Yugoslav Forces Move Toward Austrian Border Amid Mixed Occupation
Yugoslav units retreat from Austria after talks with Gen Keightley as British forces move supplies and oversee a dual occupation. Klagenfurt papers switch tone, while an allied military government governs the Austrian zone. Marshal Tito’s troops withdraw toward the border as Trieste and surrounding areas await clarity.
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Trieste
Carinthia
Styria
Austria
Eighth Army
Harold Alexander
Tito
Keightley
Klagenfurt
Italy
Nostro Avvenire
Marshal Ee
Marshal Tito
Weimar to Jena Train Revival Draws German Crowd
In Weimar a revived railway run to Jena sparked a spectacle as German staff lined crossings and cheered the first postwar service. American journalist Emlyn Williams and Hal Boyle substitute Louis Lochner recount riding in the engineer’s cab with Capt. Walter F. Dunn Jr. directing the operation.
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Weimar
Germany
University City of
Jena
Geri Ae Ene
Bronx
New York Central
Aachen
Dunn
Antwerp
Brussels
Sena
Rds
Marines Reach Crest Before Shuri Fortress City
First Marine Division troops break through 800 yards of jagged ravines to reach the crest near Shuri, Okinawa, as flame throwing tanks clear cliff defenses. Lt. James Paulus reports heavy mortar fire while 77th and 96th infantry divisions push toward the walled city from the east amid fierce Japanese resistance.
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Guam
First Marine Division
Okinawa
Shuri
James Paulus
Monarchs
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
77Th Infantry
Dnion
Withse Ge
96Th
Marine
Shuri Xthe
Sadie
J. R. Hodge
Tito Presses Italian and Austrian Claims in Yugoslavia
The war time triangle tightens as Marshal Tito pushes to seize Italian territory near Gorizia and areas east of theJsonzo river, while in the Mediterranean Alexander demands withdrawal. The United States and Britain order evacuation for diplomats and nationals as Tito’s forces move HQs from Trieste and talks of withdrawal circulate.
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U. 8
Tito
Styria
Austria
Venezia Giulia
U. S
Marshal Tito
Yuvia
Yugoslavia
Italy
Gorizia
Jsonzo
Aillachi Zone
Alexander
4 Ted
Con- Tito
Ess
Mishal Tito
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Moscow
United States
Trieste
Uslav
Treasury says 1945 discharge pay reduces funds raised
The treasury reports 1.3 million veterans will receive a mustering out payment on release during June and July as part of the war's end plans. The final payday is largest and the program will take about 390 million dollars from war funds, with six weeks left until June 30.
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Ashington
Treasury
R. Gamble
Newspaper Man as Congressmen In Hot Seat
Washington March 21 The House Veterans’ Committee weighs contempt actions against Albert Deutsch New York Post reporter for refusing to identify officials in articles criticizing the Veterans Administration. Chairman Rankin signals possible district court citation while Edith Nourse Rogers calls for reversal of the committee’s 13 to 5 vote against Deutsch.
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Ashington
House
Veterans’ Committee
Albert O.maisel
Veterans Instration Committee
Albert Deutsch
New York Newspaer
Nile
Rankin
Deutsch
Edith Nourse Rogers
Masusetts
Republican Tree
British Urge Early Meeting of Big Three Over Trieste
London newspapers push for a swift Grand Alliance summit to resolve multiple Eu ropean crises including Trieste Adriatic tensions Polish questions and punishment of Nazi war criminals. Belgrade dispatch notes evacuation alerts for American and British personnel in Yugoslavia as tensions rise.
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London
Europe
Adriatic
Trieste
Daily Sketch
Ofrmany
Daily Telegraph
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Young American General Killed By Jap Sniper
Brig. Gen. James L. Dalton age 35, one of the army’s youngest generals, was killed by a Japanese sniper near Balete pass on Lu zon island. MacArthur said Dalton died May 16 with great sorrow. Dalton’s widow and two daughters live in Kennebunk Port Missouri. burial was at Santa Barbara cemetery near Binalonan, about 100 miles north of Manila.
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Manila
James L. Dalton
Balete Pass
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
Dalton
MacArthur
Santa Barbara Farmy
Binalonan
Mani‘a
Army sets discharge age at forty for enlisted men
Washington May 21 The army fixed forty as the discharge age for enlisted men with 40 and 41 year groups totaling about 30 000 men. WACS 40 plus eligible for discharge too about 8 000. For 41 year olds commanders may retain up to 90 days if replacements are unavailable. Further reductions possible when military situation permits.
