British Clamor for Early Meeting of the Big Three
London reports say the British press calls for an early Big Three summit to resolve postwar Adriatic and Trieste disputes as Allied plans for Germany and Yugoslavia stir tensions. civilians and diplomats prepare for possible evacuations amid mounting food shortages shaping the crisis.
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Yugoslavia
Associated Dress
London
Oday
Big Three
Adriatic
Trieste
Hay Cole
Rome
Nasi Warminals
Germany
Belgrade
Amer
Treir
Edigte
Bil Associee
William Big
Anid
Hochih Retaken By Chinese Army
Chinese forces in a sudden offensive across Anhui and Fukien provinces recaptured Chin city near the Kwangsi region as part of a broader east coast push. Chinese units seized Foochow and advanced toward Tsenkong, while reports said further coastal forts fell and enemy evacuations were suspected.
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Chungking
Angel Province
Chin
Poochow
China
Army cuts discharge age for enlisted men in 40s policy
Afed Press reports Washington May 2 the Army reduced the discharge age to 40 for enlisted men, enabling those in their forties to apply for discharge. The move impacts roughly 80,000 soldiers as part of wartime reorganization.
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Afed
Washington
Ile
San Francisco
May
Apenese Lapwal
Circus Truck Wreck Damages Two Homes at Meadville
A Mills Brothers Circus truck wrecked Saturday morning on Hickory and Clark streets, damaging two houses. One home’s front porch collapsed, the living room was crushed, and a piano toppled as the vehicle plowed through a pair of dwellings injuring no one seriously. The crash halted traffic and left debris across the blocks as responders assessed the wreck.
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Mills
Meadville
Hickory
Clark
Nts
Washington
Clarence Dalto
Oscar Brewley
Guys Mills
Walter Wilfsame
Army Nike exhibit dazzles Loveland field display
A wartime veterans parade and demonstration arrives at Loveland Field with infantry units and nine Army trucks. The Nike weapons exhibit features soldiers explaining gear usage as a large crowd, including overseas veterans, surveys the setup in City Park after a late afternoon arrival.
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Miy
Gory
Nike
Wedding At Erie Wednesday For One Army Show Yet
A marriage ceremony is planned for Wednesday afternoon in Erie. Pfe. Thomas Wilson Wenzel, son of Mrs. Cyihiy Wenzel, will be married in a ceremony tied to an Army unit performing nearby. Best man is Charles Kelly, nicknamed Commando. Wenzel has served 26 months in action against Japan, with service in the Southwest Pacific including New Guinea and the Philippines.
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Evie
Pfe
Thomas Wilson Wenzel
Cyihiy Wenzel
Erie
Wify
Uy Ardus Viola Woodring
B.D. 7
Bele
Werreel
Charles Kelly
Pic
Wenzel
Southwest Pacific
Marsiam Valley
New Guinod
Noemfoor
Sant
Philippines
Ideuit
Elisha R. Nance
Lient
John H. Richatis
Jillus A. Boluffs
Liew
Frank L. Belmet
Sat
Charles &. Kelly
Pittsburgh
Congressions
Ax Tolows
Robert M Rhoades
London
Ohio
Pyi Cais M
Minecol
Philadelphia
Broadtnp
Cilitun E Stricker
Lemoyne
William E. Lienhas
York
Robert F. Junes
Martin Duiishski
Benjamin Hudy
George W. Etewerley
Millersburg
Howard A. Greco
Charles EB. Kelly
Pie
John Hrycke
Mo Nessen
John FP. Rettig
Pottsville
Thomas W. Wenezi
File
el Harry W. Rhodes
Ligonier
Oysine F. Jones
Youngwood
Samuel Nestor Olyphant
G. Kirchner
Lancaster
Steven Shedlock
Allentown
Paul P. Emets
Homer City
Russell I Kenter
Berryburg
Adolph G. Bleniast
Jerome
Adam Pers Mac
Swissvale
Paul Gulls, Jr
Cannonsburg
Jack C. Ziegler
Lebanon
Aimee
Garvin
New York
Walter Prestdlock
Keiser
Prank ‘A
Wasek
Reading
Alvin Deogdowski
Edward
Popovich
Mt. Pleasant
Sandy Valente
McKeesport
Ralph A. Stickle
Millvale
Frank L. Retmel
Springville
Julius R. Roluffs
Detroit
Mich
Bilsha
Nance
Bedford
Soldiers staged visit by Here’s Your In autry groups
A rough OCR fragment describes a staged visit involving soldiers billeted at Hale Corky and served meals at the Rite Resturant. Army equipment moved to The Oveland Field enclosure with detail protection from Company A of the Pennsylvania Shoe, Guia 1 Capt. Guy Abbey coordinating mobilization. Continued on Page Three.
