Dogs in German War Zone Reflect Unexpected Troop Kindness
War-time Boston Globe correspondent Iris Carpenter notes American soldiers ferrying dogs across Germany to curb fraternization fears. Troops prize canine companionship and chocolate asks from German children, while officers create recreation centers in Belgium and France to curb loneliness and preserve frontline discipline.
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Germany
Iris Carpenter
Boston Globe
Stinker
Rover
Fritz
Hans
Jerry
Krauthead
Muttonmouth
Hitler
Belgium
France
Moravian Easter Sunrise Service in Old Salem
Winston Salem dispatch notes the 173rd Moravian Easter sunrise service at Old Salem will begin at 6 a.m. Sunday. A 300 member band of youths and relatives will perform in the "city of the equal dead" with graves dating to early eras, emphasizing equality beyond wealth or poverty.
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Winston-Salem
Old Salem
Pilot Bails Out Near Newton Grove at Low Altitude
A 21 year old Lt. Louis G. from Anderson South Carolina bailed from a fighter near Newton Grove at very low altitude for parachute deployment. Post Colonel D B Howard and Lt. Young, son of Mrs Ethel Young of Anderson, were at Seymour Johnson Field when the incident occurred.
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Seymour Johnson Field
Louis G
Anderson
S. C
Newton
Grove
Post Cour
D. B. Howard
Young
Ethel Young
Ulelard, Anderson
Johnson Field
Reinforced German Lines Encountered By Russians In Drive Toward Vienna
Russian troops pushing toward Vienna clashed with reinforced German lines 52 miles south of the capital. A northeast drive aimed at the Moravian gap and toward Prague intensified as German defenses in upper Silesia reportedly broke Ratibor and Katscher. The front stretch toward the Italian border narrowed allied positions while fall of Kuestrin and Glogau were reported.
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Vienna
London
Austria
Ratislava
Moravian
Rman
Upper Silesia
Ratibor
Katscher
Moravska Ostrava
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Danzig
Berlin
Kuestrin
Oder
Glogau
Breslau
Moscow
British Trap Japanese In Central Burma
British 14th army units drive south in central Burma and capture Kyaukse linking with forces from Meiktila to trap Japanese troops. Japanese rearguards fight to cover withdrawal as the main pocket tightens near Meiktila and Myingyang with Nathgoyi fallen.
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Calcutta
14Th Army
Burma
Kyaukse
Meiktila
Irrawaddy
Xyankse
Mandalay
Southeast Asia Command
Mahlaing
Myingyang
Taungtha
Natogyi
War Today Sets Dedication for Victory Bond Drive
Gov Charles M Dale of New Hampshire urges two observances to mark the end of German resistance. First, thanks in churches for divine guidance. second, purchase war bonds to fund arms and ammunition to defeat Japan and finish the war. The article notes uncertainty over a formal German surrender and the possible fragmentation of the Reich.
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James L. Mahoney
Manchester
N. H
Charles M. Dale
New Hampshire
Europe
Japan
Road to Berlin describes Allied advance and potential German surrender
Eastern front eight miles from Zellin and western front 182 miles from Fritzlar mark the push toward Berlin. Italian front lies 544 miles from Reno river as Eisenhower hints surrender may come piece by piece by western Allies and Russians as they overrun Germany. Resistance is weak where effective.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Zellin
Western Front
Fritzlar
Reno River
Gen
Eisenhower
Germany
Coal crisis delayed as operators seek May wage fixes
Bituminous coal operators told the war labor board they would extend the present wage contract to May 1 and make wage adjustments retroactive, aiming to avert a shutdown. Charles ONeill spoke for producers at a hearing to avert a possible Monday closing and urged continuation of current terms.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Charles O'Neill
WLB
Vcen Wrvatcu
Brush
Gui
Lmaras
Guimaras Island
Ameri
Supers Also Cause Damage To Minefields
Guam reports describe combined US and British Pacific fleets under Nimitz and Spruance pounding Okinawa and supporting operations on Kyushu and Nagoya. Carrier and warship forces slash enemy positions for a ninth straight day while claimed landings near Okinawa appear unconfirmed.
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Guam
United States
Con
Chester W. Nimitz
Domei
Nimitz
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Domei Dispatch
Sai Nimitz
Lee
Spruance
Ryukus
Sakishima
Japan
Kyushu
Nagoya
Honshu
U S
Yanks Land On Negros In Light Opposition
Maj. Gen. Rapp Brush's 40th division of the Eighth Army landed on Negros with light opposition and seized an airstrip while threatening Bacolod. Other American troops fought to capture Caballo Island near Corregidor as MacArthur said Japanese defenses in the Visayas were collapsing. Negros is part of the Visayas. Masbate and Bohol remain the larger islands not yet taken.
