Truman Endorses Big Five Meeting
President Truman said he is very happy to meet the leaders of the Big Five allied powers soon. He backed the Bretton Woods monetary pacts and reciprocal trade, and favored inviting Molotov to the San Francisco United Nations conference. He supports keeping curfew and brownout rules until V E Day and does not plan a horse racing ban lift.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Truman
Tolal
Franklin DR. Roosevelt
Tru Inge
Churchill
Stalin
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Roosevelt
Yalta
Oval
San Francisco
Molotov
Russia
Bretton Woods
Congress
William D. Leahy
Navy supply bill advances with 14 billion in funding
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 14 billion supply bill to back the Navy in its WWII drive against Japan. The measure covers fiscal year operations from July 1 and includes major allocations for personnel, ship construction, aviation, and ship support. It projects postwar retention of multiple ships and facilities.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Navy
Japan
House Appropriations Committee
Congress
Adiral F. J. Horne
Shipa
Horne
World War Fronts Report Rapid Allied Advances
The update notes Third Americans capturing Plauen near the Czechoslovak border and a larger Elbe bridgehead 45 miles from Berlin while British forces push south of Bremen. Soviet and Allied actions stretch across the Russian, Italian and Pacific fronts with movements toward key cities and increased air activity.
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Plauen
Fall Center
Czechoslavak Rder
Nisth
Elbe
Berlin
Bremen
Holland
James M. Long
Paris
Elbe Bridgefeld
Saxony
Germany
Czechoslovakia
St Louis Banker Named Federal Loan Administrator
Washington AP Truman appoints John Wynder of St. Louis to be Federal Loan Administrator. Snyder, vice president of First National Bank of St Louis, has long tied to the President. He succeeds Fred Vinson as director of War Mobilization and Reconversion. Snyder has banking experience since World War I and was VP of the St Louis bank since January 1, 1063. Born in Jonerboro Arkansas June 21 1806. Attended Vanderbilt University.
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Washington
Truman
John Wynder
St. Louis
First National Bank of St
Snyder
Jonerboro
Ark
Venderbilt University
Dothan Housing Project Approved for 75 Units Under H-2 Plan
National Housing Agency approval permits 75 houses in Dothan with 25 allocated for sale or owner occupancy and rental options. Ten for sale, ten for owner occupancy, five for Negro tenants. white units capped at 6000 dollars purchase and 56 dollars monthly rent. Negro units capped at 3000 dollars purchase and 25 dollars rent. Chamber of Commerce pushed negotiations. announcement by Lister Hill Andrews and NHA regional representative Creighton.
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Dothan
National Housing Agency
Washington
Dothan Chamber of Commerce
Lister Hill
George Andrews
Robert H. Creighton
NHA
Atlanta
Arthur Johnson
Truman Signs Lease-Lend Extension Measure
President Truman signed the lend-lease extension bill for another 12 months, calling it a mighty instrument for victory and a growing monument to imagination. The act carries aid to the United Nations and coincides with the San Francisco UN Conference. it marks the first time a president signed a bill he previously approved as vice president. The vote on a Taft amendment failed 39-39 and Truman then supported the measure.
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Washington
Truman
Germany
Japan
United Nations
San Francisco
White House
Senate
Sen. Taft
Ohio
Rotary Awards Honor 4 H Club Members of Houston County
Jimmie Lou Renfree of Columbia and John Marcus Martin of Rehoboth were named outstanding 4 H Club members of the year by the Dothan Rotary Club. Watches were presented by Rotarian A. D Ussery as agents and club officials cited their records, projects and leadership. Miss Renfroe, daughter of Mrs Minnie Renfroe, is 17 and has seven years in 4 H with multiple leadership roles.
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Houston County
Jimmie Lou Renfree
Columbia
John Marcus Martin
Rehoboth
Dothan Rotary Club
Rotary Club
Miss Renfree
Young Martin
C. M. Ling
Betty Killingsworth
Teltica
Gwendolyn Cherry
Buldred Barnes
Madrid
Milter
Edwin Branton
Rehobeth
A. D Ussery
Ling
Fran Mallette
Hubert H. Creel
Emilee Walton
Captin
W. C. Herlone
Clarence Evans
Frank B. McGorry
Renfore
Martin
Minnie Renfroe
Dothan
Miss Renfroe
Soviets Break Through Front East of Berlin Buildup Report
German high command said Soviet forces opened sectors of the front east of Berlin as Marshal Ivan Konev's First Ukrainian Army launched a major drive across the Neisse. Reports noted airborne troops reportedly landed within 23 miles of Berlin.
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Ber
Red
Austria
Seboslovakia
London
Berlin
Narshal
Ivan Konevs
Neisse
U.S
Reich
Truman Nominates Patton Hodges for Four Star Rank
President Truman nominates George Patton and Courtney Hodges to full generals. Patton leads the Third Army and Hodges the First Army under Eisenhower in Germany. Senate nominations also sent for nine major generals to lieutenant general. names include Collins Griswold Clay Keyes Greggory Walker Campbell Haislip Reybold.
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Washington
Truman Iodey
George Smith Patton, Jr
Courtney Hicks Hodges
Patton
Hodges
Nazi Germany
Dwight D Eisenhower
al- Hed
Senate
Joseph L. Collins
Oscar W. Griswold
Lucius D. Clay
Geoffrey Keyes
Seventeen Dothan Registrants Headed for Induction
Seventeen Houston County Selective Service Board registrants headed for induction at Fort McClellan, five transfers among them. Those listed include Earl Alford, Asa Garrison, Warren Harris Saxon, John Wilmer McLendon, Alonzo Tahoma McCraney, and others from Enterprise, Columbus, Dawson, Cullman, Mobile, and more, announced by board officials.
