U S Invaders Of Okinawa Near Capital
U S forces press toward Naha Okinawa the capital as observers report intermittent Japanese fire and an extensive trench system near the southern end of the island. Lt Gen Simon Buckner Jr says the crucial period of landing men and supplies is over despite possible resistance.
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Vern Haugland
Associated Press
Admiral Turner
Okinaw 2
Nahe
Mscinato
Naha
Tobabaru Strat
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr
10Th Army
James Lindsley
Borneo Forces Take Key Positions Near Island
U S troops from the 41st Division aided by guerrillas captured Tawi Tawi at the southern Sulu archipelago and seized two airfields on Sange Island with Bongao Island, encountering little resistance. MacArthur reports Seventh Fleet bombardment supported the landing as Navy planes provided close support.
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Hampson
Borneo
Strateme
Rave Bate
Tawi Tawi
Sulu
Jens A .Kee
Sange Island
Bongao
Douglas MacArthur
Seventh Fleet
Jars Pese
Flood threat rivals 1927 disaster in deep South
Army engineers planned to open Morgant floodway within ten days to avert a flood rivaling 1927. Thousands evacuated as the spillway would divert floodwaters from the lower Mississippi, with railroads and utilities planning adjustments. Crews and war laborers fought breaches while Red Cross tents sheltered refugees across Arkansas and Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Armys Engineers
Recora
Memphis
Jackson Bayou
Arkansas
Woodruff Prairie
Monroe
Coast Guard
Lower St. Francis
Arkansa
Madison
Qunn
Red Cross
Natchitoches Parish
Lowsiana
Red
Cane Rivers
Henry 4-H Club Boy Dominates Stock Show Victory
Henry County 4-H member George Murphy took Grand Champion with an 80 pound Hereford calf at the Tri State Fat Stock Show amid about 200 entries from 4-H and FFA. The calf sold for 80 cents a pound totaling 776 dollars to Solomon Motor Company, while Murphy also claimed Reserve Champion and won two free trips to the International Livestock Show. bidding and high ribbons boosted prices, with Gene Snellgrove also winning breed honors. The fair saw strong support from Faulkner Packing Co and grading by Harry Larsen, marking the event as the strongest show to date.
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George Murphy
Henry County
Solomon Motor Company
Claude Tinderl
Graceville
Fla
Murphy
Chicago
Lvestock
Gene Snellgrove
Dale County
Snellgrave
FFA
C. M. Ling
Houston
Faulkner Packing Co
Kingan and Company
Harry Larsen
Federal
Navy halves May draft call and may cut June further
AP reports Navy halved May draft call to about 16,000 registrants and signals even smaller June needs. Officials expect peak strength around 3.6 million by July 1 with future calls on a replacement basis. Reductions blamed on higher enlistment of 17-year-olds and planned strength alignment.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Washington
Navy
World War Fronts Report Far-Flung Allied Advances
AP summary of Western Front actions reports Brit ish forces toppled Osnsbrueck and advanced from Bremen and Muenster. Canadians press near Zuider Zee with laser strike aims to trap Germans in Holland. US Seventh Army closes on Aschaffenburg and Würzburg while threatening Nuremberg. Russian front cites Bratislava push toward Vienna. Italian front notes Allied strides around Valli and Adria. Pacific fronts describe Naha operations, Tawitaw base control, Bonawa Island airfields, and Sung areas near Okinawa.
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Associated Press
Osnsbrueck
Bremen
Muenster
Laser
Zuider Zee
Holland
U. S
Ruhr
WA. S
Gotha
Czecoslovakia
Aschaffenburg
Wuerzburg
Nue
Naha
Okinawa
AFL CIO Contest Alabama Labor Act In Supreme Court
The AFL and CIO challenged Alabama's Bradford Act at the U S Supreme Court arguing violations of free speech and assembly. They contend prohibitions on supervisory employees joining unions and on union funding and reporting requirements violate the National Labor Relations Act and constitutional rights. The arguments centered on mandating filings and bans that target supervisory workers and impose restrictions on union operations.
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AFL. Cio
Alabama Labor Act
Supreme Court
Washington
AFL
CIO
Alabama
William N McQueen
Robert E McAdory
Jefferson County
Holt McDowell
Horace C Willanson
Birmingham
Alabama State Federation of Labor
Wilkinson
Pressman
Bradford Act
Unin
Hey Rosco Walkers Meet In Germany
Major Marion Walker of the field artillery and his brother Sgt Rosco Walker of the infantry, both serving thousands of miles from home in Germany, shared a moment when a jeep halted a marching column. In a letter to their parents, Rosco recounts their surprise reunion and Marion’s shout from the jeep as they paused briefly amid the march.
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Germany
Rosco
Marion W Walker
Field Artillery
Rosco L Walker
Infantry
Jo J. Walker
S. Foster Street
Allied armies reach Weser and Em rivers near Hannover
Allied forces surged toward the North Sea as the U S Third Army broke into Thuringian plains 140 miles from Berlin. The British Second Army moved toward the North Sea while the French entered Karlsruhe. German resistance collapsed along a widening frontline as forces aimed to trap pockets of troops in Holland and defend key industrial centers like Kassel and Gotha.
