Germany Surrenders as World News Hails End of War
CBS from London notes Truman Churchill and Stalin prepared to announce surrender but delayed. ABSIE says Europe war ended and leaders will speak soon. Josephus Daniels protests AP Paris filing suspension and recalls 1918 Brest cable triggering armistice nostalgia. Kennedy dispatch reports historic German surrender from Reims. AP Paris had only two later updates by noon.
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Aftermath of War Shapes Europe Economic Strain Ahead
The piece analyzes the postwar risk of a dire politico economic mess as Europe reorganizes after victory. It notes Germany's destroyed industry and lands, a reshaped role for the Reich, and a political vacuum raising diplomatic challenges for occupying powers with a wary, resentful Germany.
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Surrender news flashes from Reims across Allied capitals
The British Press Association reports the V E Day announcement delayed until tomorrow as Churchill Truman and Stalin coordinate a simultaneous London Moscow release. The lord mayor of London, Sir Frank Alexander, urged patience and endurance as crowds gathered at Mansion House and decorations were covered.
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Little Excitement in Stock Market
New York May 7 AP Official surrender of today caused little if any excitment in the stock market where leading issues were turned over on relatively small volume with prices generally lower. Early modest improvement was registered for Youngstown Sheet International Harvester American Can Certain Teed Montgomery Ward or Works. Easier were N Y Central for Western Union a U S Steel vehem Sperry Santa Fe Dovens Aircraft Baltimore and A. F. Sens out commediies went.
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Australians Attack Tarakan Air Field in Borneo
Australian air force crews moved to Tarakan Island assaulting a fighter base and securing the island’s center city area with Dutch East Indies troops. MacArthur announced the capture as Australian-led forces used tanks flamethrowers and armor to clear pillboxes and tunnel defenses in the uphill fight.
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Yanks Advance Toward German Front in Central Europe
Allied forces push toward Olmütz and Nurnstadt regions from Prague as the Fifth Army penetrates southern Austria and German Seventh Army under Field Marshal Kesselring fights scattered pockets. Estimates place 150,000 to 200,000 German troops in surrender pockets, possibly largest in the region.
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German U boat ceasefire broadcast signals capitulation
The Flensburg radio aired Doenitz orders to U boat commanders to stop hostilities as Stockholm reports Germany nears capitulation in Norway. Doenitz cites bases no longer able to sustain war and honors fallen sailors while urging continued U boat spirit for the fatherland. Monitored broadcasts link to Flensburg near the Danish border.
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