Soviet Armies Press Berlin Front In Major 1945 Drive
Soviet reports describe heavy combat along the Spree and Neisse rivers as Marshal Konev and Zhukov push on Berlin from the east and northeast. Advances threaten Forst, Guben, Cottbus, and Frankfurt while surrounding Starogard and Arnswalde near Stettin. The offensive aims to link river defenses and breach Berlin’s approaches, with German defenses under intense pressure.
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Xenev
Neisse
Dresden
Germany
Hamburg
Berlin
Moscow
Beeskow
Nibus
Zhukov
Kuerstin
Cottbus
Spree
Forst
Guben
Zhotor
Fuer-senberg
Oderbend
Plelow
Frankfurt
Fuerstenberg
Nesse
Oder
Frankfurt-Kuestrin
Uldin
Stettin
Ahn
Starard
Arnswalde
Silesia
Oder Denes
Gregory K. Zhukov
Konev
Neisse i River
Pital
World War Fronts Report From The Western German, Italian, Pacific Sectors
AP dispatch notes Western Front advances near Goch Echternach and Saarbrucken with U.S. troops in multiple German salients. On the Russian Front Konev near Cottbus and Berlin area, linking with Zhukov and pressuring German capital. In the Pacific about 1400 carrier planes around Tokyo, air operations near Iwo Jima and Corregidor area, with advances south of Manila.
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Pacific Front
U.S
Tokyo
Asme
Jima
Philippines
R Taka
Aguth
Manila
Corregidor
Japanese Resistance Grows Fierce In Manila Battle
In Manila a large Japanese force expected to defend the city as MacArthur reports deeper Luzon penetration. He cites Nipponese plans to hold Manila and Manila Bay, with 20 000 Japanese in garrison and strong fortifications. Allied forces envelopment slowed the assault from north and east and limited gains to a few yards.
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Manila
Luzon
Manilaemac
Douglas MacArthur
Batean Peninsula
Corregidor
MacArthur
Manila Bay
Ith Army Corps
Intramuros
Bay Shore
Pasig River
Mou
Ermita
Malate
Field Commanders Of Huns To Face Trial
Washington AP reports Allies may hold German field commanders accountable at surrender, not the Nazi government or Wehrmacht General Staff. After unconditional surrender, terms are to be military, with political deals left to other leaders or groups.
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Washington
Wehrreacht
Germany
Roosevelt Urged To Tell Congress Of Big Three Meet
Vice President Truman leads push to invite Roosevelt to address Congress about Yalta talks without disclosing military secrets. Senators Pepper and Wherry back the idea, aiming to shed more detail on wartime agreements beyond the Crime Conference report. Connally's bipartisan delegation recently toured the White House ahead of the Roosevelt Churchill Stalin meeting.
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Washington
IAP
Truman
Roosevelt
Congress
Yalta
Mrr
Churchill
House of Comynons
James F. Byrnes
Senate
Pepper
D-Fila
Wherry
Nebraska
Connally
White House
Stalin
Young Runaway Girl Is Picked Up Here
A Panama City two year old runaway girl identified as Betty Lou Anthony was picked up at the bus terminal by Special Investigator Clayton Adams at her parents request. She was en route to South Carolina to visit her grandmother while her parents were at work when she left school and boarded a bus.
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Panama City
Fla
Clayton Adams
Sheriff's Office
Betty Lou Anthony
South Carolina
Adams
Gen MacArthur's Car Recaptured in Manila
The big car of General Douglas MacArthur was found in a garage near the government palace north of the Pasig River. It had been used by a Japanese officer during the occupation and was recovered by American forces. The Cadillac model, once owned by the general, showed little damage and remained polished.
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Manila
Douglas MacArthur
Government Palace
Pasig River
Cartier
Great Air Assault On Reich Continues After Short Rest
Allied air forces widen raids across western and southern Germany with 1000 plus American bombers from Britain and 15th Air Force strikes. Targets include oil refineries at Dortmund and Salzbergen, railyards at Hamm Osnabruck and Rheine, plus rail hubs and airfields near Regensburg Bolzano Rosenheim and Innsbruck. Losses cited as eight bombers five fighters, with many planes found safe in France. Night RAF mine laying follows heavy daytime bombardment.
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London
Britain
Reich
Dack
Germany
15Th Air Force
Haly
Oberiaraubling
Regensburg
Rhine
Dortmund
Gelsenkirchen
Ruhr
Salzbergen
Hamm
Osnabruck
Rheine
Italy
Bolzano
Brenner
Rosenheim
Munich
Brenner Pass
Vienna
Innsbruck
Zalzbergen
Montgomery
Kleve
France
RAF
Air Ministry
Jutland
Berlin
Dresden
Chemnitz
U. S.S
Cottbus
Canadians Reach Rhine Front in Heavy Fight Across Netherlands Sector
Canadian First Army presses toward the Ruhr as heavy artillery and floodwaters hinder a Rhine crossing. They hold 20 miles of the south Rhine bank from Nijmegen to Emmerich, capturing Huisberden while Britons Scots and Welsh advance toward Goth and Calcar. German countertries threaten a Rhine offensive as Third and Ninth Armies face renewed shelling.
