10 May 1945
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
1
Wounded on Germany April 4 during World War II era service. Husband of Mrs Blve! Roredend of Bons souvile fuute wouns? War Department confirms injuries from gas exposure.
The Dothan High Band wrapped its final concert in a program featuring pieces including a march and school songs. Audience members joined in as the band opened with a traditional salute and closed with a common rallying song.
AP reports three ship sinkings near the New England coast as U boats reply to late war activity. An inquiry describes 4 dead, 12 missing from the US coast incidents. Collier Black Point sinks after explosion near Rhode Island May 5. Atlantic States escapes with tow after an underwater blast. Proximity to Cape Elizabeth and Provincetown noted as the danger lingers.
A Houston County Selective Service Board group of Negro registrants leaves today for Army induction at Fort Benning Georgia Officials announced the names include J T Lee James Oscar Daniels Willia Louis O Bryant Milton Dawson Fred Rufus McClenden Excar Thomas Calm Dean Davis RK V Brankley Jose Rays Lee Willie Paul Reynolds George Willie Roberts Waycross Seale Abb Kindred Seale David Moore and Maxwell Rugs.
General Alphonse Juin of France is in Washington to discuss military supply matters. The French Committee for National Liberation declared war on Japan on December 8, 1941, the same day the United States did. Thousands of French volunteers in France want to participate in the Pacific war effort.
A detailed account describes tensions over military censorship and news dispatches during the end of World War II. General Allen, Allied leaders, and AP correspondents debated timing, channels, and political considerations in reporting Japan's surrender and related events.
War Department details aim to discharge about 1.3 million men under the demobilization plan, with priority for high scores and essential skills. Reentry centers will screen nonessential troops for immediate separation, while married WAC members and Medal of Honor holders may be released on request.
A Utah coal mine explosion killed seven workers and injured others. Survivors said the blast triggered by coal dust ignited by an electric spark, blocking the shaft and forcing rescuers to dig through debris to reach trapped colleagues.
UnGured From Page One reports Sen Silas D. Cater logs three bills to form a state office building corporation costing no more than 2 009 000 funded by multiple departments. Finis E St John pushes stricter bond issue supervision while Gov Sparks seeks to postpone action on anti poll tax measures. House panel advances two anti poll tax propositions with no recommendation. Nurses regulation bill approved by health committees. Timber severance tax favorable in Ways and Means for forest fire protection. Appropriations panel endorses biennial general fund of 140 000 yearly. Today action may come on governor income tax plan and postwar building commission creation.
Stalin announced Prague’s liberation four hours after a cessation deadline, as the Red Army pressured remaining German forces in Czechoslovakia. Reports state Nazis retreated west and southwest to avoid capture, while German crews abandoned Atlantic port garrisons. Widespread Soviet processing saw 44,000 from Latvia and 21,000 from the Vistula estuary area accounted for by nightfall. Evidence also notes Tito forces advancing toward Russia amid scattered German remnants.
A conference committee approved a plan for a one vote per nation rule in a new world assembly, sparking doubt among Senators Vandenberg and Connally and American delegates about U S acceptance by a required two thirds Senate vote for a security league.
The report shows Army losses through April 30 total 887,706 with 175,168 killed and 536,029 wounded and 74,304 missing. Navy losses total 104,045 with 41,458 killed and 48,858 wounded and 10,482 missing. Prisoners number 82,208 for Army and 4,237 for Navy. Overall casualties 972,654, up 22,182 from the prior week.
WPE expects about half of the total 420 will be on the shelf soon as postwar demand grows. The agency opened the way for manufacturers to showcase washing machines and other products. OPA will announce tomorrow its policy to hold new goods prices near 1942 levels. War Mobilizer Vinson said prices will generally revert to prewar levels for durable goods. Manufacturers may display price tags without government approval.
The article notes 1940 Nazi towers used as air raid shelters, originally white but camouflaged after 1841 departure from Berlin. Tower walls are 15 feet thick and remain standing despite bombardment. A 135 mm flak gun mounted by the Luftwaffe in 1941 sits twisted atop one tower, with the vast air raid shelter beneath.
General Maxime Weygand, once France’s commander, was placed under arrest on warrants from the High Court of Justice. The court also detained former champion Borotra, a noted tennis figure associated with the Vichy era, amid treason and collaboration cases. Weygand, in poor health, is held in a military hospital. Borotra remains under house arrest.
Houston County representative Alto V. Lee has been appointed to four standing committees by Speaker C D Norman. Lee serves on aviation Constitution and Constitutional amendments education public welfare and corrective institutions.
An immense crater in Berlin exposes the ruined Reich Chancellery and the destroyed heart of the city after an American bombing early this year. The bomb proof shelter and the Chancellery above were irrevocably destroyed, ending Hitler's last dream of a thousand years Reich.
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