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Hse Beri
Oier Bowns
Company A
Pennsylvania Shoe
Guia
Guy Abbey
Company
le Slate
Hungarian state treasure unearthed by U.S. Army sergeant
Paris May 2 The U S 86th Infantry Division uncovered the Hungarian state treasure hidden high in the Austrian Alps near Spiral Ash Pyhun. The hoard included 1,000,009,000 pengos and 29,000 kingrams of gold bullion plus bank note plates, art treasures, manuscripts, and jewels. Guarded by Hungarian gendarmes and watched by Nazi agents, the cache was nearly hijacked before American forces arrived and German attempt thwarted.
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Paris
Aiizary
Spiral Ash Pyhun
William J. de
Husaar
Chicago
Hungary
Budapest
Mountain Top Chapel
U.S. Army
Jeurimn
Royal Bank of Hungary
Nasi
Gestano
Ferenc Szalaat
Agreement Reached On Regional Defense Plans
Regional defense plans were agreed upon by Latin American nations as a framework for a regional self defense system. The United Nations conference discussed veto provisions for a future world security council and set a tentative deadline for the inter national league work. American officials indicated current arrangements would protect U.S. interests regardless of league design.
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Associated Press
SAN
Mei Uphoriya
United Nations
New Inter Hanoal League
United States
Eisenhower Plot Was German Hoax
Paris dispatch reports a claimed plan to replace General Eisenhower with a German double last December. The Supreme Headquarters denied the plot as a fiction while noting a Chicago colonel, Lt. Col. Baldwin B. Smith, was used as a decoy in Eisenhower’s sedan journeys between St Germain and Versailles.
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Eisenhower
Associated Press
Paris
Chicago
Eisehower
Te Ik
Supreme Hesiquarters
Cnl
Baldwin B. Smith
Oak Dane Avenue
Hisenhower
St. Germulus
FIELD MARSHAL SCHOERNER IN AMERICAN HANDS
Field Marshal Ferdinand Schoerner, head of holdout Nazi troops, was turned over to American forces by a German army unit and is in U S custody. He deserted his forces in Gevheslovakia and sought refuge in Tyrolean attire before surrendering. Investigations note Himmler manhunt continues and related Nazi leaders are sought by Allied authorities.
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Tilo
Treste
Hagpll Alexandernis
Trieste
Associated Press
Lynn
Lynn Hetnenliany
Helzerling
Paris
Marsal
Ferdinand Schoerner
Gevheslovakia
Fter
Germany
Duttoass
Schoerner
Garcheslovakia
First Army
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Neunkirchen
Arthur Gretser
Poonan
Moscow
Honor Congressional Medal Winner Today
Washington May 21 President Truman and Congress honor Techie Lindsey of Mississippi as the 100th World War Two recipient of the Medal of Honor. Lindsey, 24, of Lacedale, killed 20 Germans with rifle and bayonet in the 106th Infantry. He will receive the medal in a joint Senate House session at 1 pm ET, with a Truman speech and radio broadcast.
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Secree
Washington
Truman
Congress
Techie Jokeny Lindney
Howse
School Board and Council Meetings Postponed
A special Board of Education meeting and the second regular City Council session were postponed tonight to Tuesday evening due to the Army show at Loveland Field. Supt Dewey prepared a report on how new legislation affects state aid, while the Board of Health session will be held with the council. A complaint from the Phoenix Hotel managers cites nuisance and damage from exhaust vents from a nearby auto body shop as issues for review.
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Board of Question
Toight
Loveland Field
Connec
Dewey
Board of Health
Phoenix Hotel
Board of Fearth
Ten Corry Men Off For Exams Before Induction
Late tonight Ten Corry men were among a group of 25 leaving the district draft board offices at Union City for pre induction examinations at the Pittsburgh center. Twenty six had been scheduled to leave but one later transferred to a California district. After the exams the men will return by bus this evening. Named were Everett R Kennedy Henry Atwood Tubbs Leonard Milford Davis Scott Perry Lilley John Martin Tinko George Craker Richard Reynolds Wesley Seamans Harland Carter. Two who reported last Friday in Pittsburgh were rejected, one from Edinboro and Wild Rickers of Corry. This was the fourth call up and return for Corry.
