20 May 1945
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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1945
Page
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Fragmented OCR text references war crimes, major powers, and Nazi figures. It mentions Germany, Britain, the United States, and a hospital setting, with themes of anti Semitism and the Nordic faith. The piece notes the Grand Admiral Doenitz and Allied garrison actions, hinting at postwar justice and crimes.
The War Bond campaign in Dothan and surrounding county succeeds, surpassing a 9.0 million target by June 30. County volunteers and the War Savings Committee report strong post office drive results and describe Robert Ramsey as a key booster, with final county bonds reaching $619,000.
Interstate Committee on freight equalization formed by Southern governors to coordinate actions if ICC orders appear. Chaired by Oklahoma’s Kerr with Texas Gregg and others named. aims to press work around disbanding the committee and redirect power amid racial and economic tensions noted in the session.
Stalin stated the arrest of 16 Polish leaders has no connection to reconstructing the Polish provisional government, calling the regime the basic core for broader unity. He aligned his view with Crimea agreements with Churchill and Roosevelt and said future Polish talks would follow this core.
The ICC ordered uniform railroad freight classifications nationwide as schedules are prepared, applying to articles moving by rail and eliminating territorial class-rate divisions east of the Rocky Mountains. The far West had not petitioned for the change, and only class rates are affected.
Alabama lawmakers confront demands for a slice of wartime treasury surplus and boosted annual appropriations. Senate bills propose 1.5 million dollars in operating costs plus over 7.5 million in one time funds, while farmers seek a nickel gasoline tax refund. Gov Sparks opposes broad exemptions and hinted at possible veto lines amid budget constraints.
The Associated Press reports that wartime Europefaces famine risks while the United States shifts to a plain, unsavory diet. Meat, fats, and sugar will be scarce for months, with per capita meat at about 115 pounds this year and daily calories near 3200, as Americans trade rich fare for essentials.
Mobile civic committee of the Building and Construction Council charged official negligence in a May 4 fire that killed 12. Mayor Brumhauer defended inspectors as over‑zealous and inactive complaints surfaced. Statement by FO Jones L E Platt and CF McIntyre blamed public officials for preventing loss of life and cited politically motivated favoritism allowing some owners to evade building requirements. The Victory House rooming house in downtown Mobile was the site.
Washington AP reports the seventh War Loan Drive totals 1.613 billion dollars as of Saturday with 1.154 billion in E Bonds. The E Bond quota is 4 billion dollars within a 7 billion dollar individual limit. corporate sales begin June 18. The Treasury also previews Air Transport Command as a wartime loan event.
In Rome on Saturday Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander said Marshal Tito prepared to resist claims in northeastern Italy and southern Austria a move recalling fascist powers. Belgrade Radio quoted Tito defending Yugoslav rights to stay in disputed zones and warning such presence would not prejudge postwar decisions. Alexander lamented failure to reach a friendly settlement and said the matter has been referred to the United States and Britain, with Russia’s stance unclear. A brief noted Tito’s July 1844 and February current accords on Venezia Giulia and the Trieste port, and Tito’s May 8 rejection of a written agreement in Belgrade that would have allowed Yugoslav civil administration and withdrawal from Trieste.
John L. Lewis and anthracite operators reached a contract subject to government approval, boosting miners pay by $1.37 per day and ending a 19 day strike in Pennsylvania. Terms await War Labor Board review and referendum by 72,000 workers.
Chinese high command announced they retook Foochow, a major east coast port 125 miles from Formosa, after a Chinese assault. The city of about 322,725 was claimed captured with light Japanese resistance, some 1,900 troops inside, as pursuit continued along the Min river toward Tarn Te No. 11.
Allied officials disclose the 15th Army will govern territory between the Rhine and German border from Wesel to Karlsruhe and a small triangle east of the Rhine from Coblenz to Dortmund. About 300,000 to 400,000 U.S. troops may form the final occupation force as Bremen and Bremerhaven come under U.S. Navy control for Army of Occupation supplies.
In occupied western Germany the reopening of shuttered schools faces cross‑zone conflict over postwar youth reeducation. American and British authorities push toward coordinated programs, while Russian and French zones hold divergent approaches. The item likens education to a political football amid reparations and war crime questions.
American forces regain Sugar Loaf Hill for the fifth time as brutal fighting continues near Naha Okinawa. Marines led charges up northern slopes while Japanese defense clamps down around sugar crest. Casualties mount on both sides with overall campaign toll rising daily.
Allied air forces intensified raids on Tokyo and Hamamatsu industrial districts. More than 400 Superfortress bombers dropped demolition and incendiary bombs, targeting war plants and aircraft production centers across Nippon.
Douglas B. Cornell reports from San Francisco that the Big Five discussed a draft proposal accepting the principle of self defense within regional groups under a world peacekeeping body. The Soviet draft mirrors a French amendment and allows immediate action if the UN Security Council fails to preserve peace, with no objection to collective defense.
AP reports Captain-Lieutenant Friv Steinhoff of U-783 killed himself in a Boston jail by puncturing an artery with a piece of glass after being brought to Portsmouth navy yard. Steinhoff and crewmen from U-234 were in custody following surrender actions by German submarines.
J J Cook reports the first bloom of the 1945 cotton crop from a six acre tract planted March 2 on E K H Porter place near Dothan route. He notes 12 acres planted after March 2, all improved variety. The bloom has 18 squares and stems knee high. The Eagle will award unofficial honors to the first grower to submit stalk and bloom.
Philippine air crews launched heavy strikes from Formosa to the Dutch East Indies, hitting airfields factories and shipping. In Luzon, Allied ground operations pressed a bloody mop up against Japanese forces while MacArthur reports advances on Mindanao driving the enemy into hills. Large fires and destruction reported, with bombs and rolling attacks on rail and coastal targets.
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