Kennedy's Victory Flash Leads AP Triumph in War Coverage
The Associated Press brief by Edward Kennedy scooped rivals on VE Day timing and accuracy. The Star published a Victory Flash and a Victory in Europe Edition, praising Kennedy and AP while noting Hal Boyle and Joe Rosenthal won Pulitzers for 1944 dispatches and Iwo Jima photo.
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Great Britain
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Joe Rosenthal
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State Sends to Fight Power Suit in Washington
Five Arkansas officials depart for Washington to oppose the Federal Power Commission motion to dismiss the suit brought by Arkansas Power and Light. Attorney General Guy Williams leads the protest. R. B. McCulloch Minor C. Summers and Charles C. Wine join. Cleveland Holland joins in New York for talks. The case centers on which agency has jurisdiction over APL's books after conflicting orders.
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Washington
Federal District Court
Federal Power Commission
Arkansas Power and Light Company
Arkansas Public Service Commission
Charles C. Wine
R. B. McCulloch
Minor C. Sumners
Guy E. Williams
Cleveland Holland
New York
APL
FPC
Power Company
Victory Proclaimed as Europe War Ends
London reports Allied leaders Truman and Churchill declare complete victory in Europe. Germany’s unconditional surrender is to be ratified in Berlin. Talks urge a global fight to finish against Japan as Allied forces cease offensive operations and prepare for postwar orders.
Churchill Announces German Surrender Ratified at Berlin
Prime Minister Churchill declared that the unconditional surrender of Germany will be ratified and confirmed at Berlin and hostilities will cease one minute after midnight British time. He warned of German resistance in places and urged celebration as Victory in Europe days, while Japan remains unconquered.
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Victory Taken Soberly by Arkansas
Arkansas observes V E day with Governor Laney urging restrained joy and workers to stay at their posts. Presidents Truman proclamation and AP wire flash set the mood as churches close and some towns celebrate while many communities await the formal Europe victory. Governor Shaver echoes the need for balance amid the Allied war effort.
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Arkansas
Europe
Truman
Ben Laney
Japan
Fayetteville
Fort Smith
Germany
Associated Press
Laney
Arkansans
J. L. Shaver
Wynne
Shaver
Arkan
Beattie Recalls Capture by Germans From Frontline Journal
United Press war correspondent Edward W. Beattie Jr recounts his capture near Chaumont Sur Maine after a jeep trip with Wright Bryan John Mecklin and Jim Schwab. A German roadblock opened fire forcing the group to abandon the vehicle and seek cover.
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Edward W. Beattie, Jr
Paris
UPI
Chaumong-Sur
Wright Bryan
The
Atlanta Journal
John Mecklin
Chicago Sun
Jim Schwab
Schwab
AP Scoop Victory Story Lifted Suspension For Some Corps
Brig. Gen. Frank A. Allen Jr lifted the suspension on AP filing facilities in the European theater but kept it for Edward Kennedy chief of the Western Front staff. Kennedy sent the Reims dispatch first word of Germany's unconditional surrender.
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Reims
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Globe
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Stockholm
Britain
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Wienshure
Shaef
Flensburg
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Africa
France
Seventh
Allen
New York
Germany Surrendered by Gen Jodl at Reims Signing
The German act of unconditional surrender was signed in Reims as Col Gen Gustaf Jodl stated Germany and its armed forces are delivered into the victors hands. Eisenhower and allied leaders witnessed the ceremony amid a backdrop of war room maps and veterans.
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Reims
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Germany
Gustaf Jodl
Eisenhower
United States
Britain
Russia
Fach
Roosevelt
Churchill
Casablanca
Edward Kennedy
Jodl
Cus Jods
Sir Arthur Tedder
Hans Georg Freideburg
Col. Poleck
Poleck
Friedeburg
Nazi Germany
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Ecole Professionelle
Frederick Morgan
SHAEF
Harry B. Butcher
Harry Burroughs
Ivan Cherieff
Red Army
Carl A. Spaatz
United States Strategic Air Forces
Europe
James M. Robb
Pegler Column Moves to Page 2 On North Page
Westbrook Pegler's FAIR ENOUGH column appears today on Page 2 replacing its usual Page 5 slot. Dorothy Dix's Letter Box, which began in this newspaper Monday, now appears on Page 2.
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Dorothy Dix
Truman Proclaims May 13 1945 A Day Of Prayer
President Truman declares May 13 1945 a national day of prayer in gratitude for Allied victory in Europe and honor for fallen service members. He urges all Americans to join in thanks to God and dedication to peace, with remembrance of those who died.
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Harry S. Truman
United States of America
United States
United States of America To Be Affixed. Done At the City of
Washington
Reserve Army of 4 Million Is U.S. Plan
Congress disclosed War Department plans for a peacetime standing army of about 500000 backed by a large reserve and a compulsory peacetime draft. The program envisions 400000 to 500000 youths trained yearly to reach a 4 million reserve. peak strength after years. The plan is tentative and depends on law.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Doenitz Offers to Help Allies After Occupation
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz, named Hitler's successor, said in a Flensburg radio broadcast that he would stay in government during Allied occupation if the occupiers allow and if he can be of use to Germany. He warned control would rest with the occupying powers.
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Britain
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France
Supreme Headquarters
W. R. Higginbotham
London
Karl Doenitz
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Fuehrer
Germany
Reich
Flensburg
Printing trades number near 400000 workers report
A 400000 strong workforce in the United States is employed in printing and allied graphic arts. Sulfa drugs have cut pneumonia mortality from 20.8% to 3.9% and shortened illness duration from 38 days to 27 days.
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Truman Stalin and Churchill to Meet Soon
United Nations diplomats expect a meeting of President Truman Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin soon after V E Day. The big three seek to resolve urgent postwar Europe issues and outline plans for civil order and lasting peace with the UN conference advancing toward completing its tasks.
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San Francisco
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Germany
Europe
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Stettinius
Eden
Molotov
Dumbarton Oaks
Sunday as Day of Prayer Proclaimed by the President
President Truman designates the next Sunday as a day of prayer rather than a formal V E Day celebration. He urges Americans of all faiths to offer thanks for the victory and pray for continued guidance toward peace. A noted line quotes a 171 pound average human law as a pungent aside.
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Europe
Truman
White House
United States
Bearded War Correspondent Jack Thompson Wins Pulitzer
Hal Boyle salutes Chicago Tribune veteran Jack Thompson known as Beaver and The Mobile Hedgerow. Thompson, war correspondent for the Chicago Tribune with the U S First Army in Germany, led in dispatches and served as camp press chief. His beard sparked rumors of alliances and marked him as a recognizable figure on the European front.
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Hal Boyle
Chicago Tribune
Thompson
U.S. First Army
Germany
Beaver
John Hall
Jack’ Thompson
Jack
Coughdrop
Ity
First Army
Victory in Europe and the road to Japan
President Truman proclaimed V E day triumph but warned the nation the war against Japan would end only with unconditional surrender. He urged continued hard work, all nations united, and prayed for those who died while pledging a lasting peace. Generals Marshall and Stimson stressed continued fighting and vigilance against a revived Nazi threat.
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Europe
White House
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United States
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Josef Stalin
Charles de Gaulle
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Hitler
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