Unconditional Surrender Terms Shaped for Germany
A joint statement by the United States Britain Russia and France outlines the terms for postwar Germany including borders revert to pre 1938 lines disarmament and control of industry under Allied leaders. It contrasts with Nazi abuses and notes Japan may face similar postwar limits while urging peacetime military training for Americans to ready for future warfare.
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United States
Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Hitler
Berlin Council
Austria
Allied Council
B 29s Strike Kobe Amid Snow Storm in Major Fire Raid
About 450 B 29 Superfortresses faced snow and fog as they bombed Kobe Japan’s industrial hub. Eight planes missing, 3 000 tons of incendiaries set vast fires over the city center near railways and docks. Japanese opposition included fighters and phosphorous bombs, with Tokyo reporting fires gradually extinguished and casualties claimed by Japanese sources.
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Guam
Kobe
20Th Air Force
Washington
Japan
Yokohama
Nippon
Tokyo
Mikagemachi
Ashiya
Domei
Joe Carroll
Jacksonville
Fla
R. S. Combs
Miles City
Mont
TVA Chief Lillienthal Criticizes Regional Development Plans
David Lilienthal voices frustration at business leaders who back aid to foreign regions while opposing American regional development projects. He notes the Missouri Valley Authority proposal gains mixed regional support and cites a straw poll showing uneven national opinions. The piece also mentions New York City's sale of sirens and noise makers and surplus civil defense equipment awaiting use.
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Hairman
David Lilienthal
TVA
Russia
China
South America
Missouri
Arkansas
OME
Modern Industry
Missouri Valley Authority
Lan Mva
Middle Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
North Central States
I New England
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
MVA
New York
Cedar Rapids
Two Destroyers Lost at Okinawa in World War II
The navy reports the destroyers Morrison and Luce sunk off Okinawa with heavy casualties. Each ship housed over 200 crew members and the loss raises total navy vessels lost since the war began to 313. Survivors include Comdr. Jacob W. Waterhouse of the Luce and Comdr. James Richard Hansen of the Morrison. next of kin have been notified.
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Washington
Navy
Morrison
Luce
Okinawa
Jacob W. Waterhouse
James Richard Hansen
Carl E Poole Missing In South Pacific Navy man
Cedar Rapids man Carl Edward Poole 29 is missing in action in the South Pacific. The Navy notified his wife and son and his mother of the loss. Poole entered service April 10 1944, trained at Farragut and Great Lakes and has been overseas since January 22. He played Cedar Rapids softball, was a Wilson and company former employee, and has a brother stationed in Paris.
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Carl Edward Poole
South Pacific
Naval Department
Lanny
Tenth Street
Essie Poole
Tenth Avenue
Wilson and Company
Poole
Farragut
Idaho
Great Lakes
Ill
Wilson
Cedar Rapids
Charles H.poole
Paris
France
Legion Urges Training Plan Passage Now
The American Legion called for immediate enactment of a peacetime draft as the best way to ensure national security. John Thomas Taylor testified before the House postwar military policy committee, arguing universal military training would not breed wars and would promote lasting peace. The Legion supports a year of training for 18 year olds, with no obligation to serve in the regular forces, and a six year reserve period. The Veterans of Foreign Wars favored home-based training with weekly drills, contrasting with the Legion’s continuous one-year service proposal. Omar B. Ketchum of the VFW testified.
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Washington
American Legion
John Thomas Taylor
Legion
America
Taylor
House
Congress
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V.F.W
Omar B. Ketchum
Churchill Denies Levant Ambitions in Syria Talks
Prime Minister Churchill rebutted De Gaulle's charge of British meddling in Syria and said Britain is ready to withdraw troops once a France Levant treaty is reached. He stressed no Levant ambitions, supports US France talks, and noted a miscommunication over interventions and arms to Syrians.
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London
Churchill
de Gaulle
Syria
Britain
France
Levant
United States
Beyrouth
Middle East
Eden
Britai
Rennet
France Proposes Big Five Middle East Conference
Paris AP reports the French government on Tuesday moved to formally propose a Big Five conference to address the entire Middle East problem. The move signals Paris call for broader international talks on the regional crisis.
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Paris
Middle East
De Gaulle Seeks Fire Power Parley With Russia and China
De Gaulle proposed a power parley including Russia and China. Churchill answered in the Commons that such a move would cause significant delay and demand careful consideration on many grounds.
