Patriotism Revived After War Reminiscence in Our Daily Bread
An Our Daily Bread column discusses Social Security tax policy for 1946, American pride sparked by war rescues on Luzon, and a call for renewed patriotic feeling. It contrasts past cynicism with renewed affection for the flag and God Bless America, urging decency in national life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Small Business Men's Association
Akron
Ohio
Carsation
Eep
Congress
Cabanattuan
Luzon
America
Francis Scott Key
Industrial Meeting Tonight at Hope City Hall
A public meeting at Hope city hall tonight at 8 o'clock aims to study ways to attract new industry to Arkansas and Hempstead county. Ray Cooper, a local citizen returning from pilot service with China National Airways, says the event seeks to spark interest to organize the Arkansas Progressive Movement.
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Arkansas
Hempstead County
Hope City Hall
Ray Cooper
China National Airways
Cooper
Arkansas Progressive Movement
Roosevelt to Report on Big Three to Congress
James Byrnes describes the Crimea talks with Roosevelt Stalin and Churchill. The Big Three agreements on liberated areas and the Dumbarton Oaks voting issue aim to shorten the war and enable an Atlantic Charter peace. Byrnes notes plans for a San Francisco United Nations conference and a general peace conference after hostilities end.
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John M. Hightower
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Stalin
Churchill
Crimea
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Roosevit
Presient
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Russia
Japan
Germany
United Nations Security Organization
Arkansas Lieutenants Promoted to Captains
The War Department announced temporary promotions from first lieutenant to captain for Allen Lee Sage of Glenwood and John Joseph Hornor of Helena.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansans
Washington
War Department
Allen Lee Sage
Glenwood
John Joseph Hornor
Helena
Congress to decide on world security league plan
President Roosevelt named four legislators to join an eight member delegation to the San Francisco United Nations conference opening April 25. The group could veto early moves that threaten Senate approval of a proposed world league to police peace, signaling strong executive legislative cooperation.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Senate
Stettinius
Connally
Dtex
Vandenberg
Rmich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Bloom
D-Ny
Rep
Eaton
R-Nj
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Hull
White House
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Dean Virginia Gildersleeve
Barnard College
Stassen
Wendell L. Willkie
Ball
R-Minn
Executive
South Pacific Pigeon Joins U S Navy and Dies as Hero
Aboard a U S battleship in the South Pacific, Herman the pigeon served on the 16 inch gun turret as a dive bombing trainee and mascot. After a failed flight in a dry dock he died a few days later, leaving officers wishing for a replacement STP 1 c.
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South Pacific
Pigeon
U.S. Navy
Hamilton W. Faron
U. S
Herman
New Caledonia
United States
Ters
Penelope
W. G. Hammond
Governor Laney’s Revenue Plan Heads to House Debate
Governor Laney outlined 12 aims for a sweeping reform to lump 98 special funds into one general fund aiming to preserve services, reduce taxes, and modernize accounting. Officials explained details as the Senate discussed the measure amid packed galleries and broad legislative cooperation.
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Little Rock
Laney
Senate
John J. Truemper
Julian Hogan
Frank Story
Board of Fiscal Control
Arkanas
Arkansas
Mutiny Sentence Reduced to Five Years in War Dept Policy Move
Washington reports the court martial of Pvt Henry Weber, 27, who refused to drill at Camp Roberts California, was narrowed from death to five years imprisonment. The review board found legal evidence supported the sentence and the War Department policy mandated the reduction to equalize punishment.
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Washington
California
War Department
Thomas
Utah
Senate Military Committee
Myron C. Cramer
Henry Weber
Camp Roberts
Cailif
Judge Advocate General
Board of Review
Reds Promise Aid for U S Prisoners After Eastern Drive
Russia pledged food clothing medical care and swift repatriation for American and British prisoners freed in the Red Army advance into eastern Germany. The promise follows a supplementary Allied three power agreement at Yalta, with similar terms for Soviet prisoners freed in western Europe.
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London
Russia
Red Army
Germany
Yalta
United States
Britain
Europe
Poland
East Prussia
Silesia
Luslin
Canadians Break Through German Lines Near Kleve to Rhine
Canadian First Army and British Empire forces push from the Siegfried Line toward the Rhine and Meuse, capturing Hasselt and Bedburg, outflanking German positions with armor and paratroops. The advance breaches the line south of Luxembourg as air power and ground assaults reshape the sector.
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Paris
Canadian First Army
God
Rhine
Muese
Hasselt
Bedsburg
Henry Crerar
Reichswald
Cologn
Roer
Rhineland
Kieve
Reich
Goch
Kleve
Calar
Ruhr
Weselath
Tlese
Americas
Siegfried Line
Oppsite
Luxembourg
West Wall
Pruem
Eisenhower
Kellen
Red Army advances near Dresden threaten German lines
Moscow dispatches report Red Army forces under Konev breaking through the Queis river line and nearing the upper Neisse as Berlin says Zhukov masss forces along the Oder. Allied RAF raids on Dresden underline coordination. German and Swiss sources note rapid Soviet pushes toward Sorau and Berlin while Budapest falls free two Russian armies for drives on Vienna.
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London
Queis River
Dresden
Moscow
Berlin
Sorau
Ivan Konev
Germany
Upper Neisse River
Konev
Oder
Brandenburg
Sommerfeld
Gregory Zhukov
Volkssturm
Zhukov
Frankfurt-Fuertenberg
Kingdom
Saxony
Budapest
Vienna
Ukraine
Bober River
Klitschdorf
British Air Ministry
Neuhammer
Queis
Tschirne
Bober
Sagan
Bunzlau
Niese River
Niesse
Hitler's buzz bombs mock frontline troops in Europe
In Germany, infantry mock the V-1 as a joke weapon while Doughboys improvise countermeasures. Soldiers describe tying trees to create alley paths and even razors on rifles as they repulse German defenses. Sgt. Flanigan uses a German phrase to paralyze prisoners and win surrender.
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Hal Boyle
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Nunzio F. Minicello
Fitchburg, Mass
New York
Brest
Elmer F. Coverdale
Milford
Del
Obie C. Peadon
Pensacola
Fla
Coverdale
Raymond A. Flanigan
Baltimore Oriole
York
Normandy
Fuehrer
Flanigan
Japs Put Up Fierce Fight in Manila
Manila reports fierce combat in South Pasig as Japanese resistance slows hopes for rapid cleanup. 37th Division troops capture the Masonic Temple on Taft Avenue amid heavy house-to-house fighting and dwindling Japanese ammunition. Cavite Naval Base fell, Corregidor bombed, and Manila’s Intramuros defended by remnants as U S forces advance through the city.
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C. Yates McDaniel
Manila
Pasig
Taft Avenue
College Ground
Harrison Park
37Th
Masonic Temple
Pasig River
37Th Division
U.S
Old Walled City
Hall of Justice
Municipal Center
Jai Alai
Philippine General Hospital
University of the Philippines
Cavite
Nichols Field
Douglas MacArthur
Luzon Island
Intramuros
Manila Bay
Nicholas
Nielson
Luzon
Robert S. Beightler
Vern D. Mudge
Pasay
Japan
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