American troops push across Mindanao toward Davao
Allied forces advance on Mindanao routing coastal towns Cotabato and Tamontaka, establishing a 400 square mile beachhead in Moro Gulf. Balabac island is seized as Eighth Army drives inland with air cover, while Luzon resists near Baguio and Tarakan oil centers are bombed.
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Don Caswell
Manila
Mindanao
Davao
Moro Gulf
U. S
Balabac Island
Palawan
Borneo
Robert L. Eichelberger
Eighth Army
Philippines
Cotabato
Tamontaka
Lomopog
Douglas MacArthur
Malabang
Luzon
Baguio
Formosa
Ryukyus
Tarakan
Netherlands East Indies
MacArthur
24Th Division
Fort Pikit
Philippine Islands
Claro M. Recto
Rafael Almnan
Guillermo Francisco
Bureau of Constabulary
Emilio Abello
Balete Pass
Cagayan Valley
China Sea
Bougainville
New Guinea
New Britain
Southwest Pacific
Yanks Close in on Capital of Okinawa
American troops pressed to within three and a half miles north of Naha the Okinawa capital as a major offensive intensified. Reports from Tokyo indicated a landing near Naha and a pincer operation by a 30-ship invasion fleet. Maj. Gen. John R. Hodge and Lt. Gen. Simon Buckner praised gains and warned of tenacious Japanese defenses.
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Frank Tremaine
Guam
Naha
Okinawa
Radio Tokyo
Machinato Airfield
Yonabaru
Shu
Simon Bolivar Buckner
10Th Army
James M. Long
Paris
George Patton
Adolf Hitler
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Danube
Munich
Bremen
Dessau
Berlin
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Linz
Redoubt
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Hitler
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Freiburg
Jacob L. Devers
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Third Army
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Saar
Ardennes
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Luxembourg
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Leipzig
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Hellcat
12Th Armored
Hamburg
Germany
Miles B. Dempsey
Elbe
Ninth
Emden
Holland
Grebbe-Em
Jacob Ll. Dever
Sixth
Black Forest
Seigfried
Austria
Pilsen
Prague
Ross Named Secretary to Truman
President Truman announced the appointment of Charles G. Ross a 59 year old Washington correspondent as press secretary effective May The move follows J Leonard Revnsh returning to radio interests leadership of former Governor James W Cox Jonathan Daniels will stay on until Ross reports Ross a St Louis Post Dispatch editor and longtime Missouri graduate taught journalism at the University of Missouri Ross noted for prior Post Dispatch work and his closeness to Truman The White House staff change drew praise for Les Biffle as Senate secretary and a critique of current war wife morale reporting follows with comments on GI letters and duty in Europe
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Jack Stinnett
Washington
Lucius D. Clay
James EF. Byrnes
Leon Henderson
Robert Patterson
War Department
Gen. Clay
Dwight Eisenhower
Germany
Dad
Eisenhower
Clay
Byrnes
Ralph W. Olmstead
Office of Supply
Commodity Credit Corp
Edward R. Stettinius
Wallace
Commerce Department
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Mr. Truman
J. Leonard Revnsh
James Wi. Cox
Ohio
Jonathan Daniels
Roosevelt
Ross
Independence
San Francisco
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Matilda Brown
Joseph Pulitzer
The
Post- Dispatch
Senate
Leslie Biffle
White House
Biffle
Les Biffle
Post-Dispatch
University of Missouri
School of Journalism
Lauretta W. Young
Jericho Springs
Shirley M. Green
Rose A. Conway
Kansas City
Reather M. Odum
Benton, IL
Odum
Optimist and pessimist view the world through colored glasses
The piece questions how long it will take for Adolf to realize that his dream world is a bad nightmare, contrasting hopeful and grim perspectives.
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Adolf
Meat price plan revision eyed by Senate panel
Washington April 20. A revised Office of Price Administration meat price and subsidy program aimed at easing industry squeezes would keep consumer prices steady while using subsidies to adjust profits. The plan, discussed in a letter from Wilbur La Rue to Senator Thomas, seeks to maintain industry earnings near prewar levels. OPA officials say a report on the solution is expected next week as packers complain current policies yield losses on slaughtered cattle and hogs.
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Howard Flieger
Washington
Office of Price Administration
Senate
OPA
Wilbur la Roe
National Independent Meat Packers Association
Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
la Rue
Henry C. Vanveen
J. W. Davis
San Francisco
United States
Pacific
United Nations Conference
Vandenberg
Reich
Harold Stassen
Russia
Britain
World Organization
Hart
R-Conn
Marshall, Caroline and
Marianas
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
William H. Davis
Congress
Davis
War Food Administration
War Department
Questions and Answers on War Time Demographics and Economy
The dialogue states Vienna had nearly 2,000,000 people before the war, Emden was Germanys westernmost port with a prewar population of 35,000, Spain used the peseta, and 20 percent of school children held jobs with less than 2 percent in 1940.