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de Gaulle
Russia
China
Churchill
Commons
Chinese Forces Reclaim Eight Ports in East China Offensive
Chinese forces say they completed a 100 mile coastal belt recovery and captured Siapu, the eighth strategic port reclaimed in the Foochow offensive. Japanese defenders, aided by a relief force, fled by sea as the two pronged assault reached the coast.
Nimitz Praises Buckner for Okinawa Action
Admiral Nimitz sent congratulatory remarks to Lt. Gen Buckner and the 10th Army praising their handling of the Okinawa campaign. He commended the destruction of enemy forces and the main defensive position, calling the results most gratifying and praising corps and division commanders.
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Guam
Nimitz
10Th Army
Okinawa
Pacific Fight for Black Mart G L Battle Update
Paris report: the judge advocate general s office said 115 soldiers granted clemency in black market trials. last he would be sent to the Pacific for early combat.
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Paris
Judge Advocate General's Office
Pacific
Okinawa Fall Near Yanks Reach Naha Airfield
The 10th army has captured most of Naha airfield as Marines of the Fourth regiment overran the airstrip. American forces push toward the southern tip, clearing Chinen peninsula while thousands of Japanese civilians are captured. The Ryukyu naval anchorage opens to U S ships as the battle nears completion.
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Guam
10Th
Naha
Okinawa
Oraku Peninsula
Sixth Marine Division
Naha Harbor
10Th Army
Chinen Peninsula
Nakagusuku Bay
Ryukyu Islands
Tokyo
Pacific Fleet
Nearly All U S Prisoners Safe In War Area Return
The European theater provost marshal reports nearly all American prisoners have been recovered including those in Russian-occupied zones. About 89,776 are enroute home or awaiting transport, with 64,000 shipped so far and only 3,000 to 4,000 left to process. Lt. Col. W P Schweitzer says most will be enroute home before month’s end.
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Paris
United States
W. P. Schweitzer
Dlivision
Cedar Rapids Weather Looks For More Cool, Showers Likely
Forecast for Cedar Rapids and vicinity calls for cloudy skies and continued cool conditions tonight and Wednesday with occasional light showers on Wednesday. Residents hoped for a warmer trend but were disappointed as Cedar Rapids stayed cloudy. Temperatures ranged from a overnight low around 45 to a high near 66 earlier Monday, with rainfall reported in western areas.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers
Inwood
Onawa
Four Powers Meet In Berlin Outline Reich Government Plan
The United States Britain Russia and France begin joint rule of defeated Germany with an Allied Control Council in Berlin. They declare unconditional surrender terms and outline zones for occupation, with Eisenhower Montgomery and de Lattre de Tassigny leading respective Allied sectors.
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Berlin
Reich
Washington
United States
Britain
Russia
France
Germany
Allied Control Council
G. K. Zhukov
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sir Bernard Montgomery
Jean de Lattre de Tassigny
Berlin Council
Eisenhower
Greater Berlin
Control Council
Red Star decries anti-Soviet press campaign abroad
The Russian army newspaper Red Star accuses foreign media, led by American papers, of shaping public opinion for war with the Soviet Union. It cites headlines in the New York Journal American and Chicago Tribune claiming Western nations threaten the USSR and warns of a campaign to rally against Soviet aggression.
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Moscow
Red Star
Soviet Union
New York Journal- American
Chicago Tribune
New York Daily News
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
United States
Oe Stargy
Exican
N Q
Rep
Moscow denial of Berlin killings reports quoted by senator
The Moscow radio denied claims cited by Sen. Brewster that Russian authorities in Berlin and other occupied areas were liquidating German professionals. Tass said the allegations are inventions and of a slanderous character.
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London
Moscow
Sen. Brewster
R-Maine
Berlin
Germany
Radio
Tass
Swiss Paper Denounces Moscow Charge on Swiss Policy
The National Zeitung of Basel rejects Moscow's claim of pro Fascist bias in Switzerland. It says the former German non aggression pact with Russia opened the door to aggression and accuses the labor party of kowtowing to the Soviets urging a major policy shift domestically and abroad.
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Bern
National- Zeitung
Basel
Moscow
Switzerland
Russia
A Labor Party
Wallace cites enemies of peace sabotaging postwar cohesion
Secretary of Commerce Wallace told 2,500 attendees Monday night that enemies of peace try to sow discord between the United States and Soviet Russia while praising the Churchman award for promoting goodwill and international harmony.
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New York
INS
Wallace
United States
Soviet Russia
Churchman
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