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Houston County ‘Selective Service Board
Ore
Dothan
Ft. McClellan
Earl Alford
Asa Garrison
Warren Harris Saxon
John Wilmer McLendon
Alonzo Tahoma McCraney
Oscar Hilson Beatty
Eldridge Miron Wells, Jr
Joseph Wesley McKinney
Harry Waddell Parrish
Jim Merritt
Walter Jerome Hawkins
James Eljah Hayes
William Dean Sanders
Robert Andrew Cherry
Enterprise
Quinton John Capagne
Columbus
Sam N Rigsley
Dawson Ga
William Paul Crawford
Cullman
James Earl Burdeshaw
Mobile
Conquest Of Tiny Island Would Offer Liberator Bases
American Doughboys prepared for a quick conquest of a small island three miles west of Okinawa. A three runway airfield could support stepped up bombing of Japan, 980 air miles from Tokyo, within range of B-24 Liberator bombers. Japanese defenses and airfields in Kyushu were attacked by Mitscher and Turner forces, with heavy enemy aircraft losses and Allied casualties reported through April. Approximately 85,000 Okinawa civilians remain under American military governance in camps and villages as mop up continues on the island.
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Leif Erickson
Guam
Ye Island
Okinawa
Tokyo
Marc A. Mitscher
Ryukyus
Kyushu
Carter
Richmond Kelly Turner
Nimitz
Mitscher
Turner
Kanowa
V E Day Won’t End Shortages Says Washington Expert
Washington based Sterling F. Green reports post V E Day shortages may worsen before improvement. Government expects German collapse by midyear but civilian goods could take 12 to 18 months to reach prewar levels. Widespread items like shirts dresses and infants underthings may vanish even as others appear plentiful.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Europe
Japan
B-29s Strafe Kyushu Air Bases To Halt Japanese Attacks
Six groups of B-29 Superfortresses attacked airfields on Kyushu Island aiming to neutralize southern bases harassing Allied forces around Okinawa. The strikes claimed 139 Nipponese planes destroyed or damaged and continued a three week campaign against Kyushu and Ryukyu airfields.
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Elmont Waite
Guamap
Kyushu
Okinawa
Aidromes
Ryukyu Islands
East Kanoya
Izumin
Kokubu
Nitagahera
Kuuahu
Kagoshima Bay
Tachiarai
East Kaneya
Tukbiox
Tokyo
Early Break Seen In Polish Dispute
AP reports Don Michink described stumbles in forming a Polish government as talks of a unified regime tied to Yalta emerge. Moscow calls for the Kremlin-backed Warsaw government to join the UN Conference opening April 25, while Britain and the United States resist.
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Flora Lewie
Washington
Don Michink
Draun
6 Front
Marshal Halm
Auick
Molaiov
San Fran
Cisco
Yalta
Moscow
Warsaw
United States
Poland
Churchills
Commons
Thorn
Formal V E Day Proclamation Unlikely Soon
General Eisenhower said no V E Day proclamation would be issued until all key German pockets are wiped out. The war in Europe may extend months as Nazi forces surrender individually upon exhaustion, encirclement, or resource depletion.
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Lewis Hawkins
London
Eisenhower
Western Front
Europe
Reich
Adolf Hitler
Bavaria
Berlin
Iuneterre
Italy
Norway
Washington
Moscow
MacArthur Romulo Present Evidence Of Jap Atrocities
War Department released a Gen Douglas MacArthur report citing barbarous Japanese acts in Manila during the defense. Brig Gen Carlos Romulo testified before Congress with affidavits and photos supporting accounts of bayonet killings, mass executions, and civilian massacre under Tokyo orders.
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MacArthur
Romulo
Washington
Manila
Douglas MacArthur
War Department
Carlos P. Romulo
Philippines
Department
House
Hig Talk
Supreme Command
Mania Ie
Tokyo Rouat
New Floods Prolong Mississippi Threats
The lower Mississippi Valley faces extended flood danger as new waters threaten in Arkansas and surrounding states. Engineer Col George Houdean warns crests on Arkansas tributaries may prolong the crisis by weeks while Red River flood levels rise near the Mississippi. Flooding has displaced thousands, inundated towns, and caused fatalities across Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.
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New Orleans
Mlaxizaippi Valley
George Houdean
Arkansay
White
St Franceia
Arkansas
Red River
Lowman
Mississippi
Azea
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Ark
Arkanaan
Bridgehead Holds Against Furious Assault and Heavy Losses
Allied forces report the Ninth and Twenty sixth Infantry Divisions advancing along the Czechoslovak border with German resistance stiffening at key frontier.
Fifth Army Advances Through Mine Field
Fifth Army troops fought through bitterly defended and heavily mined terrain south of Bologna on the second day of the Allied Italian offensive. Advances measured in yards with 1,000 to 2,500 yards gained on the western flank while the right flank faced interlaced defenses and coordinated enemy fire. the Eighth Army meanwhile pushed into the Po valley and reported about 4,000 prisoners since the start of the drive in April.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Bologna
Italy
Lacan K Truncott
Eighth Army
Fifth
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