Behind The Scenes At Yalta Talks
A 1953 reminiscence recounts the Yalta conference dynamics among Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin. Descriptions of travel to Quebec, shipboard laughs, cake jokes, and intense debating reveal Roosevelt and Churchill pressing for occupation and control specifics in postwar Germany while Stalin dominates the discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill Therr
Quebec
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Ture Altopedo Range
An- Vope
Anna— Boewitzer
Sno Ace
Fieer
Navy
Eit
Boottiger
Wounded from this area listed in new casualty roll
War Department released casualty lists naming 21 East Tennesseans and Southwest Virginians wounded in Europe. Names include 12 Tennesseans from Kingsport and Erwin areas, plus nine Virginians. Next of kin have been notified and will receive updates directly from the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam C. Thomas
Wills & Thomas
Pic
Fred W. Armstrong
Stella D. Armstrong
Jonesboro
Bernard ©. Chapman
Roy N. Chapman
Erwin
Paul L. Arrowood
Bird T. Arrowood
Richard R
Cora L. Birchfield
City Tag Violators Face Court Fines in Kingsport
City safety director L. Lineback warned motorists that police will court those without 1945 license stickers. City Judge Bond will begin fines Thursday for violators. Deadline was March 10. Fines stand at 2.50. stickers sell for 2. Sale has 3,000 purchased. about 2,000 more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Lineback
Kingsport
Napoleon Bond
Lineback
J. R. Packtal
Reds Break Through One of Main Berlin Defenses
Reds push through a major German line west of the Oder near Berlin as Soviet forces drive west of Koenigsberg and threaten Frankfurt. German broadcasts claim fierce fighting along the Oder front and around Stettin, Guben, and Forst while Moscow and Reuters report sharp advances by Zhukov and Rokossovsky against East Prussia and the Baltic coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Berlin
London
Oder
Moscow
Reich
East Prussia
Lebust
Frankfurt
Reuters
Gregory Zhukov
Konstrin
Stettin
Guben
Forst
Weisse River
Ivan Konev
Franksfurt
al—Sertin
Zinten
Koenigsberg
Ernst von Wamtmer
Japanese Stiffen Resistance In Mindanao Battles
Manila reports stiff resistance as the Forty-First Infantry Division drives into the mountains north of Zamboangs in Mindanao. In Luzon mechanized units push south of Manila seizing three towns and an airdome while others breach the Shimbu Line near the capital. General MacArthur issued his communique noting the forty-first division's progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Mindanao
Zamboangs
Luzon
Douglas MacArthur
iGen
Jens A. Doe
Philippines
Civilians May Be Asked To Eat Less Scarce Food
Civilian dietary sacrifices could be used to strengthen U S position at international food talks. The plan seeks to trim military and foreign relief exports while preserving key commitments to aid allies. Debate centers on whether reducing civilian supplies now could secure critical foreign pledges and influence postwar peace, amid concerns from both sides about domestic hardship and international credibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ington
Tration
War Food Station
Roossvelt
Congress
WEA
Coun
United States
M. K. Bennett
FRA
Marines Fight On Iwo Jima As Caverns Crumble
U S Marines fight Japanese remnants on Iwo Jima after two rocks Kama and Kangoku were seized and 115 caves sealed. Despite gains, Japanese still hold Kitano Point and a Fourth Division picket was reduced but resisting at 6 p.m. on the 24th day of the battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Pacific
Guam
Iwo Jima
Kitano Point
Hero
Kama
Kangoku
Iwao
Street Scene With Bowling Trio In Early Morning Crowd
Street scene shows three men reenacting bowling scores and trick shots as they return home from the alley. A worker crowd fills a 6:30 a.m. bus with a cheerful nurses aide heading to a hospital day shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teak
Alex
Eastman Kodak Reports 1944 Earnings With Income Rise
Eastman Kodak announced a net income of 25,051,310 for the 52 weeks ended December 30, 1944, or 9.15 per share, on cam era stock, up from 22,270,403 or 8.85 per common share in 1943. Consolidated sales reached 309,672,782 versus 269,041,84 in 1943. Notes say overseas subsidiary accounts are omitted, and Allied reports on Belgium and France note satisfactory buildings and equipment but limited valuation of recoveries due to the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman Kodak Company
Western Hemisphere
Belgium
France
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Tha Scale
Sea Eastman
Kingsport Man Is War Prisoner
Pfc. Ernest K. Pennington of Kingsport is listed as a prisoner of war in Germany. Official War Department records sent to his mother state he has been a POW since November 23, 1944, with a health note from a February 28 card. The service member had been overseas since August 1944 and served just over two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest K. Pennington
Germany
Ethel Pennington
Mapletreet
War Department
Pfc
Pennington
B 29s Wipe Out Osaka Area In Major Fire Raid
Reports say 300 B 29s pummeled Osaka area with incendiaries and explosions, wrecking factories and wood workshops. Bombers hit Nagoya and Tokyo as fires merged into a solid blaze, with Osaka described as a solid fire and fires visible 125 miles away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zith Bomber Command
Merkers
Guniyy
Hyesara
Osaka
Japan
Man- Wubt
Istana
Tokyo
Nagoya
Toyo
Tole
Py C
Thomas S. Power
Saare Miles
Bombardier
William 7
Loesth
Lake Ood
Ohta
Dayton
Ohio
Jersey City
Is. J
Albery
In. J
Syracuse
N. J
Tokyo Radio
Ossiea
Engineer Receives News of Friend Liberated in Philippines
I H Thompson senior engineer at Holston Ordnance Works received word from the War Department that his friend Louis L Vincent an electrical engineer long based in the Philippines has been freed from a Japanese prison camp. Vincent was interned at Santo Tomas and later Los Banos Laguna. Thompson says Vincent had no home or family in the U S and had been abroad nearly 30 years. Thompson spent 17 years in the Philippines and returned in May 1941, joining Holston Ordnance Works at the project start.
