Americans Capture Germanys Gold Reserve and Berlin Move
In a wartime update from Washington on April 7, soft coal producers and miners signaled a positive shift toward a wage agreement without government intervention. UMW leader John L. Lewis and operators chief Esra Van Horn voiced optimism that a contract could be agreed by Monday, with the War Labor Board kept informed of progress.
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Germany
Franks
Hannover
Berlin
WLB
Washington
Esra van Horn
Conference of Operators
United Mine Workers
van Horn
C. Adams
UMW Journal
John L. Lewis
Ma. Lewis
War Labor Board
van Morn
Ian Tha
Tenayr
F. Beh Lewis
Ickes
Mindanao Airfield Falls Boost MacArthur Advance
Manila report says Doughboys of the 41st Division sealed southern Mindanao as Gen. MacArthur announced a swift conquest. Far East Air Force struck Formosa shipping bases and Hong Kong targets, with explosions seen on Kowloon docks and a tanker hit in Hong Kong harbor.
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Manila
Mindanao
Gles MacArthur
Mei Island
Far Easten
Hong Kong
Kaitan Szirdrome
Wnaller
South Chine Sea
Mink Rast
Foroe
Six Japanese warships sunk as B‑29s hit Tokyo
Navy reports six Japanese warships including the Yamato sunk in two days of sea and air battles off Okinawa. U S Pacific Fleet says three destroyers were sunk and several others damaged as carrier planes downed 178 Japanese aircraft. Guam bomber command reports major land based bombing of Tokyo and Nagoya with 300 B 29s escorted by Iwo Jima fighters.
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Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Washington
Navy
Lesest
U.S. Pacific
Okinawa Island
Japan
Adm
Nimitz
Guamatsi
Dome
Tokyo
Okinawa
U. S
Wen
Japan Pressed By Red Paper Reflects World War Strain
A London front page editorial discusses Japan amid rising Allied pressure, noting Soviet denunciation of neutrality with Japan and predicting a grim path if the USSR joins the war. It cites Sir Robert on Japan’s possible search for a soft spot and possible leadership shifts as Germany falters.
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London
T7oyera
Tis
Japan
Soviet Union
Germany
United States
England
Russia
Craigie
Bramiliiies Tapan
Aussie
China
Manchuria
Korea
London Daily Mail
Robert
Kantaro Suzuki
Koiso
Moscow
Dowo
Sir Robert
Ussr
Marines Push Up Okinawa Coasts Amid Heavy Japanese Resistance
Allied forces on Okinawa pressed northward along both coasts as 34 Amphibious Corps advanced 3000 yards with light opposition, while 24th Corps faced entrenched Japanese defenses toward Naha. Japanese counterattacks were limited and twelve attackers fell. Carrier planes attacked Ishigaki and Miyako targets in the Sakishima islands, with air combat and ground losses reported.
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Guam
34 Amphibious Corps
Okinawa
24Th Corps
Naha
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Keppert
Ishigati
Miyako
Sakishima Islands
Ryukyus
Press Club Sponsors Clothing Drive for War Victims
The Press Club sponsors a county wide clothing and shoe collection to aid European victims, with Kanawha county committees forming to support the drive. Fred M. Vinson sworn in as Office of War Mobilization chief, while Vinson's new role prompts local groups to unite behind the national campaign.
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Europe
Kanawha
Oral County
Naof
Henry J
Kaiser
Charleston
Press Club
Vinson
Pont
Byrnes
Washington
Anil
Gov. Meadows
Fred M. Vinson
Collux
Office of War x v
Empha
D. Lawrence Crover Roembera
White House
Kanawha County
Prite
Howev
Britain declares Japanese Burma Army destroyed
Calcutta April 7 The Japanese Vth Army in central Burma is said to have ceased as an effective fighting force after strategic assessments estimated 50,000 men and the loss of organized units. Other Japanese formations, including the 15th Army, faced decisive defeats as British and Allied forces claim airfield and battlefield mastery in central Burma with heavy casualties and withdrawals ongoing.
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Calcutta
Vth
Burma
Southeast Asia
Zhand
Bin
Mandalay-Meiktile
15Th
Adm
Louis Mountbatier
Cen
Oliver Leese
LYA
Reconversion Era Inflation Threat Looms
Heads of war born stabilization agencies call for extending price and wage controls beyond V E day to prevent inflation and the postwar collapse of values. They urge minimal easing of policies while warning against a deceptive surge in prices as the war ends.
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Washington
White House
Economar
Romevelt
Saening
Diteotee Witlone
He Davis
Econonir Stabileaton
Paice Administrar
Chester Ras Des
Marvin Done
Ve W. Tayior
War Techn Barta
OPA
Senate
Capitol Summers Paving Approved for City Streets
Summers and Capitol Streets will be repaved with concrete at an estimated cost of $167,000. City officials said War Production Board priorities on materials made the project possible and work should begin by August 1. Funds come from an assessment on abutting property.
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Capitol Sts
Dawson Aungunerd
War Production Board
Harry Lo Camp
Bel
Fsx
Dawson
Broad St
Hanawha Blvd
Virginia St
Summers St
Kanawha Blvd
Washington SL
Yanks Enter Hamelin Amid Chaos and Drunken Civilians
Soldiers of the 30th Division entered Hamelin to find a city in pandemonium. Civilians, many drunk, scurried and begged for mercy while German soldiers filled two hospitals with wounded. American aviators among the wounded were reported as townsfolk rushed to seek aid and shelter.
