Foreign Ministers Join In Big Three Talks In San Francisco
In Washington AP report, Secretary Stettinius British Foreign Secretary Eden and Molotov meet with Chinese Foreign Minister T V Soong to discuss Polish issue ahead of San Francisco conference. The talks focus on representation of the Warsaw government and broader questions for the peace agency charter.
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Washington
San Francisco
Stethmius
Anthony Eden
V. M .Molotov
T V. Soong
White House
Truman
Molotov
Russia
Warsaw
United States
Britain
Yalta
Stettinius
Dumbarton Oaks
Biddle urges U S lease not sell war properties
Attorney General Biddle urged leasing surplus war plants rather than selling them to aid peacetime employment. He argued leasing helps set realistic sale prices and reduces risk, supporting orderly postwar conversion while avoiding sudden industry upheaval. Senator O’Mahoney echoed that no war facilities should be locked away.
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Washington
Biddle
Congress
O’mahorey
D-Wye
Walker To Enforce City License Law
The City Commission and Walker, a county license inspector, agreed today to enforce city privilege license purchases. Work to begin around May with Walker available to serve the city. He will handle delinquent licenses and receive ten percent under the agreement.
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Walker
Dothan
Commis
World War Fronts Across Europe and Asia Report
The Western Front reports Allied progress toward Bavarian targets with British air and American advances near Bremen and Hollang. The Russian Front describes Soviet forces nearing Berlin while German counterattacks form around Sesine. Asian and Pacific theaters note American landings near La Spezia and Mindanao advances, with ongoing actions in Mindanao and Okinawa.
Senate backs draft extender with six month training rule
The Senate approved an amendment to the Selective Service extension bill to bar the use of 18 year olds in combat until they have at least six months of training. Senator Revercomb argued the United States leads Allied nations in neglecting minimum training before front line service. The debate followed a defeat on an initial amendment as action on draft legislation continued.
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Washington
Senate
Revercomb
R-Wva
United States
China
Ili
Ala
Budget Cut by House Committee Hits Interior Department
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 25 percent budget reduction for the Interior Department, sending a 102,602,628 dollar bill to the floor for the year starting July 1. It trimmed 38,743,419 from estimates and criticized several agency activities, while citing needs for reclamation projects to spur food production and projecting a 874,500,500 income next year. The panel rejected 1,072,600 for an Alaskan development study and 21,000 for employee bonuses, and cut grazing service funding by about 40 percent, calling it overgrown and impractical. It approved a reclamation bureau budget more than 6,000,000 above current year funds but about 14,700,000 below its estimates.
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William F. Aerbogast
Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Rep Johnson
D Okla
Interor
Harold Ickes
Reclamation Bureau
Gen Giles Named Pacific Air Chief
The War Department announced Lt Gen Barney M Giles will command the Army Air Forces in the Pacific Ocean area replacing Lt Gen Millard Harmon as deputy commander and air staff chief Ira C Baker will take over in the Mediterranean Allied Air Force Giles is noted missing on a Pacific flight weeks earlier and Maj Gen WH Hale has been acting commander in the area John K Cannon will lead the Mediterranean Allied air forces.
Alabama to require dual 46 license tags for motorists
Revenue Commissioner HG Dea ring announced that Alabama motorists will attach two metal license plates to cars for the first time since 1948. The 1946 tags will feature white numerals on a black ground, reflecting a change from prior years’ practice.
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Montgomery Aly
Alabama
Jamal
HG Dearing
Dowling
BOP
Conference Eyes Polish Dispute As Key To Unity
The Big Three dispute over Poland hangs on Marshal Stalin as diplomats seek unity before the United Nations Conference opens. Washington signals indicate negotiators hope for a path to unity, with Stettinius Eden and Morozov weighing how far the Poland issue may split the alliance. Delegates anticipate a decisive move by Stalin to shape the world body’s formation.
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Stalin
John M Hightower
Pree
Wewa
San Francisco
IAP
Poland
Marshal Stalin
Moscow
Washington
Stettonus
Eden
Morolov
United States
Washington Hears Demand Of Harsh Peace For Nazis
Washington lawmakers push for a harsh postwar settlement while denouncing Nazi war crimes. A House Affairs Committee resolution urges U S policy to pursue war criminals in neutral countries despite treaties. President Truman Stalin and Churchill leaflets warn of punishment for Allied prisoner abuses.
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Washington
House Affairs Committee
King
D-Calif
Con
Brees
Rep
Celler
D-Ny
United Na‘ions
Congress
United States
Capitol Hall
Reich
Truman
Churchil
Stalin
Germany
Fifth and Eighth Armies Push Toward Ferrara Po Bank
Allied forces extend along the Po river as Fifth and Eighth Armies press into Ferrara after breaking through German lines. Ferrara airfield captured. crews reportedly attempted to flee across the Po. Information limited to prevent enemy discovery.
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RCME
Eighth Army
Ferrara
Noland
Three American Forces Move Toward Berchtesgaden Redoubt
The three American armies push toward Berchtesgaden as Patton’s Third Army advances to within 93 miles of Linz and Salzburg. Allied forces split Germany along a front from Regensburg to Cham while Stalin’s troops near the Elbe. About 375,000 men in 10 divisions drive forward across the southern front, with a junction expected soon between American and Soviet forces.
