Health Outlook For Internees In Manila
Brig. Gen. Guy Deniz said health prospects for more than 3,700 liberated civilian internees are good. He noted beri-beri can be cured with eggs orange juice and vegetables and that most internees will be transported to rear areas by plane with some using ocean routes if necessary. He confirmed ample hospital facilities clothing and plans to reunite internees with the United States once possible.
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Dean Schedler
Santo Tomas
Manila
Guy Deniz
Salem
Southwest Pacific Area
United Nations
Denit
Beri-Beri
Army
United States
Ila
Franco Spokes and Churchill Clash Over Spain Role
Dispatches say Franco urged a western anti Soviet bloc and European security pact but Churchill rejected the idea. The exchange, relayed by the Press Association, suggested Spain under Franco would not attend peace talks or join a world security organization, with Roosevelt copied on communications.
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Churchill
Spain
Press Association
Franco
Hitler
Europe
Brit
Britain
United Nations
Allied air forces strike German lines and ships on coast
Allied tactical air units ran numerous sorties along the front hitting transport hubs rail lines and rail equipment near Dülmen and Ijmuiden. RAF Beaufighters destroyed ships and a minesweeper with one nonfatal loss while Beaufighters suffered nine losses in the operations.
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Second Tactical Air Force
Ijmuiden
U. S
Ninth Air Force
RAF
Duelmen
Ijquiden
Norwegian
Axis shifts and war news amid postwar tensions
Report covers Vatican and Moscow clashes over postwar Europe shaping Vatican anger at Red Star claims about a peace message. Also notes Yomiuri on Roosevelt Stalin Churchill talks and Japan’s war setbacks with Koiso cabinet shuffle. China reports fierce fighting at Suichwan and loss of Kanhsien airbase, Ramree island capture by British Indian troops.
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All
Alexei
Moscow
Rome
Red Star
Vatican
Argentina
Holy See
Nippon
Yomiuri Hachi Shimbun
Russia
Japan
Yokosuka Naval Station
Doméi
Aman Domei
Honshu
Hokkaido
U. S
Nippon Fliers
Kuniaki Koiso
Munitions Ministry
Domei
Koiso
China
Suichwan
Kanhsien
Sukdhwan
Ramree Island
Burma
Ramree
Battle reports and Tokyo tremors during wartime turmoil
As American forces press forward through rugged terrain they employ phosphorous and smoke grenades, flamethrowers, and demolition bombs, while Japanese defenders use mortars. Tokyo endures a cabinet shakeup, a major air raid by B 29 Superfortresses, and a sharp earthquake amid mounting wartime strains.
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Ainst
Tokyo
War plans and postwar aims across Europe and Asia
The text outlines Allied postwar strategy after Germany’s defeat, stressing the need to suppress chaos in Germany, manage Greece’s fate, and reallocate efforts to the Pacific. It notes Luzon as a stepping stone to Japan’s defeat, and mentions ongoing global power coordination among the three Allies amid future battles at sea, air, and in Asia. It ends with a remark on the legality of suicide in some states.
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Germany
Wehrmacht
Greece
United Nations
Britain
Pacific
Japan
Black Sea
Manila
Luzon
Europe
Orient
Jewon
China
Russians tighten noose around German holdouts in East Prussia and Silesia
Soviet forces push through Pomerania and Silesia encircling key centers including Deutsch Krone and Breslau as Berlin fears imminent collapse. Reports say Poznan holds tenuously while a Moscow broadcast describes a large force moving toward Berlin with columns marked Berlin.
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Timated
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Ivan Cherniakhovsky
Eylau
Berlin
Pomerania
G K. Zhukov
Ttem
Deutsche-Krone
Demuehl
Klausdorf
Deutsch- Krone
Stranz
Deutsch-Krone
Maerkisch Friedland
Stargard
Stettin
Oder
Danzig
Moerkisch Friedland
Hansfelde
Klein Nakel
Denzig
Knacksee
Gross Born
Neustettin
Baltic
Stetitin-Danzig
Rederitz
Hoffstaedt
Schneidemuehl
Poznan
Poland
Silesia
Steinau
Breslau
Kotzenau
Dresden
Liegnitz
Upper Silesia
Germany
Bielsko
Cieszyn
Teschen
Moravian
Moravska Ostrava
Pittsburgh
Czechoslovakia
Budapest
Moscow
Vistula
Oder River
Marshal Zhukov
Mother Loses Four Thousand In Eddie Duncan Cash Caper
Charlotte police report nine year old Eddie Duncan took about four thousand dollars from his mother Mrs L Duncan while she prepared his movie outing. Eddie bought a cab ride and enjoyed the film with large bills still in his possession. Police say the money was either spent or misplaced and the case is closed.
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Charlotte
Eddie Duncan
Eddie
Allied advance in Rhineland pushes toward Kleve and dam complex
Allied forces in the Rhineland push toward Kleve as Canadian troops reach the Rhine northwest of Kleve and take ground near the Reichswald. U.S. Seventh Army drives on Oberhofen near Strasbourg while German attempts to flood the Roer are reported and dam demolitions hinder German defenses.
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Schwammanuel
Ruhr
Adian 1St Army
Kleve
Heinkont
Weiler
Schottheide
Reichswald Forest
Hascome
Basion
Rhine
U. S First Army
309Th Infantry
78Th
Second
U. S. Ninth Army
Juelich
Dueren
Schannenauel
H. D. G. Crerar
Rhineland
Pruem
Coblenz
France
U. S. Seventh Army
Germany
Oberhofen
Strasbourg
Cologne
Caechel
Aachen
Roer
Karl von Rundstedt
Ardennes
Montgomery
Nuetterden
New York to Pearl Harbor to Nevada Ship Tales War Glory
A Nevada battleship story recalls Pearl Harbor damage, D days in Europe, and the ship's modernized combat readiness. Sailors praise accuracy, endurance, and a cross section of U.S. personnel as they head on 20 day leaves and plan visits to states and abroad.
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Pearl Harbor
Atta
New York
Canada
Venezuela
Bermuda
U.S.A
Government orders 70 percent beef set aside for canning
The War Food Administration directs federally inspected slaughters to reserve 70 percent of utility grade beef for canned meats, up from 50 percent. California Oregon and Washington keep cannery capacity at peak. Slaughter rates drop across beef and pork while cattle outlook improves mainly in lower grades.
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War Food Administration
Armed Services
California
Oregon
Washington
Lend-Lease Materials to Russia for War and Postwar Use
The program allows continued full-scale lend-lease shipments of munitions and essential war materials to the Soviet Union through the European war end. It also authorizes substantial shipments useful in the war but primarily for after the conflict. Russia will receive goods on lend-lease credit and eventually repay.
Big Three Split Over Postwar Nazi Dilemma
In a Page 3 discussion the Big Three debates whether to dismantle the machine completely or let it run under allied control to meet European needs or shift it as war damage credits. Sources say the talks progressed quietly with hopes the meeting would end soon as victory looms.
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Europe
Germany
Woman assaulted with hammer in cafe by employee named Campbell
A woman recounted going to the cafe back area where Campbell objected and hit her with a hammer. Her brother Shadney Lendon Jr was later arrested for damaging property after breaking show cases and bottles. Two other ambulance calls to the deli area reported two very drunk men hospitalized.
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Campbell
Shadney Lendon, Jr
Water supply for troops amid Mediterranean ship loss
An engineer recounts the damage to a ship that left the crew unable to feed equipment. For two months after, the company used French coal-burning water trucks to transport water for troops.
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Arer
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