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Gallagher
Hamelin
Germany
Dorsum
Willliam Drucker
Osk Harbor
Ohio
Jehosnt
Butte
Soviet Forces Break Through to Vienna as Red Armies Advance
Soviet troops push toward Vienna crossing the Danube and seizing key rail routes. Reports say cavalry cleared paths northeast of Vienna and bridgeheads formed, while Berlin notes tank advances near Berchtesgaden. A new Soviet commander and calendar shifts signal broader eastern front gains.
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Red
London
Red Army
Banube
Andy
Berlin
Cape Xap
Notte
Vienna
Berchtesgaden
Bavaria
Moscow
Scheerner
Reel
Simee Hay
Suzuki installs cabinet amid booming B 29 bombs
The Japanese government forms a new war cabinet led by Admiral Suzuki and four admirals with a generalist head to strengthen defense of the mainland. The reshuffle coincides with Japan's push for war readiness as Moscow denounces neutrality and American advances in the Pacific intensify.
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Suzuki
Wmlereswnes
Baron Tie Suzuki
Nappetier
Hhe
Acces
Tokyo
Japan
Moscow
Pacific
Imperial
Allied Armies Drive Deep into Germany From Paris Front
Paris dispatch reports 8th and 9th Armies breaking toward Berlin with an 18 mile advance across the Leine River. U S forces cross the Weser and hit German defenses while thrusts near Bremen threaten key ports. Allied units claim decisive momentum as German resistance collapses and fronts widen toward the interior.
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Paris
9Th
Hannover
Leiner
City i
Berlin
Weser
Hans
Iad
Wreer
Figniios
Swithin
Bik
Bremen
U.S. Sd
Germany
Fort Knox
Thuringia
Mueths
War Food Administration weighs relaxing federal meat inspection
Washington April 4 The War Food Administration considered easing federal meat inspection rules to ease the civilian beef shortage without lowering quality The Army might meet some meat demand through war slaughterers rather than rely on large packers The Army would oversee packing plants and direct beef from ranges under study allied with Army leadership and supply officials
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Washington
War Food Administration
Army
Marvin Sones
Anderson
Laughterer
Reg i. Anderson
Saleh
Erik Parately
Hitler Decree Frees Nazi Chiefs for Flight Across Germany
London reports Hitler ordered the release of top Nazi party and state officials to move freely as Allied forces advance. The measure, cited to ease movement during the Werewolf crisis, signals further disintegration of Nazi control amid chaos and guerrilla threats.
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Hitler
Nazi Party
London
Atate
Offi
Germany
Reich
Martin Burhians
Agenzy Dnb
Maeria
Air Duel Over Europe as Americans Strike Deep
American airmen downed at least 87 German planes in a massive daylight battle aimed at spoiling Montgomery’s North Sea port offensive. RAF and US forces hit jet fields and rail yards near Bremen Kiel and Hamburg while losses mounted for the Allies.
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London
Europe
Marshal Montgomery
North Sea
RAF
Rhine
Ijmuiden
North Holland
Bremen
Kiel
Hamburg
Gerchuny
Montgomery
Kohlenbissen
Wenendorf
Parehim
Kaltenkirchen
Tuene
Rewards Vault in Merkers Salt Mine Captured by U S Army
American troops of Patton's 3rd Army seized Germany's Merkers mine, reportedly housing a vast gold reserve and foreign cash valued around 190 million dollars. Captured Nazi officials confirmed the treasure and Reich funds inside the salt cavern, a spectacular wartime prize rivaling Arabian Nights.
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U. S. 3D Army
Germany
INS
Fort Knox
Reich
George
Patton
Merkers
Gotha
Reichsbenk
Amy
Maier Canes
Kentucky
Fort Boe
America
Officka
Getanys
Berlin
3D Army
Wehrmacht Loses Heavily to the Yanks
Paris reports a dramatic Allied advance across the Rhine with Germany surrendering territory east of the river and large captures. The Ruhr is sealed off by the French forces and Army Group B is effectively destroyed, impacting German war potential.
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Rhine
U.S. 1St Army
Olliver
Stlient
Black Forest
Decisis
North Sea
Holland
Amsterdam
Rotters Dal
Bremen
Germany
Fel
Wehrmacht
Paris
Betis
Eisenhower Carris
Ruhr
Ainedy
Army Group 8
Army Group H
Giant Carrier Midway Is Uncle Sam's Big Fist
The 45006 ton carrier Midway, launched at Newport News, stands as a pivotal future warship for the Navy in the Pacific. Navy officials say its armored flight deck and heavy firepower mark a shift toward encirclement and multiple base operations to strike Japan, with sister ships Coral Sea and another unnamed due soon.
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Giant Carrier
Uncle Sam
Washington
Apr
Pacific
Newport News
Coral Sea
John H. Casaady
Air
Fleet
Nimitz
Eet
Japan
Tharrere
Aviguen Mom Cary
Midway
Navy
Adm
Cassady
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Ture Te
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Capitol
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Mie
Pirese
North Isla
Berlin Road
Tien
van Fleet
OH Corp
U.S
James Fleet
Tte 3d Corps
Didune
Presidental Ciation
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