No Place for Teetotalers As Freed Men Celebrate
An inmate’s account of Stalag Luft I liberation by Russian allies near Stralsund in Pomerania describes a riotous welcome. Allied guards, prisoners, and a visiting officer toasted victory, smashed Hitler’s image, and shared swift, chaotic celebrations across camps and barracks as the Red Army advanced.
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Stalag Luft I
Pomerania
New York
INS
Stalag Luft 1
BBC
Stralsund
Mecklenburg
Karmytoff
M.P
Durakov
Stalag
Earlier Pickup for Outgoing Freight To Be Discussed
Cedar Rapids shippers are invited to a 1 15 p m Friday Chamber of Commerce meeting to discuss an Office of Defense Transportation plan for an earlier pickup hour for outgoing motor freight. H F Sundberg reports two DDT representatives sought opinions on notifying outgoing freight half an hour earlier. The proposal mentions an ODT order for carriers to follow to speed departures and cut overtime penalties.
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Cedar Rapids
Chamber of Commerce
Office of Defense Transportation
H. F. ‘Sundberg
Traffic Bureau
DDT
ODT
Sundberg
Oiling Program Adds 14 Streets in City Network
City council approves 14 more streets for oiling including Thirty-eighth Street NE from First Avenue to C Avenue and C Avenue NE to Thirty-eighth Street, Eleventh Street NE from Lincoln Avenue to I Avenue, and others across SW NE NW SE regions with multiple street segments and named avenues.
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Thirty-eighth Street
First Avenue
C Avenue
Thirty-seventh Street
Eleventh Street
Lincoln Avenue
I Avenue
D Street
Bowling Street
Twenty-third Avenue
Daniels Street
H Avenue
J Avenue
Oakland Road
Center Point Road
Twelfth Street
Seventeenth Avenue
Eighteenth Avenue
Thirty-first Street
Inflation Danger in 1945 Cited by Bowles
Bowles urged a 12 month extension of OPA telling the House Banking Committee that the most dangerous year in fighting inflation lies ahead. He cited inflationary pressures at an all time high with liquid assets over 300 billion dollars and warned lessons from the last war point to greater dangers ahead. Rep Wolcott remarked that few oppose extending OPA and asked how to improve it to secure more meat and butter on tables.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
OPA
House Banking Committee
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
Bowles
Willys Plans Postwar Jeeps and Low-Cost Cars
Willys Overland Motors announces a postwar line featuring a jeep combining light truck tractor and mobile power unit functions and a low-cost passenger car. President Charles N. Sorenson says the jeep will be Willys first postwar product to reach showrooms.
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Toledo, O
Charles N. Sorenson
Willys- Overland Motors
Sorenson
Willys
Congress Set to Welcome Ike in Joint Session
Washington AP report says General Eisenhower will be greeted by a joint session of Congress on his return from Europe. Senate Majority Leader Barkley of Kentucky outlined plans after meeting with President Truman for the Monday ceremony.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Europe
Senate
Barkley
Kentucky
Truman
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