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James M. Long
Paris
Danube
Tmn
Napoleon
George
Cham
Regensburg
Berchtesgade
Linz
Salzburg
Sfront
Announcement Of U S Soviet Junction Near
HAL BOYLE reports from the U S First Army in Germany that a possible U S Soviet junction may occur today. Field radio chatter between American and Russian forces hints at progress as chiefs of state in Washington London and Moscow prepare to announce. Messages stress closeness and ongoing effort, with a feminine recording and German accented interjections heard in the line.
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Hal Boyle
U.S
Germaine
Wade Jones
Associated Press
U. S Ninth Army Front
Flame-Throwers Pace U S Drive On Southern Okinawa
U S forces under Maj Gen RB Woodruff seized Kabacan on southern Mindanao, cutting Japanese lines and advancing toward Davao. MacArthur reported enemy dead now at 334,111 with 10,808 added in the past week, while American losses reached 564 killed, 2,198 wounded, and three missing. Japanese retreated toward hills east and north of Kabacan as U S troops approach Davao.
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Spencer Davis
Manila
R B Woodruffs
Mindanao
Kabacan
Davao
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Prite Oners
Uor
Associated Press
Rauchard Bertholz
Andorth
Kabarar
Davan
Japs Hurl Stream Of Machine Guns Into Battle
Japanese artillery centers held on Okinawa as 24th Corps infantry pushed along southern coasts with flamethrowers and heavy guns. The 27th Division pressed the west coast while naval and air support backed Maj Gen John Roe Wedge’s 24th Army Corps. Other Ryukyus actions reported included carrier and naval air activity with ships released to provide artillery support.
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24Th Corps
Okinawa
Third Amphibious Corps
Japan
Chester Wo
Chinugea
Neha
Okinawe
John Ro Wedge
Aicraft
Miaka
Ishivaku
Sabisharia
Ryukyut
Britth Pacific
Neer
Kurne Island
Okina i
Superfort Fleet Returns To Tokyo
A force of 100 to 150 B 29 Superfortresses, based in the Marianas, bombed the Tokyo area in clear weather for the first time in over a week. Targets included Hitachi and Tachikawa plants as part of a campaign to cripple Japan's aircraft production. The Hitachi plant was a prime target today for the final time.
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Guam
Tokyo
Hitachi
Tokyo Times
Tachikawa
Lok Vo
FDR Loved Jokes On Himself And Others, Reporter Recalls
Washington AP dispatch recalls Franklin D Roosevelt's impish humor as he teased guests and himself. During Crown Princess Martha of Norway's Hyde Park visit he joked about rattlesnake meat and amusing canapés, prompting amused exchanges about exotic foods.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martha of Norway
Hyde Park
Mr. Roosevelt
Report Critical Of Alabama Prison Operations
AP report from Montgomery notes rising operating costs for Alabama prisons in the fiscal year to 1943 44. Chief State Examiner Ben P. Singleton cites higher wages for guards and other personnel and a drop in prison income, with net expense for five men at 951 223 versus 409 029 the prior year. The 1947 44 figures also show a population decline reducing prison labor income, plus marketing of state produced crops discussed by KP Russell director of Term No. 4.
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Montgomery
Russell
Petain Arrives in Switzerland as Leopold Near Frontier
Marshal Petain entered Switzerland from Germany after consenting to surrender to French authorities. King Leopold of Belgium, who capitulated to Germany in 1940, was expected to reach Swiss frontier during the day. Laval, sentenced to death in absentia by a Marseille court for collaboration, remained in France. The move, coordinated with Allied governments, aimed to enable surrender terms and a trial for Petain.
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Switzerland
Germany
Mhimself
Fiat
France
Leopold
Belgium
Pierre Taval
Leichtenstein
Lavalin
Marseille
Brance
Herrigele
Peta
Swetzerland
Tapaing
Acre
Ft Sam
Yeromenia
Pethins
Batch Of Gas Ration Tickets Seized Here
Police yesterday seized a batch of gas ration coupons during a raid linked to a suspected scheme involving more than 300 gallons. Lee was arrested for drunkenness after a clothing search revealed coupon ties. Detectives say the suspect admitted using the coupons to fund a trip to Dothan.
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Curis Loee
Nore
Lee
Wes Herning
EB J. Strickland
Lee Ax
Dothan
Russians Tighten Noose On Berlin as Allies Rush Toward Austria
Russian forces tightened their encirclement of Berlin as Soviet and Ukrainian armies pressed into central Austria and neared Berchtesgaden. Soviet tanks reached the Elbe near the Americans. fighting raged in Berlin’s outskirts while German reports claimed defense along northern edges. Moscow and Berlin reports conflicted on the city’s fate as Mussolini’s partner declared the struggle near its climax.
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Austria
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Belin
Berchtesgaden
Sveas
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Red Army
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Hitler
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Gregory Kochukov
Mia
Wreyang
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Zhukov
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Iven
Konev
Tetlow
Zhukow
Herenstdorf
Mulden
Wuerzen
Koner
Palsnitz
Dresden
Hit+ Mer
Benito Mussolii
Jhas
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