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Washington
War Department
Japanese Hope For Negotiated Peace Amid War Worries
Gen. A. A. Vandergrift, Marine Corps commandant, says Japanese leaders watch American reaction to the shift in war effort. They seek any sign of flagging resolve that could justify pushing for a peace settlement.
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Chicago
A. A. Vandergrift
Marine Corps Cormandant
Cotton Spinning Output Falls Below March in April
The census bureau reported April activity at 116.9 percent of capacity with 80 hour weeks. Spindles active during April totaled 22,158,474 of 23,147,978 in place, and active spindle hours reached 9,021,492,660 averaging 390 hours per spindle. State figures show North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia with varying hour totals.
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Washington
Census Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Double for Eisenhower used amid German threat in Paris
In Paris a Chicago lieutenant colonel served as a double for Gen. Eisenhower after German threats to the supreme commander. The stunt, described as a hoax by Supreme Headquarters, placed Lt. Col. Baldwin B. Smith in Eisenhower's four star car between St. Germain and Versailles. In Washington, President Truman told Congress of plans to strike Japan with overwhelming power as Allied victories continue in Europe.
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Chicago
Eisenhower
Supreme Headquarters
Baldwin B. Smith
St. Germains
Verasailles
Smith
Washington
Truman
Congress
Tech
Lucedale, Sr
Europe
Pacific
Japan
Lindsey
Southerners Oppose Early FEPC Creation
Southern Democrats say they blocked a move to create a permanent fair employment practices commission. They claim the House Rules Committee refused to place the measure on the calendar, a discharge petition stalled, and the Senate Labor Committee has not approved the legislation.
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Washington
Fair A Practices Commission
House Rules Committee
FEPC
Norton
D-Nj
House Labor Committee
Senate Labor Committee
Guffey Warns of Impending U S Disaster Over Raw Material Shares
Senator Guffey of Pennsylvania warns that a national disaster is in the making unless surplus raw materials and equipment are allocated fairly between small and large businesses. He urges War Mobilizer Vinson to base apportionment on production quantities from 1939 and 1940 as a yardstick for civilian needs.
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Washington
Guffey
D-Pa
Senate
Fred
Vinson
Field Marshal Schoerner Captured By Allies
Paris May 21 Field Marshal Ferdinand Schoerner commander of hold out Nazi troops captured by American forces after fleeing Czechoslovakia on May 8. He wore Tyrolean dress when he sought refuge with the German first army group and was turned over to the 42nd division.
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Paris
Ferdinand Schoerner
Red Army
Czechoslovakia
Germany
42Nd
Schoerner
First Army Group
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Neunkirchen
Arthur Greiser
Posnan
Moscow
B. Ilyin
New Sources Of Tannin Found At University Of North Carolina
Dr. Alfred Russell reports UNC study of 199 southeastern tree species revealing new tannin sources to replace near exhausted American supply. Tannin supports leather tanning for 133,000,000 hides and 360,000,000 pairs of shoes annually. current chestnut sources face blight, quebracho from Argentina and Paraguay limited to 20 to 30 years.
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Ted Press
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
United States
Southeast
Pampas
Argentine
Paraguay
Alfred Russell
20 Million Japanese Students Mobilized for War Effort
San Francisco May 21. Domei reports Japan mobilizes 20 million students for active defense. Education ministry issues wartime decree converting all educational institutions to a student corps with training for combat duties. Diploma granted for unfinished studies in case of death. Emperor Hirohito endorses decree in an unprecedented preamble.
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San Francisco
Japan
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Ministry of Education
Hirohito
Plane sinks Japanese convoy off Mindanao in bold raid
Manila reports that a single Philippines based navy patrol plane destroyed an entire Japanese convoy of five ships totaling 17,000 tons off Mindanao. Gen Douglas MacArthur said 369,818 Japanese have been killed or captured in seven months of fighting in the Philippines, with 14,048 in the last two weeks. Japanese forces retreating north of Davao face weakening defenses.
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Manila
Formosa
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
MacArthur
Davao
Mindanao
U. S. 24Th Division
Susa
Ipil
24Th
Glook
Kyushu
Domei
Federal Communications Commission
Pony Eyu
Price Control Battle Ahead of Congress
Washington reports a looming congressional clash over price controls as the end of the European war redraws policy. Senator Taft argues for early easing to prevent a collapse of the economy and mass unemployment as war plants close, while Administration allies warn inflation risks remain and controls should stay in place like a flood levee.
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Senate
Sen
Taft
Rohio
Ellender
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