Congressmen Shocked by Prison Horror at Buchenwald
Eight American congressmen touring Buchenwald led by Gen. Eisenhower witnessed emaciated victims and stacks of bodies. Rep. Carter Manasco called it the most horrible thing imaginable, while Rep. Gordon Canfield called it barbarism at its worst. Other members included Henry M. Jackson and Earl Wilson among eight in total.
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Don White
Buchenwald
Germany
Rep
Carter Manasoco
D-Ala
Gordon Canfield
R-N.j
Britain
Gen
Eisenhower
Buchenna
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Earl Wilson
R-Ind
Albert Rains
Dala
Eugene Worley
Periodic Disturbances and Anxiety Symptoms Compared
A concise inquiry into how functional periodic disturbances may trigger nervousness, restlessness, jitters, and high-strung feelings, with potential fatigue and dragging sensations during episodes. The focus is on subjective states and possible links to periodic bodily processes.
Aftermath at Buchenwald as Americans take control
The report describes heaps of bodies and a crematorium pit at Buchenwald, with prisoners recounting brutal conditions and a room where inmates never emerged. It notes 21,000 released inmates, 800 starving children, and 5,000 patients with typhoid and other diseases, death rate fallen from about 100 to under 30 daily.
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Buchenwald
Sons Return to Empty Homes After War’s End
The text reflects on servicemen returning from war to find houses empty and doors ajar, with the fathering of a child remaining a distant goal as the mantle holds a distant memory of “Daddy.” It suggests many will return to an unaltered home while their personal ties lie in fragments and unmade bonds.
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G.I
Ruth Millett
United States Army
Allied Tanks Near Po River In Big Italian Push
Allied tanks from American and British forces advanced toward the Po river after breaking out from Bologna, with 20 to 35 miles northward gains in under 48 hours. Eighth Army closed within 2500 yards of Ferrara airfield while Modena faced direct threat. Fifth Army progress remained partially blackout, but forces neared the Po on a broad front as German withdraw accelerated under Allied air superiority. Italian patriots reportedly conducted ambushes in Piedmont as the NBC noted a government message urging resistance.
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Herbert King
Rome
Bologna
Eighth Army
Ferrara
Modena
Fifth Army
Allied Force
Fifth
River
Hitler
Piedmont
NBC
London
Elbe
Dresden
Berlin
Moscow
Mulde
Leipzig
Riesa
Torgau
Ketzin
Schlessischer
Silesian
Unter den Linden
Gregory K. Zhukov
Berlin-Hamburg
Berlin- Hannover
Ivan S. Konev
Pottsdam
Luftwaffe
Oder
Neisse
Fuerstenberg
Guben
Eighth
Fifth Armies
10Th
U. S
la Spezia
Ligurian
Padua
Corbola
Little Rock
Arkansas
Robroy
Pine Bluff
Fort Smith
White River
Clarendon
Robrey
St. Louis
Texas
State Highway Department
Conway
Memphis
Missouri Pacific
Ozark
Dardanelle
Lowell Thomas
United Press
Paris
Air Force
67Th Reconnaissance
Ninth Air Force
Europe
Terry Allen
104Th Division
Timberwolves
Ninth Army
67Th
Dick Leghton
Winchester
Mass
Carl Kraft
Austin Bealmear
Danube
Berchtesgaden
Munich
Bremen
A. I. Goldberg
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army Group
Devers
Lake Constance
Tiger
Tenth Armored
Seventh Army
Oberbalzheim
Czechoslovakia
Bismarck
North Sea
Emden
Black Forest
Kembs
Rhine
Lorrach
Basel
Singen
Constance
Hamburg
Denmark
Supreme Headquarters
Yesterayy
Omar Bradley
12Th Army Group
Bradley
George Patton
Third
Regensburg
11Th Armored
Regen
Linz
Salzburg
Austria
Eisener 2
Third Amy
Third Army
Texas and
Oklahoma
Eslarn
Pilsen
Prague
Pilsen- Prague
Italy
Patton
Bavaria
Wurttemberg
Baden
Ulm
Howard Cowan
Stuttgart
What About the 43rd Here It Is
Russell Brines profiles members of the Forty-third Division near Antipolo and Mt. Tanauan. Soldiers from New Britain to Providence recount the division’s obscurity, its tough campaigns, and the quirks of being “MacArthur's secret weapon” while fighting through cave networks and fortified hills.