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Manila
Rapp Brush
Eighth Army
Negros
Philipine Island
Bacolod
Douglas MacArthur
Caballo
Manilaay
MacArthur
Visayan Island
Visayas
Masbate
Bohol
Thousands To Pay Homage Before Holy Sepulchre
Jerusalem reports Easter worshipers including American and Allied soldiers will attend high mass at the Holy Sepulchre. U S Rep Everett Dirksen noted a group of 200 soldiers from the Persian Gulf, Egypt and Italy will join Easter rites. A sixth station shrine now houses a Rocekeller museum display on Christ era Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Holy Sepulchre
Via Dolorosa
U. S
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
House Appropriations Committee
Persian Gulf
Egypt
Italy
Jaffa Gate
Gethsemane
Golgotha
Rocekeller Museum
Jesus
Palestine
Christ
Russia Presses Polish Delegate Seat at Frisco Conference
London sources report Moscow demands Warsaw provisional government representation at the San Francisco world security conference. Britain says representation requires expansion per Crimean conference. Baruch and Winant meet Churchill as talks hint at the issue and Germany’s future economy also looms.
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London
Moscow
San Francisco
Russia
Britain
Poland
United States
Warsaw Group
Bernard M. Baruch
Roosevelt
U. S
John G. Winant
Churchill
Germany
Washington
Tass
Warsaw
German Forces Hold Bologna Arc Amid Fifth Army Push
Allied headquarters reported German troops clung to a defense arc below Bologna on March 31 as Fifth Army patrols pressed the line. Eighth Army activity concentrated along the Senio river with grenade duels and artillery fire near the Bagnacavallo Lugo rail line and patrol clashes in the mountains south of Highway 9.
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Rome
Bologna
Eighth Army
Bagnacavallo-Lugo
Fifth Army
Cairo Newspaper Teases Global Radio Announcement
The Cairo based Akbar El Yom hinted that radio stations worldwide would issue an "announcement of the greatest importance" at 9 a.m. Sunday. US radio chains reported no knowledge of such an expected message.
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Cairo
Akbar el Yom
United States
Allied Planes Strike Nazi Targets In German Rail Hubs
More than 1,300 Flying Fortresses and Liberators with 850 fighters attacked Brunswick Bradenburg Halle Zeitz Bremen and Hamburg rail yards and a synthetic oil plant at Zeitz The raid aimed at Bremen Hamburg Wilhelmshaven and Duesseldorf area rail links and reported heavy bomber losses with 46 German planes destroyed on the ground and nine American bombers and three fighters lost The Ninth Air Force Thunderbolts supported the attack near Duesseldorf while RAF fighters added to the tally and several jet and Nazi planes contested the raids.
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London
Brunswick
Bradenburg
Halle
Zeitz
Brandenburg
Berlin
Bremen
Hamburg
Eighth Air Force
Reich
Wilhelmshaven
U. Ninth Air Force
Thunderbolt
Duesseldorf
RAF
Armour Plant Shuts Down in Kansas City Strike
Armour & Company packing plant, a major employer with about 3,500 workers, halted operations today due to a work stoppage. The plant, known for filling orders for the armed forces, suspended activities across its Kansas City facility.
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Kansas City, Kas
Armour & Co
Dozen Allied Armored Units Deep In Reich
Twelve Allied armored divisions advanced into Germany about 175 miles from Berlin and 130 from Munich as Allied tanks moved east of the Rhine. The French First Army crossed the Rhine near Mannheim to Karlsruhe while the U S Seventh Army reported minor advances.
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Reich
Paris
Germany
Berlin
Munich
Rhine
Mannheim
Karlsruhe
Allied forces close in on Ruhr as German resistance shrinks
Allied armies push toward the Ruhr from multiple directions with rapid advances near Kassel and Paderborn. US First and Ninth armies approach a junction, while the Sixth Armored Division nears 10 miles from Kassel. British Second Army expands along the northern front as German resistance regions shrink, signaling a widening gap in Germany's last major arsenals.
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Germany
U. S. First Army
Paderborn
Berlin
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
21St Army
First Army
Kassel
Ruhr
Lauterbach
Fulda
Seventh Army
Heidelberg
Exceptio
Sixth Armored
Strouck
Kasem
9Th Army
Anael Bridges
2Nd
Winds cause damage and outages across Louisiana and Mississippi
Heavy winds and rainstorms swept parts of Louisiana and Mississippi causing extensive property damage and power outages. Jackson and New Orleans faced electricity cuts and flooded streets while the Red River basin in western Louisiana saw rising water and levee concerns. Arkansas reports heavy rainfall with potential river crest near 32 feet.
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Associated Press
Louisiana
Mississippi
Jackson
Miss
New Orleans
Red River
Whitecliffs
Ark
Little River
Weather Bureau
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Diaievend
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Winston
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Glenn L. Martin Company
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Senate Committee
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Martin
Kenneth Collins
Army Air Technical Service Command
Harry Hankey
Glendale
Calif
Ninth Air Force
Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
George S. Patton
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army Group
Courtney Hodges
Perry
Signal Corps
By James M. Long
Montgomery
Tist Army Group
Odenwald
Wuerzburg
Dixie
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