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30 Apr 1945
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Newspaper
Corry Evening Journal
Location
Corry, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1945
Page
1
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In San Francisco a new Poland dispute clouds the U N conference as Latin American nations press to invite Argentina. Molotov signals willingness if Warsaw sends a delegation while Britain and the United States seek unified action. Chile or Brazil may move to add Argentina to a proposal inviting Soviet and Lithuanian delegations to participate, despite possible objections over Poland.
AP dispatches from Paris and Guam report Allied prisoners of war to be sent home as fast as possible. In the Pacific, a daylight bombing raid by 100 to 150 B 17s and B 24s targeted Honshu and Kyushu, the fifth straight strike on Kyushu. New York coverage notes German marines mutinying near Hamburg and infantry calls, with Nazi guards attempting to regain control after a failed mutiny.
Milan after Italian Fascist collapse reports describe Mussolini and his mistress executed by partisans. Bodies were hanged by heels in the Piazza and later loaded for transport as angry crowds spat and attacked the corpses.
American troops press toward Okinawa aiming to seize two airfields amid heavy fighting. The attack follows a kamikaze strike on the hospital ship USS Comfort, which was hit and heavily damaged south of Okinawa, killing 29, wounding 33, and leaving one missing. Six Army personnel among the dead include nurses and medical officers. Fleet Admiral Nimitz announced total casualties on Okinawa and nearby islands as the page continues.
Employees of the Pennsylvania Electric System in the Corry district filed for a federal election on a proposed strike. The action cites delays in job classifications and compensation adjustments as the motive, with ballots to be set up across all service communities if granted.
London dispatch reports a new surrender offer from Heinrich Himmler to all three major powers is en route. British ministers await developments as Germany nears collapse. Churchill to address Commons May Day with details on surrender terms and proof from Nazi leaders.
The Journal faced a hectic evening as radio rumors of German surrender circulated. It delayed AP confirmation until White House and Eisenhower communications clarified the false report. Extra editions appeared elsewhere, while local copies waited for official word.
Chicago April 30 Sigma Delta Chi honors went to the late Ernie Pyle posthumously for war correspondence and to Frederick Kuh for foreign coverage. The awards were announced after Pyle was killed aboard a ship off the Japanese coast during World War II.
Washington April 30 government moves to head off unemployment after V E Day. War Production Board offers priority help to manufacturers to add or convert plants for civilian goods and extend priority for new machine tools and peacetime equipment. Forty-one regulations dropped to speed reconversion as War Manpower Commission outlines a year plan anticipating idle workers and a rapid labor market tightening after Germany’s collapse.
A Corry city session heads to the grand jury this week with Albert Magliarditi’s robbery case at the Boston House and $1300 alleged theft. Witnesses Ted Dey and John Howlett from the preliminary hearing are summoned. Tomorrow includes Harold Crawford malicious mischief and John M. Brown drunken driving. Brown pleads guilty but appeals. Frank Bromiley Jr. faces Wilkinson murder evidence on Wednesday. District Attorney Laub’s witnesses may testify but secrecy is kept. Bromiley’s counsel seeks trial delay to September or relocation to another county.
In Washington on April 360 the House moved to seize neutral sanctuary for Nazi war criminals. A resolution to use armed force to capture fugitives abroad was set for chamber action before a formal committee report on atrocity camps could be issued. The measure aims to compel authorities to pursue war criminals seeking refuge in peaceful nations.
Reports tie liberated American airmen to the advance of Allied forces reaching Stalag 7-A. Families await word on Cory youths and other servicemen believed held at the camp, including Pfc Claude Weber and infantryman Nell Griees. RAF Lt John McCracken and Air Force officer Deut Ed Claris are also linked to the camp.
Two additional scarlet fever cases were found over the weekend among Concord School pupils, Richard Speros and Denny Smith, both from Fair Haven families. Dr. John C. Kibler will survey all Concord students today and tomorrow to identify symptoms and segregate affected children. The Health Board has recorded three cases thus far.
The State Selective Service headquarters reports 10 236 men to be inducted in Pennsylvania in June. This compares to 11 880 called for induction in May.
Final collapse of Nazi Germany accelerates as Russians push into Berlin rubble. Allied forces close on Munich Milan Genoa and Venice with 100000 enemy captured. Himmler reportedly seeks surrender through Count Bernadotte of the Swedish Red Cross as German front in Italy collapses.
White House said Truman would report any end to European hostilities only when officially released, with no current news. General Clark said German military power in Italy is virtually destroyed, while Ninth Army linked with Russian forces west of Berlin as Allied advances widen the corridor to about 80 miles. Russian and Allied movements push toward Berlin and beyond with mass prisoner totals mounting.
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