British to Use Armored Units to Quell Hamburg Hunger Riots
British occupation officials announced plans to deploy mobile armored squads and armored cars in the British zone to suppress hunger riots and safeguard food convoys. They will impose stricter controls to prevent rapid depletion of the monthly ration as Hamburg reports bread shortages amid widespread malnutrition. Supplies are being sourced from the United States and several commonwealth nations, with Denmark and Norway supplying vegetables valued at 1.5 million kroner.
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Hamburg
Germany
Uni
Britain
South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Denmark
Norway
Copenhagen
Britain reviews fats and soaps ration cuts after league demand
The British Ministry of Food issued a partial retraction on plans for further fats and soaps ration cuts. It said the fat position was under review and no decision had been reached, noting the previous announcement was based on old information and premature. The move followed the British Housewives League's demand for Food Minister Sir Ben Smith's resignation amid ongoing U S.
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London
Ministry of Food
Housewives’ League
Ben Smith
League
VU. S
Firefight at Messina as crowd sacks UN relief warehouse
In Messina Sicily a frenzied crowd sacked a United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation administration warehouse amid high living costs and unemployment. Carabinieri opened fire with submachine guns after windows were smashed and furniture burned. Two killed and five seriously wounded including a baby girl and a soldier, several scorés arrested. Australia has been a commonwealth since 1901.
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Rome
Carabinieri
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration
Messina
Sicily
Clash anticipated as Russians withdraw from Manchuria
Reports say Russia promised to pull all Red army troops from Manchuria by April 30. Chinese sources note Communist movements near Harbin and Jehol with a government column advancing on Szepingkai, raising concern over cooperation with Chiang Kai-shek.
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Russia
Red Army
Manchuria
Chiang Kai-shek
Shih
People's Political Council
Wang
Darien
Port Arthur
Central
Harbin
World Daily News
Jehol
Szepingkai
Mukden
V-2 Rocket to Reach 100 Mile Altitude Record
LAS CRUCES N M A German V-2 rocket will ascend to a 100 mile altitude next to record atmospheric conditions. The weapon weighs 13% tons, measures 49 feet long and six feet in diameter, and will reach 3000 miles per hour before returning to earth in seven minutes.
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Las Cruces
N. M
Earth
Earle Calls Russia a Frightful Threat to America
Boston based report quotes George H. Earle former Pennsylvania governor and Bulgaria minister arriving from Istanbul. He calls Russia the greatest danger to the United States and warns civilization faces the blackest outlook in history. He pledges to push for a national warning and says he would use atomic bombs if Russia refuses to retreat to its territory. He accuses American leaders of pollyannaish complacency on the Russia menace.
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Istanbul
George H. Earle
Pennsylvania
Bulgaria
Russia
America
Earle
Middle East
Balkans
Coal Trucks Blocked By Irate Housewives
Fifteen irate housewives formed a human barricade to stop coal trucks from a mine stripping operation in Shamokin Pennsylvania. They were arrested on disorderly conduct charges after claiming coal dust tracked into their homes. Justice of the Peace Edward J Dane discharged them after the operator offered to wash the street and keep mud down in the future.
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Shamokin
Justice of the Peace
Edward J. Dane
Harry Reinhardt
Edgewood Contracting Company
Dane
Dodds Unusual Young Man Living In Will of Lord
Gil Dodds the Sullivan trophy winner and mile record holder is a Wheaton College student living by faith as he travels with the You for Christ movement. He says Christ is his coach, balancing college work with preaching testimony and track duties while maintaining a family in Wheaton.
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Lord
Gil Dodds
Miler
Wheaton College
Wheaton
Ill
Cedar Rapids
Toda
Sinclair Memorial Chapel
Christ
Jesus
Shellsburg
Sullivan
Youth For Christ Movement
Graduate School of
Harvard
Gordon School of
Dodds on Life and Plans From Ashland to Mission Work
The article profiles Gil Dodds noting his Ashland College education and studies in Theology and Missions in Boston. It quotes Dodds on youth race relations and faith, war, politics, family, recreation, daily schedule, and future plans to pursue missionary work if doors open, with emphasis on track as recreation and study routines.
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Theology and Missions
Boston
Ashland College
Ashland
Ohio
Gil Dodds
Dodds
Mexico
South America
Five Germans Will Die For U S Flyer Deaths
Five of 15 Germans charged with forcing seven American airmen into a death march on Borkum in August 1944 were sentenced by a military government court to be hanged. One former officer received life imprisonment, while eight others got two to 25 year terms.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Borkum
No Intervention In Spain Byrnes Says
Secretary of State Byrnes stated the U.S. will not intervene in Spain's internal affairs in a letter to Rep. Barry. The missive, released publicly, responds to Barry's criticisms of the department.
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Spain
Byrnes
Washington
Rep
Barry
D-N.y
Typhus Epidemic Spreads to Tokyo
The nationwide Japanese typhus outbreak reaches Tokyo with 130 new cases in 24 hours. Health authorities order emergency actions and Allied DDT squads begin spraying the city as Tokyo faces a threatened smallpox outbreak across Japan.
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Tokyo
INS
Apan
Stalin Expression Seeks Peace Worldwide
In Moscow a street interviewer quoted by RP reports Russians applaud Stalin's expressed confidence in the United Nations and his assurance that nations and armies do not seek war. A chauffeur and a policeman say his remarks answered thoughts many had been afraid to say and that people worldwide now feel reason to hope for peace.
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Moscow
Russia
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