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iBy
Associated Press
Paris
First Army
Ruhr
Lower Rhine
Rhine
Nijmegen
Emmerich
Huisberden
Kleve
Rohr
Wesel
Henry Crerar
Goth
Calear
Moyland
Eleve
Goch
Gorh
Clear
Crucal
Eighth Parachute
Third Army
Pruem
Seventh Army
Alsace
Rimsing
Saarland
Roer
Cologne
Ninth
First
Ninth Army
Schmidt
Hilfarth
Bourheim
Baer
Juelich
Kleve-Calear
Kimmerich
Leroy S. Irwin
Ralph McGill On Freedom And The World War II Era
Ralph McGill discusses the evolving concept of freedom as a basic need and as a complex right. He notes differences between those newly knowing freedom and those who lived with it, arguing that true liberty includes mind and choice. The piece frames press freedom as essential to opposing tyranny and preventing war.
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Ralph McGill
Atlanta Constitution
McGill
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
London
W. C. King Dies In Hospital Here In Short Time
W C King a longtime Dothan businessman died this afternoon at Dothan hospital after a six week illness. native of Headland he came to Dothan 37 years ago and ran an automobile tire business then an insurance agency. Survived by wife Effie Johnson, son Ga, daughter Mary Low King, three brothers and a sister. Funeral arrangements announced.
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C Rig
Wear Woodland Drive
Dothan
Os Company
Dothan Hospital
Bascom Hol
King
Headland
Oul
Georgia Military Academy
Atlanta
Alabama
Kappan Sigmy Fraternity
Effie Johnson
Thom
Mary Low King
James King
U.S. Army Air Forces
France
Connie H. King
Duxbury
Mass
Bascom King
New Rochelle
A Siater
James Carrett
Montgomery
Food Civilians Face Reduced Nourishment This Year
AP reports War Food Administration data show 1945 civilian calories may decline about 4 percent due to expected cuts in sugar fats and meals. Vitamins thiamine and niacin could drop up to 5 percent with a 20 percent pork shortage. Milk dairy products and margarine may hold, while meat egg and vegetable supplies trend lower, with per capita meat down to 1220 pounds from 1427 last year.
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Ovid
A. Martin Washington
War Food Administration
Victory Gardens
Agency
Gard
Reich Under Martial Law Declared Across Germany
London reports a sweeping decree places almost all Reich under martial law. Civilians evading duties face death penalty in the Reich's defense areas, as territories are threatened by the enemy and civilians are urged to show loyalty and courage.
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London
Germany
Reich
Three Health System Positions Open in Houston County
Three sanitation posts within the Houston County public health system were announced today by Dr. W. T. Burkett, the county health officer. Application blanks are available at the county health building, and all applicants must file by the stated deadline.
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Houston County
W. T. Burkett
1500 Yank Planes In Nine Hour Raid
United States carrier forces led by Admiral Spruance struck Tokyo in a nine hour operation with over 1,500 aircraft from the Fifth Fleet and supporting task forces, aiming to cripple Japan’s home air power and bases while enemy forces clashed over Tokyo and Iwo Jima. The attack marked the largest carrier operation to date, as Mitscher’s ships maneuvered in a wide column near the Japanese coast.
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Tokyo
Japan
Japanese Empire
Mitscher
Sir Arm
Saigon
Indo - China
Amoy
China
Dasire
Pacific Fleet
Iivester Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Guam
Nales
Marshalls
Pearl Harbor
Shizuoka Prefecture
Thiryt
Vern Haugland
Associated Prese
Tokyo Mission
Haugland
Indo-China
Poll Tax Fees to Seek Court Action on Contested Elections
WASITINGTON AP Poll tax fees plan court action after a silent hearing on contested congressional elections from Southern states. Moss A Plunkett Roanoke Va attorney summoned seven witnesses but five declined. Arthur Dunn and Plurchett questioned House election contest rules and warned subpoenas can lead to fines and imprisonment. Dunn mailed a letter criticizing House Judiciary procedures to Summers Drex.
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Wasitington
Congress
Moss A. Plunkett
Roanoke
Plurchett
Bs Coungal
Arthur Dunn
New York City
Bunn
House of Representatives
Plunkett
Dunn
Summers Drex
House Judiciary Committee
House
Thonketts
Noose
Judiciary Committee
Ministers Will Take Religious Census in Dothan
Church leaders urged all Dothan residents to participate as ministers organize a Sunday afternoon census. Volunteers will seek names addresses church affiliations and family church preferences with invitations extended to those without church ties. Rev Charles Hildreth of Lafayette Street Methodist leads the effort as general chair.
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Tne
Citzens
Dothan Wa
Dethan
Charles Hildreth
Lafayette Street
Hole in Santo Tomas Prison Wall Smuggled Supplies
AP reports a hole measuring three by twelve inches in the Santo Tomas wall carried thousands of pounds of food and medicines and millions of pesos to sustain inmates during three years of starvation. The device was run by Luis De Alcust a chemistry professor and university secretary who used his office to route and conceal aid through the camp wall.
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Sarto Tomas
Manila
Santo Tomas
Frank
Luis de Alcust
University of Tomas
Tan
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Gen. MacArthur
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W. C. King
Spruance
Iwo Jima
Domei Newa Agency
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Tokyo Radio Today
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