Doenitz Question Looms On Unconditional Surrender
The war editor weighs Doenitz potential if he capitulates unconditionally and the legality of his government in exile. He argues a Doenitz surrender would speed Allied victory while Nazi leaders still pushing anti allied aims risk outlaw status. Norway Denmark and Sweden complicate the legality of a government with no real country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doenitz
Hiller
Germany
Castein
Fojlower
Denmark
Tran
Norway
Deeritz
Masini
Germay
Czechoslovkia
Austria
Russia
Britain
France
Mol-land
Sweden
Scandinavia
Hayward High Orchestra And Chorus Concert May 17
The fourth annual Hayward High vocal and orchestra concert will be held May 17 at 8 16 p m in the Hayward Union high school auditorium. Orchestra directed by Roward J White vocal by Barbara Kraft Henry Accompanist Mrs Bria Dale about 250 students perform including modern dances solos and rogal ensemble with featured soloists Violet Bay Joan Waldkochter Phyllis Andrade Dorothy Ernst Dolores Catada Meguila Seno Barbara Kraft Henry Carolyn Harris and Evla Dale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayward High School
Hayward Union High School
Roward J. White
Barbara Kraft Henry
Bria Dale
German remnants surrender to American forces in Paris
German ninth tenth and twelfth panzer armies have surrendered to American troops in Paris, according to a United Press report. The surrender marks a major step in the Allied advance as remnants of German field armies capitulate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
U.P
Kenny Warns Labor Panic Threatens War Supply
In San Francisco General Robert Kenny warns of a labor panic as discharged workers seek peacetime jobs or relocation, risking war production. He will urge War Mobilization Director Vinson to address home or state departures that threaten the Bay Area and overall war labor supply. Sam Kand y Northben California WMC director notes 36,000 Bay Area shipyard workers may emigrate, worsening shortages of machinists and metal workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Aprima Lorey
Robert Kenny
Washington
California
Kunny Filt
Peed M. Vinson
Tts
San Francisco Bay Area
Sam Kandy
Northben
WMC
Bay
Taftan Seale
Life Saving Show to Feature Red Cross Work
The Sayward Recreation Commission announces a life saving demonstration Tuesday night at the Tayward Plunge. Facilitated by the Aquators and Aquators members with Charles Dawson and Davis Willian from Hayward Union high, the free show showcases swimming, rescue rings, tarpedoes and the Uncle Sam shirt-tail life gear. Participants include Kenneth Sylvia, James Brodie, Ray Bennett, Wilbur Maddox, Robert Morgan, William Smith, Howard Koonen, and Reginald Colter, underscoring naval and merchant marine safety lessons used in service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayward
United Spies
Aqitators
Aquators
Ary
Navy
Red Cross
Hayward Union High School
Uncle Sam
Maine
Charles. Dawson
Divwson
Dee Willian
Tayward
Kenneth Sylvia
James Brodie
Ray Bennett
Wilbur Maddox
Robert Morgan
William Smith
Howard Koonen
Reginald Colter
Lord Hew How Believed Captured
Britain speculated that William Joyce, the Lord Haw Haw, may have been captured by Allies. Reports placed Joyce in Hamburg with his radio program moving to Bremen and Wilhelmshaven stations after Hamburg's surrender. Dietze claimed he spoke for perhaps the last time. The London Daily Mail mentioned a Tower of London cell prepared for doves and a traitor’s trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sondon
Wren
Britain
William Joyce
Haw Haw
Joyce
Hamburg
Bremen
Wilhelmshaven
Edward Robert Dietze
Dietze
Wondon Daily Mall
Tower of London
Explosion Rocks East Seaboard area in widening mystery
A large explosion rattled coastal regions from Brooklyn to Richmond causing wide scale alarm. Police, pilots, weather observers and residents reported bright sky flashes and tremors across New Jersey Delaware and Maryland. Officials searched for causes while rumors of sabotage or underground blasts circulated amid chaotic, partially conflicting accounts.
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U.ri
Phihwlelphin
New Jeroey
Delaware
Maryland
Brooklyn
N.Y
Richmend
Beavis Dal
Pais Woll
Ray K. Mierthal
Iervor
Marshall
Niles
Fligla
Mystery Play Draws Crowd At Local Theatre Event
A lively production titled One of Five drew an eager audience last night. Cast member Pay Wolvlott played the Chinese highlight while Sergeant Kennedy was portrayed by Dout Sundby. The show, directed by Barbara McCullough, features two murders as the plot central mystery with a charity performance tonight at the high school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tangled
Layard
Figh Mayers
Chuyelles
Jett Thaves
Huilding
High Gelion Auditorium
Tigkets
Une Clon
Sergeant Kennedy
Dout
Sundby
Pay Wolvlott
Olin
Dorothy Smith
Miry Walton
Tomine Shoots
Connie Goldstein
Colbvert Fiol
Hollywood to Entertain in Europe After War
Hollywood victory committees plan to send film stars to Europe to entertain troops in hospitals and camps before Pacific deployment. William Dover says General Eisenhower requested a wide range of entertainment talent. roster includes Amos and Andy, Joan Blondell, Bette Davis, Joan Fontaine, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Hollywood Victory
Europe
William Dover
Eixenhower
Amos and
Andy
Joan Blondel
Bette Davis
Joan Fontaine
Victory Francon
Rosita Moreno
Paul Mun
Kathleen
June
Gene Lockhart
Budget Cuts Narrowed in California Budget Plan
Sacramento reports the state budget will be cut to under two million dollars from the 10000000 figure previously proposed by Governor Warren as the assembly budget committee in San Francisco considers controllable items. Chair Albert Wollenberg says voting may finish tonight and the plan could reach the assembly floor Tuesday. The committee has trimmed some agency allocations but increased others, with net cuts under two million and further savings expected through salary reallocation limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Este Warten
