Japs On Okinawa Yield Grudgingly Before Artillery
AP reports at VE Day juncture that Japan may surrender to the three powers, while Germany faces uncertain fate as American forces advance. German morale appears low, with few soldiers ready to fight to the end. the western front is shrinking and organized German resistance is limited to a guerrilla-like defiance, notably away from the Ruhr pocket as Ninth Army pushes toward Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamie Serees
Germany
Igor the Fuehrer
Mame Oly
Ruhr
Ninth Army
Berlin
Duel Between Big Guns Heaviest In Pacific War
Okinawa front reports a heavy artillery duel as Maj. Gen. John Hodge's 24th Army Corps gains only small advances near Naha while Maj. Gen. Rey Geier's Third Marine Amphibious Corps pushes from Motobu Peninsula and seizes about half of it. Marines near Katena Ko. Japanese defense around southern Okinawa strengthens with 60,000 troops. battleships and cruisers mass fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leif
Rickson
Guam
Okinawa
John IR. Hodge
24Th
U.S. Army Corps
Naha
Rey S. Geier
Third Marine Amphibious Corps
Motobu
Katena Ko
Adm
Chester W. Ninsitz
Com- Mwunique
Government Ready To Seize Coal Mines
War production may fall as much as 50 percent within a year after VE Day. WPB Chairman J A Krug reportedly told automakers reconversion steps would start immediately after VE Day. Industry leaders warned postwar labor trends remain a concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
WPB
J. A. Kurg
Detroit
Automotive Council For
Krug
Kurg
B .E. Hutchinson
Chrysler Corporation
Tentative Accord On Contract May Bring Settlement
Washington reports a tentative understanding between operators and miners could avert costly walkouts and possible mine seizures. Government agencies prepared to seize idle mines if talks fail. The deal would raise average miner pay by about $1.25 to $1.35 daily, but details on foremen and a union fund remain contentious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haegld W. Ward
William H. Davis
White House
J Save
Ezra van Horn
Lewis
Perkins
Nations Labor Relations Board
World War Fronts Report Broad Allied Advances Near Berlin
The Western Front sees Canadian forces push toward Berlin with major Allied thrusts within 130 to 150 miles, while U S Seventh Army reports progress near Schweinfurt. French fleet threatens Stuttgart as Ruhr defenses are steadily rebuilt. On the Russian Front, Soviet forces drive German troops from Vienna outskirts and seize the eastern Prussian capital area. In Italy, British forces launch a new offensive toward the Benio river amid heavy air support. In the Pacific, U.S. forces advance on Okinawa with Chinese and Japanese clashes ongoing and Laohokow base near contested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U. S
Bremen
Gormany
Weser
Hinga
Germany
Saß
Angault
Omar Bradley
Thuringian
Reich
Don Whitehead
First Army
Helgoland Bight
Hoya
Verden
A4th
Rujag
Early Resumption of Eastern Air Lines Route 40 Reinstatement
Congressman George Andrews announced expected approval by the Civil Aeronautics Board for the reinstatement of Eastern Air Lines Route 40 through Dothan, connecting Tallahassee to Montgomery, Birmingham, Nashville, and Indianapolis. The service would reopen after a meeting on April 16, with passenger and mail facilities restored along the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Air Lines
Dothan
North
Washington
Inter-Departmental
Air Traffic Control Board
Civil Aeronautics Board
George Andrews
Alabama
EAL
Tallahassee
Fla
Montgomery
Birmingham
Nashville
Tenn
Americans Find Murder Factory Run By Germans
Nazis ran a so called murder factory in an asylum near Limburg Germany where 15000 victims were gassed or poisoned and 5000 killed by drugs New staff included a scar faced surgeon and a husky thiefs nurse British and American officers described underground dungeons with inmates and ritual killings as part of a 1939 mercy killing statute
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Limburg