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I. H. Thompson
U. & Engineers Office
Holston Ordnance Works
War Department
Philippines
Louis L. Vincent Vincent
Thompson
Santo Tomas
Manila
Los Banos
Laguna
Thoeno Son
Vincent
United States
States
Kingsport En- Binzer
Holstea Ordnance World
Road To Berlin Frontline Distances Reported
Road queries list distances from key fronts with figures for Associated Press data. Eastern front shows 32 miles to Zelfin, Western front 270 miles near Remagen bridgehead, Italian front 544 rofles from the Reno River, indicating ongoing Allied advance across multiple theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelfin
Seem Remagen
Reno River
Allies Reach Two Rhine Bridges Amid Rhine Bridgehead Push
First Army troops surged across two Rhine bridges reinforcing about 70,000 German-held troops in a widening bridgehead. In a dawn attack, American forces took St Catharinen four miles east of Ling and moved toward Ruhr Frankfurt road. Patton’s command reported a record 6,190 Prisoners in nine days as fighting raged in Hochwald and Hunsrück hills with Ludendorff bridges under fire.
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Paris
First Army
Honnef
Rhine
Ameri Cans
St Catharinen
Ling
Ruhr-Frankfurt
Kretzenshaus
Third
Mosztle River
Sear
Searburg
Sieg Line
Oselle
Hochwald
Hunsbeck
George S. Patton
Eifel
Retmagen
von. Model
Ruhr
Frankfurt-on-the-Main
Ludens'hof
Bones
Kretzenhausin
Kalenbolorn
Erpel
St. Catharine
As! Isleared
Tosd
Hoen
Europe Future To Be Allen Topic In Lecture
Allen will discuss developments in Europe over the next quarter century at the Citizen Club luncheon. Kingsport Tri AP foreign correspondent and former prisoner of the Nazis, he will speak about his experiences and ongoing coverage in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Allen
Ites
Wil
Citizen Club
Kingsport
Tri - AP
Gripsholm
Sie
New Breaks In Levee Raise Dyer Flood Risk
Flood danger increases in Dyer County as new levee breaks threaten 40 40 wide openings along the main seven mile embankment. Evacuations crossed 200 families as 40 000 acres flooded, while Arkansas reports slides near Hodges Lake and Jackson Bayou Levee remains very wet. Mississippi water continues to rise toward a crest near 38 feet at Memphis with no major flood threat expected there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urcans
Dyer County
Mississippi
Famites
Tennessee
White River
Arkansas
Jackson Bayou
Hodges Lake
Arkansas River
Memphis
Congressional Reception For Bowles Plan On Amusement Price Ceilings
Washington observers report a cautious congressional reception to Chester Bowles plan for price ceilings on movie tickets and other amusements. Senators expressed skepticism about expanding controls without proof of necessity, while Bowles urged ceilings tied to film rental costs and suggested extending price controls through 1946 restoring broader coverage including sports and theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional
Bowles
Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
McWarland
D-Ariz
Banking
Neva
Millikin
R-Cole
Wagner
Banking Committee
Traffic Accident Fatal To Resident Of Sate City Road
A 65 year old resident of Gate City High Way near State Line died at Holston Valley Community Hospital from injuries after being struck by a truck Tuesday night. The driver, 22 year old Mottern of Elizabethton and Johnson City employment, faced police inquiry as the investigation continued. French, a painter formerly with a Kingsport plant, was returning home when struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French
Gate City High Way
State Line
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Roe Motlern
Joanson City Milling Company
Virginia
Parolman J
Fugate
Gate City
H. G. Bellamy
Kingsport Route Six
Bellamy
Kingsport
Careful Driver Wednesday Award Granted to Ralph Craft
Kingsport Safety Council announced Ralph Craft of 1409 Pine Ola Avenue as the Careful Driver Wednesday award winner for safe driving through heavy traffic, stopping at intersections, and signaling properly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Craft
Pineola Avenue
Kingsport Safety Council
Craft
Fic
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William C. Allen
Associated Press
Gdyniz
Bay of Danzig
Konstantin K. Rokossovsky
Gdysia
Foreien
Leon T. Crowley
Eee
FEA
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Eastman Kodak
Larry Alen
Sam Goldwyn
Capper
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Enys
D-Ny
Sate City Road
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