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Russell Brines
Manila
Forty-third
Walter Toozki
New Britain
Thomas Garrett
Danville
MacArthur
John L. Collinson
Pawtucket
R. L
Camp O’donnell
Clark Field
O'Donnell
First Cavalry
Antipolo
Shimbu
Sam Santucci
Rochester
N. Y
Paul Gully
Philadelphia
Mt. Tanauan
Laurence C. Desnoyers
Malone
103Rd Infantry
Joseph Spates
Brooklyn
Philip A. Burns
Seattle
Edward Scott
Providence
R. I
Escape and capture on Italian front battlefield
British Eighth Army infantryman drives prisoners along a perilous path under fire toward a POW stockade. The captives were German soldiers taken in the recent fighting on the newly awakened Italian front.
Buttered Sandwiches Tip from Home Demonstration Agent
County agent Cora Lee Westbrook advises picnic sandwiches taste better with butter. Soften and cream butter then spread evenly to the edges. To stretch butter, whip with milk cream and eggs then heat cream lukewarm and blend in, chill and store.
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Cora Lee Westbrook
County Home Demonstration
Home
Campaign to fix all auto brakes nationwide
A nationwide push aims to repair all auto braking systems while debates continue on policy. President Truman shows no rush to lift the racing ban as public interest in war bonds remains high and driving citizens toward savings.
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Truman
Morning Mail Sparks Reform Note on Prayer and Peace
A missive from Little Rock urges sincere daily prayer for peace and criticizes nine day chain prayers as mockery to God. The writer argues to write to GI Joes instead, and to seek real humility in prayer rather than superstition or duty. The piece also references Daniel P. Woolley of the OPA and cautions about bootleggers and the black market’s impact on legitimate industry.
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Morning Mail
Mater
Telegraph
Cora Thomas
Little Rock
Miss Thomas
Rod
James Thrasher
Daniel P. Woolley
OPA
New York City
Golden Gate Gateway to World Peace
A soldier and a young boy gaze toward the Golden Gate Bridge as the Security Conference nears. The image frames a hope that peace may end warfare for the boy and honor the soldier’s sacrifice, with the bridge symbolizing a pathway to world peace.
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Golden Gateway
San Francisco
Golden Gate Bridge
World War II Leaders Meet in San Francisco Conference
In San Francisco 46 victorious nations convene to blueprint postwar peace methods as the Anglo American clash over Poland lingers. The scene shows hopeful cooperation with Molotov, Eden, and Stettinius preparing pre conferences amid expectations of a Big Three meeting.
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Washington
Netherlands
Security Council
Dumbarton Oaks
Brazil
Turkey
Syria
San Francisco
London
Council
Germany
Austria
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Churchill
Roosevelt
Ballon
United States
Russia
John M. Hightower
Poland
Marshal Stalin
Stettinius
Molotov
Anthony
Eden
James Marlow
ABC
Representa
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HEA Service, Inc
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Frank H. Bartholomew
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U.S
Buna
Gona
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Owen Stanley
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L. T. Shave
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Roy Anderson
Hope, Arkansas
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Magnolia
MOBIL
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Richard G Harris
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Luzon
Tamoyuki Yamashita
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43Rd Division
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China Sea
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Saigon
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Dutch East Indies
United Nations Today
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California
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RAF
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Fuehrer
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Air Ministry
United Nations
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Hempstead
Douglas B. Cornell
Associated Press
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ibn Saud
Saudi Arabia
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Hill
Okinawa
Frank Tremaine
Guam
Seventh Division
Naha
Ishin Village
Chester W. Nimitz
3Rd Marine Amphibious Corps
Heanza Island
Katchin Peninsula
Kouri
Yagachi Islands
Motobu Peninsula
Heanza
Yagachi
Tokyo Radio
Tokyo
Osaka
Kobe
Nagoya
Hitachi
Tachikawa
Hell
Tachikawa Aircraft Factory
U. S. 24Th Army Corps
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U.S. Third Army
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NEA Telemap
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U.S. Navy
Hal Boyle
Intelest
Carthage
Mike Tkacsik
Mike
Weimar
U. S. Third Army
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