Gee
Assembly
Albert C
Wollenberg
San Francisco
Department of Ruler Vehicles
Simonty
L A Officer Has Hectic Five Minutes
L A police officer in a five minute dash chased a robber after seeing Mrs. Hooker attacked and dropped a suspect, Coolidge Moss, 21, at the scene. The officer halted the car, seized the driver for police station, and both Mrs. Hooker and Moss were taken to a hospital for treatment of cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amlelins
Mauty Severns
Severns
Minuce Hooker
Allies Make New Pacific War Gains
Allied troops scored new gains in Tartkan Tarakan Okinawa and Mindanao campaigns as American Superfortresses bombed Japanese targets. Australian forces faced heavy resistance around Tarakan City while Marines pressed toward Nuku in western Okinawa. Kyushu and Shikoku air attacks continued as Nimitz reported over 1,100 Pacific Fleet deaths and thousands wounded or missing. Mindanao’s drive reached the climactic push into Davao amid heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okinawa
Mindanao
Tarakan Bay
Tarakan
Nuku
Severdd
Kyushu
Shikoku
Chester W. Nimitz
Davao
Germans Lose Grip as Armistice Move Fails
British Second Army dispatch reports German troops throwing away arms and refusing to fight as Denmark falls and resistance collapses. High command admits situation, while many Germans seek surrender or escape, even blending with Allied lines amid ruined ports and ongoing patrols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanch
Denmark
Eneiy
Holland
Alga
Oslo
Givn
Change In Russ Pole Attitude Hints Polish Talks
United Nations Conference reports a shift in Soviet stance on Poland with signs Moscow may relax demands. Stalin reportedly open to adding two London Poles to talks and to Mikulajczyk, Royer, and Grabski joining discussions though no firm agreement exists. Technicians at Dumbarton Oaks review proposals as amendments are due by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
W.P
Russia
Soviet Union
Poland
Itseff
Warsaw
Josef Stalin
Strislaw Mikulaicnyk
London
Mikulajczyhk
Dumbarton Oaks
No Reduction In Draft Seen
Washington reports no cut in draft calls through June. General George C. Marshall told Rep. Andrew May that replacement demands for Eisenhower and MacArthur cannot be met as losses rise. Current calls run about 120000 men per month and no shrinking is planned through June 30.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
Andrew J. May
House Military Affairs Committee
Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
Truman Naval Aide To Be Vardaman
The White House announced Capt. James K. Vardaman Jr. will serve as naval aide to President Truman. Vardaman, 50, son of a former Mississippi governor and U S senator, is a former St. Louis banker and businessman who joined the Naval Reserve just before the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
White House
James K. Vardaman, Jr
Trumen. Vardaman
Mississippi
St. Louis
Naval
Nazis Admit Holland Defeat and German Capitulation
London dispatch reports unconditional surrender of the Netherlands Denmark and Holland effective at 8 p m as British time following a dramatic conference between Field Marshal Montgomery and Grand Admiral Doenitz. McMillan cites German forces disintegrating, with mutiny and surrender spreading from Hamburg to Copenhagen as remnants of high command lose control.
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Hamburg
Holland
Montgomery
Doenitz
London
U.P
Geenong
Denmark
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Bernard L. Montomery
Kurl Doenitz
Fitchrey
Adolf Slitler
Dwight Db
Paris
Nso
Melixeland
Pieiskinds
Dittchenas
Sarway
Czechaslovidea
Russian War Reporter Sees Burning Berlin Chancellery
Moscow war correspondent describes after Berlin fall the chancellery engulfed in flame with Hitler’s fate unclear. Lt Col Pavel Troyimovsky notes burning rooms, barricade boxes, and heat as German defenders died amid rising smoke and collapsing floors in a rapid survey.
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Moscow
U.P
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Tittler
Hitler
Mascow
Pavel Troyimovsky
Red Star
Troymmovsky
Hiller
Yank Armies Join In Italy
U S Seventh and Fifth Armies linked up ten miles inside Italy below Vipiteno at Brenner Pass joining forces in a historic Alpine convergence. Major John B. Rhea of Corpus Christi led a Seventh Army task force toward the pass where Lt Col Ralph Haines of Orlando met up as contact was formalized with Col Donovan P. Yueell of Harrodsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhennero
Brenner Pass
U. S
Seventh
Fifth
Italy
Vipiteno
Alps
Adolf Hitley
Benito Mussolini
Seventh Army
Fifth Army
John B. Rhea
Corpus Christi
Tex
Pass Propri
Ralph Haines
Orlando
Fla
Haines
349Th
Brennero
Donovan P. Yueell
Harrodsburg
Bronnara
U.S. Takes Over Mines in Pennsylvania Strike Action
Hazleton Pennsylvania U P report: President Truman ordered government seizure of the anthracite mines as Labor disputes persist. Were old Ickes, solid fuels chief, assumed control and ordered miners back to work by Monday. About 72,000 miners could respond once government orders are issued.
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Hazleton
U.P
Pennsylvania
Truman
Solid Fuels
Wereold Ickes
Ickes
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
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Louis F. Reemle
United Press
Karl Doenitz
Grileri
Albert Speer
Kenny
Lord Hew
East Seaboard
L.A
Vardaman
U. S. 7Th Army
Berchlesgaden
Adolf Hiller
Yhin
United Pras Wae
Wiehard J
Mas Millar
High Command
McMillan
Copenhagen
Wilhelmshiven
Russ
U.S
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