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Vienna
Germany
Emden
Appeal for UN support and food policy change
A letter from Strother Jones of Illinois urges a united stand for a new United Nations and criticizes OPA rules raising beef costs without higher returns. A German jet factory manager notes potential air war shifts if Germany had more time. Nazi units may surrender separately as the war winds down.
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OPA
Strother Jones
Illinois
Germany
Engeln
A-26 Invader Bombs Away Over Western Front
Air Force photo shows an A-26 Invader from the 9th Bombardment Group diving with bombs in the bay toward the Western Front. The port wing is sheared off by flak moments before bombs could be released, recording a near-miss moment in combat.
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Air Force
NEA
Cat presumed dead returns from storm sewer in Greensboro
An 18 year old cat named Tom vanished, sparking a garden burial with wreath. Neighbors later found the feline alive, having been locked in a neighbor’s cellar, proving the death didn’t happen as imagined and headlines were exaggerated.
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Greensboro
N. C
Tom
Mark Twain
Benjamin Harrels
Stranger enters home seeking a match in Santa Fe
Farmer A F Schrader reported a stranger walked into his Santa Fe home on a sunny April day and asked for a match. Schrader stated he did not mind helping, and the intruder left without incident. Local authorities noted no further action was required.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Farmer A. F. Schrader
Albuquerque
John Baker
Germany
John
Roosevelt Yalta report cited as guide to postwar harmony
Congress reads a government reprint of the Yalta Conference report by Franklin D. Roosevelt. The piece recalls his call for close U.S. Russia cooperation and cautions against unreserved adoption of Russia's domestic policies. The writer endorses alliance with Russia but urges vigilance in American policy at home and abroad.
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Oren Harris
Yalta
Senate
House of Representatives
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Francisco
United States
Roosevelt
Congress
American Congress
Russia
Great Britain
Europe
France
Jose
Okinawa Campaign Up to May 5 Reports and Losses
Admiral Nimitz reported slow progress in the Okinawa offensive with no substantial changes in lines as heavy naval air and artillery support continued. Japanese casualties since D day numbered 11,738 killed and 27 captured in Okinawa and additional losses on nearby Kerama and Ie Shima. Ground deaths reached 478 with 2,457 wounded and 260 missing. air battles saw 49 Japanese planes shot down and a light fleet unit sunk during a fierce destroyer engagement near Taka islet and Sesoko.
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Am Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Honshu
Ryukyus
John R. Hodge
24Th Army Corps
Pennarn
Okinawa
Acion
Keraman Islands
Ie Shima
Roy
Geiger
Third Amphibious Corps
Taka Islet
Kimmu Harbor
Sesoko Islet
Molobu Peninsula
Taka
Sesoko
Nimitz
Nippon Fliers
Emmet Soldier Wounded in Germany Inngland
Pvt. A. E. Reyenga of Emmet is seriously wounded in Germany and is now in England. He is the third son of Mr and Mrs Jake Reyenga and has been overseas since November 1944.
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Pvt
E. A. Reyenga
Jake Reyenga
Emmet
Germany
Inngland
War Department
Pvt. Reyenga
Set. Vaughn (Duchie) Bright
Pearl Bright
West Division Street
Okinawa
Sgt. Bright
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James Traut
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Hope, Ark
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Collins Studio
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Alex. H. Washburn
James Thrasher
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Kakazu
Douglas B. Cornell
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Los Angeles
Leopold Stokowski
Gloria Vanderbilt Stokowski
Mexico
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William Gutermann
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Santa Barbara
James D. Whiteashington
Molotov
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Eden
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W. Averell Harriman
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United Nations
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Clark Kerr
Windsor Castle
England
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Ath
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Red Army
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Birkenwerder
Henningsdorf
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Unter den Linden
Tiergarten
Spandau
Hal Boyle
Naumburg
Fifth Avenue
Riley
Budapest
Hungary
Robert Capa
Naumberg
Capa
Iwo
Elmonte Waite
Iwo Jima
Iwo Island
Iifuage
Red Cross Fund
Hempstead
Red Cross
Jesse Marcum
Bobbie
Wiseros
Mary J. Samuels
John Lillian Jefferson
Jefferson
Willie J. Jones
Optometrist
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High Court
B.D
M. J
Samuel
Sophie
Fannie Ritholz
Luther Ward
Anna Louise Kruehnert
Jack
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McCoy- Couch Furniture Co
Benton
Charles A. Zahringer
Zahringer
Flood Crest
E. Arkansas
Thomas Smith
Holly Grove
Clarendon
Pine Bluff
Charles G. Sonnen
U. S. Engineers Office
St. Francis
Greene County
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Westbrook Peeler
DeWitt Mackenzie
Pesler
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