ohio Farmers’ Award
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