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Corry
District Draft Board
Union City
Pittsburgh
Atte
Califortila
Everett R. Kennedy
Henry
Atwood ‘Tubbs
Cleveand
Kelly William Hoffman
Bucharest
Leonard Milford Davis
Scott Perry Lilley
John Martin Tinko
George Everett Craker
Richard Scott Reynolds
Park Treet
Wesley Seamans Jr
Heaaldt Danwin Carter
Brook
Edinboro
Wild Sut Rickers of
Veterans With Long Service In Combat Here In Battle Display
Army demonstration at Loveline Flelt showcases infantry veterans from the Civil War era with overseas combat action and multiple decorations. The group, led by an unnamed commander, highlights heroism and meritorious service as part of the Here’s Your Infantry exhibit.
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Kelly
Loveline
D. . Army
Army Show Creator Hare Author And Producer
Thomas W. Phipps, author and producer of the Army show Here’s Your Tafynley, is visiting Corry tonight with Captain Phipps arriving from New York this morning. He plans to fly from Erie tomorrow afternoon to return to Washington as twenty eight units tour the country presenting the Army show produced by Capt. Phipps, whose home is in North Carolina.
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Thomas W. Phipps
Corry
Hipelty
Capt Phipps
New York
Erie
Washington
Capt. Phipps
North Carolina
Notable World War II Personnel Listed by Pennsylvania Units
A partial roster presents names, ranks, and service durations for soldiers connected to Pennsylvania communities. The long list includes Elisha R. Nance and Lt. John H. Richatis, with many others from Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and surrounding towns, detailing overseas months and garrison postings.
Local War Bond Figures and Campaign Notes Highlighted
Report summarizes bond totals and campaign updates with reference to expected developments. Mentions imprint of wartime spending and upcoming events as part of the day’s municipal and national coverage.
Auto Crash On AI Six Today Two Hurt
Charles Snyder in serious condition after auto crash near the Stites First Hotel when a car owned by Archie Willis rolled over twice in a ditch. Willis suffered minor injuries. both men were returning to Corry from Lake Pleasant. Police and motorists aided at the scene and Snyder’s spinal injury is feared.
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Charles Snyder
Charles H Snyder
Rod
Fry
Archie Willis
Corey
Stites Fist Hotel
Willis
Snyder
Lake Pleasant
Corry
Stae
Wwed
Corry Hospital
Riven
Oil City Ace Reaches Paris Enroute Home
Lt Col Francis St Gabreski of Oil City Pa and the Eight Air Force, credited with 24 German planes, arrived in Paris after months in German prison camps. He hopes to fight the Japanese in the Pacific. He was captured July 1944 after a crash near Koblenz and endured camp life at Barth with Red Cross parcels sustaining him.
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Gabreski
Associated Press
Paris
Francis St. Gabreski
Oil City
Air Force
Gee
Gabresk
United States
Fer
Coblens
Barth
Red Cross
False Fire Alarm Triggers Widespread Box Access
A false alarm in Box 22 at North Center and Washington in the business district Saturday evening caused anxiety until crews confirmed no fire. The alarm was reported from the box and not by phone. Several city alarm boxes lack glass fronts, making access to levers too easy and risking more false calls.
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North Center
Washington Streets
Task Force Heads Toward Southern Japan In Okinews Clash
Forces push toward southern Japan as the United States prepares a decisive strike in the ongoing battle for Okinews. Reports indicate Japanese units showing signs of withdrawing from central China under mounting pressure.
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Japan
Yanks
Okinews
Central
China
Okinawa battle shows enemy fading as fighting unit
Marines seize ridge near Shuri amid reports of Japanese disintegration across Okinawa. US forces push toward southern Kyushu front while B 29s mine western approaches. Allied losses total steep, with American planes sinking ships and inflicting heavy damage. Commanders note reduced enemy artillery and dwindling Nipponese garrison as remaining forces around 30,000.
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Associated Press
Okinawa
Shuri
Forresy
Slau
Tokyo
Synu
Interial
Pormose
Advanelnis
Shin
Chester W
Dolin R. Hodge
Mth
U. S
Sinon Bollyar Buckner
Fis
Peathy
Jieisha
Gssnulh
Upons
Eadl
Price Control Showdown Near in Senate Debate
Associates Press report from Washington outlines a brewing struggle over price control policy as the European war ends. The fight centers on when to ease OPA restrictions on meat prices and distribution, with Senator Taft leading a camp urging earlier relaxation to prevent broader economic damage.
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Associates Press
Washington
OPA
Senate
Taft CR Obie
Taft
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Hochih
Digard
Hotel Corry
Czechoslovakia
Himmler
Ben le
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