Jap Radio Reports Borneo Latest Spot For Allied Invaders
Allied assault troops reportedly landed near Tarakan in fierce fighting as Tokyo radio claimed Nipponese defense stalled on all fronts. Australian forces join actions against Japan in Borneo per Treasury Minister Chifley, amid naval bombardments on Nicobar and Andaman Islands and heavy Okinawa offensives.
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Car Nicobar Island
Port Blair
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Decent Diet Maintained Amid Sugar Ration Cuts
Washington reports that a decent diet will be kept despite a 25 percent sugar ration cut and possible higher prices for fats and oils. Samuel Rosenman urged supplying a substantial share of civilian needs in northwest Europe, which could further constrain Homefront supplies. An inter agency panel warned of adjustments and potential five to ten percent drop in domestic food production, while Congress weighs one man control of food matters. The outlook emphasizes sacrifice for liberated nations and adequate American health.
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Europe
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Former Regent of Hungary and marshals captured by Doughboys
Admiral Nicholas Horshy former regent of Hungary and his family were placed in protective custody by 26th Division troops after discovery in Weldsichl Castle Weil helm near Amer See. German field marshals Wilhelm List and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb captured in Partenkirchen Gardesing Fuessen strong actions tied to Polish French and Russian campaigns.
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Selar List
Wilhelm Ritter von Leck
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Tenth Armored Division
Partenkirchen
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Gardesing
Fuesen
Dr. R C S Young to Speak in City
Dr R C S Young assistant director of the Georgia State Department of Corrections will speak Friday at Dobyns Bennett High School in an open testing of the Kingsport Safety Council. C L Lineback president announced Tuesday. The meeting in the school auditorium will start at 730 pm. Lineback called Dr Young one of the most arresting and brilliant speakers in his field and said Friday night offers a rare chance for those interested in public welfare and safety to hear an authority.
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Dobyns-Bennett High School
Kingsport Safety Council
C. L. Lineback
Dobyns- Bennett High School
Lineback
Dr. Young
Churchill Hints V E Day Near Before Saturday
Kingsport men report for physical exams at Fort Oglethorpe with 148 pre induction cases. many transferred between boards. Churchill hints peace may come before the week ends while noting no special statement is ready. Patrols and allied decisions loom as potential brief announcements may follow.
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Churchill
Europe
House of Commons
Folke Bernadotte
Stockholm
Ern Bohoman
Foreign Office
Copenhagen
Anglo American group takes lead at Frisco UN conference
At the United Nations conference in Frisco the Anglo American bloc asserts control over debate on the Polish question and basic peace formula. The United States and British Commonwealth forces align with small nations, resisting Soviet pushes on Polish and Ukrainian issues, while Argentina gains admission by a 31 to 4 vote over Molotov’s objections.
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United States
Argentina
Nations
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Roosevelt
Churchill
Yalta
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Tov
Stettinius
Armerican
Bernadotte Quiet On Talks With Himmler Report
Swedish Count Bernadotte appeared confident and cheerful but declined to confirm any reply from Heinrich Himmler to an Alice demand for unconditional German surrender. He would not address a second message from the Gestapo chief. Earlier, Free Danish underground said Bernadotte attended talks between Danish and German representatives about a possible German withdrawal from Denmark, noted as a prelude to a surrender gesture to the Allies.
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Yolke Bernadotte
Denmark
Heinrich Himmier
Allice
Germany
United States
Britain
Russia
Gestapo
Bernadotte
Copenhagen
Conference Heads For New Dispute in UN Talks
San Francisco dispatch reports the United Nations facing a dispute over control of key commissions at the World Security Conference. The tensions reflect U S Soviet leadership struggles after a Soviet setback in Argentina and Poland, with speculation that foreign secretaries may join later stages of the conference.
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John M. Mthor
San Francisco
Argentina
Poland
United Nations
United States
Rusals
Soviet Union
Delegatia
Russia
Molotov
New Zealanders Push Toward Union With Tito
New Zealanders and Roman New Zealand troops advanced toward a junction with Marshal Tito's Partisans near Trieste and north of Lake Garda as Allied forces pressed in northern Italy. Generals Clark and Allied commands said German forces were effectively eliminated as US Fifth Army and Eighth Army units won multiple towns, crossed the Piave, and captured thousands of prisoners, with Nervesa and Mestre key points.
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Brenner Pass
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Marke W. Clark
15Th Army Group
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Trento
Bremer Pass
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Riva
Torbola
Nago
Eighth Army
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Mestre
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Seventh Army Advances Toward Innsbruck and Brenner Pass
Allied forces push from Munich toward Innsbruck and Brenner Pass as Seventh Army incursions reach Griesbach near the Austrian border. Patton's 11th Armored crosses into Austria, while Third Army closes near Griesbach and Munich falls to Allied control. Northern advances threaten Denmark and Schlewsig-Holstein as undisclosed surrender pressures mount.
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Alps
Austria
Alpine
Poilus
Freidrichshafen
Soviets Take Berlin as May Day Victory Declared
Soviet forces press to Berlin and seize key sites as Marshal Stalin proclaims victory on May Day. The Reichstag burns, Brandenburg Gate dominates the skyline, and German losses are listed while the Red Army breaches the city fortress.
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Berlin
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Reichstag
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Ministry of the Interior
Red Army
Fuehrer
Tiergarten
Brandenburg Gate
Spree
Fire Fighting Demonstrations To Be Continued In Kingsport
Fire Chief Roy Pyle announced continuing demonstrations at Fire Hall Number 2 on the Johnson City Highway as part of a week long training course for emergency fire work. Firemen from Kingsport plants, local businesses, and nearby towns including Gate City, Elizabethton, Jonesboro and Greeneville were expected to attend with national expert Harry K. Rogers assisting.
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Kingsport
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W. D. Rogers
H. 3. Eliins
Nashville
Johnson City
Mountain City
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Holston Ordnance Works
Tennessee Hastman Corporation
Gate City
Elizabethton
Jonesboro
Greeneville
Lewis Wins Final Okay For Soft Coal Terms Amid Anthracite Fuss
Washington report on government actions in coal wage talks with Lewis and operators. War Labor Board to handle anthracite dispute after last minute talks fail. Bituminous wage deal rubber-stamped with modest take-home pay rise and per-ton price adjustments to offset costs.
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WLB
Washington
John la. Levwise
War Labor Board
William H. Davis
Perking
New York
Sfa
Secretary of Labor
Perkins
Missy Perkins
Tha Unoft
Davis
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Careful Driver Honored by Hingsport Safety Council
The Rev Earl G Hunt of 510 Wa lauxe Street is named winner of Tuesday's careful driver award by the Hingsport Safety Council. Hunt, license mur der 6 150, has received two bester tickets for driving cautiously on a busy downtown street and giving the proper arm signal at an intersection.
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Earl G. Hunt
Walauxe Street
Hingsport Safety Council
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