Truman Steps Into War Leadership After Roosevelt Death
Washington April 13. A dazed nation mourns as Franklin D Roosevelt dies. Harry S Truman becomes president at 7:09 p m and pledges to carry on as Roosevelt would. He asks the cabinet to stay and assures the United Nations conference will open April 25 in San Francisco. He vows to prosecute the war vigorously on all fronts.
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Washington
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
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Aine Truman
Incent
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San Francisco
Funeral Rites In Capital Tomorrow
Franklin D Roosevelt dies suddenly at 63 from a massive cerebral hemorrhage in the Pine Mountain cottage. Associated Press reporter D Harold Oliver notes the public career ends as the nation mourns the 31st president. Funeral rites scheduled in the capital tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Pine Mountain
Stettinius Next In Line For Presidency
The article explains the presidential line of succession after Truman. It lists the order: secretary of state, treasury, war, attorney general, postmaster general, navy, interior, with Kenneth D. McKellar as president pro tempore taking the chair in vice president’s absence and receiving a $5,000 raise to $15,000.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Secretary of State
Secretary of the Treasury
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Kenneth D. McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Makig
Japanese air fleet sinks destroyer off Okinawa
Japanese forces attacked the Hagushi beachhead on Okinawa with a large air fleet. The engagement reportedly destroyed 118 enemy aircraft, damaged several American ships, and involved heavy Japanese losses in crashes and battles. Tokyo claimed sinking two battleships and two large transports, though unconfirmed.
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Hagushi
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Katena
Roosevelt Funeral Train Heads Toward Hyde Park.
The 10 car funeral train carrying President Franklin D. Roosevelt proceeded from Warm Springs, Georgia at 10 15 a m central wartime to Washington for burial in Hyde Park New York on Sunday. The line of mourners included friends and aides. Mrs Roosevelt arrived at Fort Benning last night aboard an army plane with Stephen T Early and Vice Admiral Ross T Meln.
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World Security Conference
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Congress
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Southern Railroad
E.W.T
National
Saturda Mes
Columbus
Stephen T. Early
White House
Ross T. Meln
Allied Eighth Advances in Lower Po and Lake Comaccio
Allied headquarters report the British Eighth army pushing steadily in the lower Po valley against disorganized resistance after fending off heavy counterattacks west of the Santerno river. Fifth army forces meet little opposition at the far end, while Polish troops approach Imola from Castel Bolognese and Italian units near the Santerno valley near Imola.
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Oklahoma Toll Rises From Tornadoes Across State
Tornado outbreak in Oklahoma left 71 dead and hundreds homeless as storms swept through Antlers Muskogee Hulbert and Oklahoma City cities and rural areas. Arkansas reported three dead and Morrisville Missouri noted two missing. Red Cross head Paul Osborn described Antlers nearly demolished with a third of the city destroyed.
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Boggy
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Greenwood Junction
Rowland
Dora
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Red Cross
Paul Osborn
Antlers
Russians Close on Bruenn as Vienna Falls to Soviets
London dispatches report Soviet forces near Bruenn within 33 miles and ongoing artillery strikes along the Oder as Vienna capitulates after eight days of intense street fighting. German briefings claim no front changes between Czechoslovakia and the Baltic, while Moscow cites victory in Vienna.
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Danube
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Berlin
Textile Workers Back No-Strike Pact Maintains Membership Protection
The Ci o Textile Workers union pledges no strike again and seeks membership protection. President Emil Rieve told the War Labor board that February 20 relief from the pledge should be rescinded. The board had raised the minimum wage to 55 cents and increased hourly raises in several mills.
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Emil Rieve
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Rieve
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New York- Pennsylvania
Isadore Katz
Industrial Cotton Mills, Inc
Rock Hill
S.C
The War Today: Roosevelt Death and World War II Context
The piece notes Franklin D Roosevelt's death at Warm Springs during World War II, reflecting on his leadership and impact. It discusses his central role in Allied planning and his intimate consultations with Stalin Churchill and de Gaulle, and suggests the war against Germany nears completion with Japan’s prospects uncertain. It emphasizes Roosevelt’s personality shaping postwar relations over 12 years of crises.