Germany
Harvey M. Coverly
Saus‘alito
Calif
Sit
Hadamar
Muenster
Brink Jey Hamilton
W. R. Johnson
Loveland
Colo
Johnson
Fire Won't Harbor Axis War Criminals Declares Churchill
London reports that Prime Minister Churchill stated in Commons he would ensure no war criminals find sanctuary in any country within the British Commonwealth. Dr James Little pressed for guarantees, and Churchill answered affirmatively. Eire has dodged flat assurances but warned undesirables would not be admitted, maintaining neutrality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Churchill
Commons
James Little
Belfast
Eire
Hitler Postponed Assault On England
GOETTINGEN GERMANY APRIL 9 AP A German General who helped plan the barge borne invasion says Hitler postponed the England venture against the advice of military leaders. He claims Rundstedt favored immediate action after 1940, but was overruled, and notes RAF bombing and North Africa landings thwarted the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle Goettingen
Germany
England
Adolf Hitler
von Rundstedt
France
Hitler
Yugoslavia
Russia
von Brauchitect
Holland
North
Africa
9th Army Enters Hannover Soviets Move Toward Munich
Russian forces beyond Vienna advance toward Munich and Linz as they link with Allied forces in the west. Koenigsberg falls after a long bombardment. Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian Army makes rapid progress west of Vienna toward Linz and Munich, while another wing nears Berchtesgaden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannover
Munich
Richard Rasigchee
London
Vienna
Prague
Unis
Moscow Radio
Baltic
Koenigsberg
Moscow
Feodor I. Tolbukhin
Linz
Tolbukhin
Adolf Hitler
Berchtesga
Wheeler raps OPA for not smashing meat black market
Washington Senator Wheeler assailed the OPA on the Senate floor accusing officials of lax action and hiding facts about meat and used car black markets. Deputy administrator Emerson defended reports as exaggerated while Wheeler asserted more black market activity than a year ago and demanded concrete checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wheeler D
Wheeler
Emerson
Wherry
Thirteen Men From Board Two Leave For Draft Exams
Thirteen registrants from Houston County Selective Service Board Two depart for pre induction physical examinations at Ft McClellan. Leaves include James Tyler Clark Edward McDaniel Auburn Russell Parker Charles Ralph Givens Junior Ready Ivey Owens David Earl Smith Robert Daniel Watking Harold Falkland Francis Eugene Grace James William Hyatt Edwin Griffin Edward Earl Garver transferred from a Muscogee Michigan board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston County Selective Service Board
Ft. McClellan
James Tyler Clark
Edward McDaniel
Auburn Russell Parker
Ralph Givens
Ivey Owens
David Earl Smith
Robert Daniel Watking
Harold Falkland
Francis Eugene Grace
James William Hyatt
Edwin Griffin
Edward Earl Garver
Muscogee. Mich
Soviet report accuses Nazis of mass murders in Latvia camps
The Soviet investigation alleges Nazi authorities and German military leaders ordered mass killings in Latvian camps. It cites 577,000 killed or tortured and 175,000 more reported as slave laborers, with systematic destruction of towns, hospitals, and cultural sites. The report details killings of thousands of children and widespread massacres around Riga, including in Brikerack Forest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Hiaii
Moscow
Salaspus
Riga
Foreiin
Brkerack Forest
Eighth Army Crosses Senio River In Italian Push
Allied forces across the Senio River in a major Italian campaign thrust against German lines. The U S 11th Air Force and RAF bombed positions as hundreds of heavy bombers dropped thousands of bombs, paving the way for a rapid bridgehead and potential advance toward northern Apennine strongholds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noland Norgaard Rome
Eighth Army
Italy
Senio Rver
Gerematy
U.S 11Th Air Force
U.S 12Th Air Force
RAF
Seno
Diigo
Senin
Lugo
Apennines
Ban
Alert Kepselring