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James M. Long
Paris
Weser
Ems
North Sea
Hannover
U.S
Germany
Middle Europe
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
Seventh Army
Black Forest
Nuernberg
Karlsruhe
Barlen
Montgomery
Holland
Rhut
Albert Kesselring
Czecho-Slovakia
Gotha
George & Fatton
Arnstadt
Leipag
Czecho
Pilsen
Skoda
Hiller
Lasl
Aristodele 13
Tager Wiham H Simpson
Fifth Armored
Wenser
Bad Oeynhausen
Bremen
Hamburg
Sahuflen
Dienbide
Hollinde
Waal Raine
Arnhem
Zuider Zee
Henry Crerare Vanguerds
Luxembourg
Holl
Zaldes Zee
Netherrandas
Finland
Weser Riser
Kogsel
Third Army
Wilhelmowiec
Kassels
Arces
Berli
Herringen
Nerscloden
U S
Lippstadt
Ruhr
Wuersburge
Rhine
Hockechwim
NEA
Adequate Meat Supplies Seen Year After War End
Washington AP report says sugar and meat supply outlooks diverge. War Foods official Olmstead notes 1945 sugar needs and per capita civilian consumption projections, with U.S. at 123 pounds and Britain rising to 86 pounds, yet both figures are tentative as delivery risks loom after the European conflict ends.
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Washington
Senate
R. ‘W. Olmstead
War Foor Administration
United States
United Kingdom
Olmstead
Vinson Confirmed to Lead War Mobilization Office
Senate confirmation for Fred M. Vinson as director of War Mobilization and Reconversion follows James F. Byrnes resignation. Vinson, a Kentuckian previously stabilization director and Federal Loan Agency head, faced a extended Finance Committee session and a voice vote approval without dissent. The committee noted his general agreement with Byrnes’ reconversion report but did not disclose details.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Senate
James F. Byrnes
George D-Gar
Vinson
George and
Lucas Dti
Byrnes
Policeman Wounded By Unknown Gunman
Patrolman Rufus Cherry was shot by an unidentified assailant in a northeastern Negro district near a Negro juke joint. Three birdshot pellets grazed his head but caused no serious injury. he was treated at a hospital and aided in the search for the shooter. Elliott Stephens, said to have refused to pay a taxi fare, was arrested on Short Atlanta street after the incident.
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Rufus Cherry
Elliott Stephens
Stephens
Stenhens
Atlanta
Kesselring Trapped In Ruhr Pocket Likely
US reports Field Marshal Albert Kesselring may be trapped in the Ruhr pocket between the US First and Ninth Armies. The German commander, who recently became western supreme commander, faces a 120000 to 10000 enemy presence with limited escape options amid Allied air supremacy and advancing ground forces along the 190 mile perimeter.
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Ninth Army
Germany
Albert Kesselring
Ruhr
United States
West
Karl von Rundstedt
Kesselring
Reds In Vienna Outskirts Push Toward II Vienna
AP report describes Red Army advances near Vienna with Bratislava captured, Wiener Neustadt fallen, and Soviet forces driving toward the Austrian capital from multiple directions. Russian armies threaten Vienna as they breach key transport links and press toward the city, while allies push on Bratislava and nearby forts.
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Reds
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Roosevelt Plan For Labor Control Buried By Senate
The Senate voted 46 to 26 to bury Roosevelt's compulsory manpower controls as divergent views between the houses stalled any manpower bill. Debate centered on possible fines, jail, or employer obligations, with no clear path for mandatory controls. House actions indicated low prospects for reconciling with the Senate on this issue.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Washington
Brewster
R Me
Ing
G Mahoney
Wye
House
Joint Chamber
Senate Meadre
Thomason
Dtox
Iferen
O'Mahoney
Birmingham Electric Rate Cut By APSC
The Alabama Public Service Commission announced a reduction in Birmingham Electric Company commercial rates, expected to save customers about 1000 per year. The order, approved by President Gordon Persons and Commissioner W. Harrison, takes effect on bills due after April. Commercial users on rate GS will shift to new classifications. typical bills show notable cuts, with the city of Birmingham also benefiting about 2800 annually.
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Montgomery
Wduy
Birmingham Electric Company
Gordon Persons
Harrison
APOC
Classification Ag
Birmingham
Ite Electric
3000 Planes Hit German Airfields Kiel And Hamburg
A massive Allied air raid struck Kiel and Hamburg among other targets in northern Germany, led by about 1,400 American heavy bombers and supported by British Lancasters, aiming to disrupt Nazi shipping and port facilities. The attack followed another large raid last Friday on Kiel, Hamburg, Bremen, and Wilhelmshaven, with submarines sunk and dock facilities damaged.
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Henry B. Jameson
London
Germany
Kiel
Hareburg
Reich
Ketel
Nordhausen
Third Army Tt
Kasesel
Bertin
Moxqulin
Plauen
Hamburg
Bremen
Wilhelmshaven
Porta
Alhex
U Os Fighth Air Force
Rammungque
Swiss Italian Border Closure Reported by Radios
London reports indicate the Swiss Italian frontier will be closed starting today amid anticipated important events. Paris and Brussels radio services echoed the update describing growing developments and near-term actions expected to unfold.
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London
Paris
Brussels
Army Reorienting GIs From Europe to Pacific War
The Army plans a major morale and training shift as troops finishing in Europe prepare to move to the Pacific. A new program will cover Pacific theater training, travel, and education to keep soldiers ready during the interim before the final campaign against Japan.
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Europe
Pacific
Anh
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