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J. M. Roberts, Jr
Dewitt Mackenzie
America
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Germany
Japan
Joseph Stalin
Winston Churchill
Charles de Gaulle
World War II Front Line Distances Report
Eastern front 32 miles from Zellin Western front 48 miles from Tangermuende Italian front 580 miles from Menate The brief AP bulletin lists advancing front line distances in three theaters with specific nearby towns.
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Western Front
Tangermuende
Menate
FDR Faces War Crisis Amid Peace Dilemmas
The article frames Franklin Roosevelt as confronting a crucial wartime crisis centered on peace as much as victory. It compares his approach to Wilson and Lincoln, noting the goal of overcoming underlying issues that cause wars while mobilizing American power and resolve.
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Wilson
Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
United States
15 More Ships Sunk By Yank Submarines
Washington April 13 United States submarines have sunk 15 more enemy ships in far eastern waters. The navy communique lists a combatant escort vessel and a converted gunboat as the combatants and adds two destroyer transports a large tanker a naval auxiliary six medium cargo ships a medium tanker and two small cargo vessels among the non combatants. Total Japanese losses to date reach 1098 ships with 124 combatants and 974 non combatants.
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Washington
United States
Far Eastern
Navy
Stocks And Bonds Up Despite FDR's Death
New York April 13. Stocks and bonds generally rose today despite the shock of President Roosevelt's death. Power utility stocks led gains with large blocks of Commonwealth & Southern at 1945 peaks, while Consolidated Edison North American Electric Power & Light and American Water Works advanced. Other notable risers included Du Pont General Electric Montgomery Ward U S Steel Bethlehem International Harvest Allied Chemical.
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Power All Light Company
Commonwealth & Southern
Consolidated Edison
North American
Electric Power & Light
American Water Works
du Pont
General Electric
Montgomery Ward
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
International Harvest. S. Rubber and Allied Chimcal
First Inaugurates Battle For Leipzig Reach Seven Miles From City
The Ninth army presses toward Leipzig with an armored advance of about sixty miles, closing to seven miles southwest of Dalzig and within 95 miles of Russian lines. First army tanks cross the Saale to fight through air defenses around the bombed Saxony city. Lead by Maj. Gen. John W. Leonard, Ninth armored division advances aim to isolate Leipzig.
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Eisenhower declares 30 days mourning for troops over Roosevelt death
General Eisenhower ordered 30 days of mourning for American troops in Europe following President Roosevelt's death. Prime Minister Churchill addressed Parliament urging an immediate adjournment to honor the late statesman and war leader.
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House of Commons
Allied armies close in on Berlin front in late war push
In a rapid advance south of Berlin American forces slip armor and infantry past Weissenfels and secure a bridgehead while probing Jages Street to clear a 35 000 population town. Third army nears Leipzig and Erfurt while First army tanks race 35 miles toward Leipzig linking with Hodges units near Zeitz. The Hell on Wheels Second armored division crosses the Elbe at Magdeburg amid stiff opposition as final Berlin push looms.
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Tangermuende
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Magdeburg
Denmark
Hamburg
Luebeck
Bavarian Alps
Truman Holds First White House Meeting With Chiefs
At the White House on April 13, President Harry S. Truman met with Secretary of State Stettinius and top military leaders including Leahy King Marshall Stimson and Forrestal. The talks addressed wartime leadership and the transition following Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death.
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White House
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Oval Room
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Ernest J. King
Navy
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Missouri
High Point Plans Guard for Roosevelt Train Arrival
High Point will form a guard of honor at the Southern station as the Roosevelt funeral train passes. Capt C A Morrison leads North Carolina State Guard with local American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts on the track from midnight until arrival around 1 am. City officials restrict access to platforms while streets and bridges are barricaded and churches plan services in mourning. Mayor Arnold J Koonce issues a half mast flag directive and urges prayers for the nation in this period of bereavement.
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United States
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