Faeven
Western Front
Breidrieg von Wietinghotz
Ted Mg Tole
Hanahan Resigns Education Board Vacancy Filled by Son
M L Hanahan Jr resigns from the city Board of Education due to health. His son Marion Hanahan is appointed to fill the vacancy by a city commission vote. Commissioner Clyde Coe cites resignation for health. Bruce Flurry, superintendent, notes the action and adds a dissenting vote occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Hanahan
Srhan
Tia City Board of Education
Marion
Cormeen
Cammiseien
Bruce
Hanahan
Ils Health
Clyde 1
Coe
Marion Usnahan
Gut
Death Of Gen. Rose Keenly Felt In All Ranks Of Army
Maj. Gen Maurice Rose led the Third Armored spearhead division in Germany. He rose from Private to general through courage and brilliance. His quick intelligence and steady nerve made him a formidable tank commander, feared by German forces. His loss is mourned across all ranks of the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Rose
Hal Boyle
Third Armored
Germany
Maurice Rose
Negro Jailed Here In Wife's Slaying
A Youon County man identified as Te C. Potter is jailed on first degree murder charges for killing his wife Ruby. Deputy Sheth JP Lasey said Potter shot Ruby through the heart with a 22 rifle in the yard of their farm home after she returned with their children. Potter surrendered in the loft of the house and had the rifle with him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youon
Kepro
Beng
Gai
Niles
Pancey
Nestra
Sheth JP Lasey
Te C. Potter
Tia Waite Ruby
Caney
Potter
Cavey
American Bombers Batter Berlin Area and Kiel Yards
Allied air forces mounted a massive daylight and night bombing campaign against Berlin area jet bases Kiel shipyards and other targets. more than 2159 U S planes including 1300 heavy bombers and 850 fighters attacked positions around Berlin while RAF bombers hit Kiel submarine yards and Hamburg targets. enemy losses rose with 357 aircraft destroyed on the ground and 168 Nazi planes shot down in air battles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonbon
U. S
Berlin
Germany
Kiel
North Sea
Borbers
Hamburg
Kiel Yard
Haf Mosqanos
Plauen
Czechoslovakiy
Stade
Wamburg
Jow Se
Yeateeday
45000 Estimated Homeless In Flood
The Red Cross estimates 45000 people homeless as floods spread across the region. Coast Guard evacuations and Army kitchens aid refugees while bodies found include Charles Brown and family. Red River valley sees nearly 900 families displaced and Ouachita river area sees daily evacuations. German POWs and civilians assist in levy protection efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Iap
Red Cross
Tess
Ted
Coast Guard
Army
Red River
Arkansas State Line
Charles Brown
Berenice
Bradley
Brandman
Alno
Brown
Louisiana
Red River Valley
Ouachita River
Atudente
American Forces Close In On Berlin Front From Hanover To Harz
Allied advances press toward Berlin on multiple fronts as Ninth Army and First Army drive across central Germany. British forces encircle Hannover and push toward Hamburg while Ruhr defenses shrink under heavy Allied pressure. Reports cite Salzgitter and Brunswick as targets with Russian lines nearing. large German reserves disrupt attempts to stem the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Long
Paris
Ninth Army
Hanover
Berlin
First Army
Hart Mountains
Elbe
Nordhausen
Courtney H. Hodges
Germany
Hietanke
Harz
Ruhr
Hannover
Salzgitter
Hamburg
Bremen
Thuringian Plain
Third Army
North Herma
Harz Mountais
Ais
Ln Holland
Matsral Montgomery
Canadian First Army
North Sea
Dollart Bay
Emden
Netherlands
Tesshan
Arnie
Geleenkirchen
Ensen
Ifiehring
Stegburg
Bonn
Mies
Robberode
Ruhe
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Bastic
Benio
Merial
Ameri Im
Ameri
Witt
U.S
U. S. First Army
Charles Berry
Galea Mills
Ohio
Leonard Nevins
Washington, & Gn
Herbert Borden
New York Mills
Minn
Belgian Bulge
NEA Telephoto
Opa
M. L. Hanahan, Jr
On Education Board
Rose
Cen
Rmon
Rove
Hatman
Tera
Preas
Zelling
Alimenhauses
Reno River
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