Hamburg Falls to British as War Nears End
Hamburg, Germany surrendered to British forces as Allied operations pushed toward the close of Europe. German defenses near Berchtesgaden and Innsbruck weakened while Third and Seventh Armies closed in on Austrian fronts. Hamburg, once Germany’s second city and major port, lies in ruins after sustained bombing and now comes under occupation with a curfew for residents.
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Denmark
Norway
Paris
Hamburg
Europe
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Austria
Berchtesgaden
Innabruch
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Salzberg
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Tyrol
Kesselring
Allley
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Lower
Elbe
Blohms and Vasa
Deutsche Werke Submarineg
Deutsche
Czechoslovakia
Second Army
Sir Miles Co. Dempsey
Kiel
Italy
Bohemia
Moravia
Yugoslavia
Patton
Linz
Berlin
Luebeck
Rostock
Breslau
Dresden
Chemnitz
Schwerin
Wismar
Wittenberge
Laval Held in Montjuich Stone Prison After Spain Arrests
French collaborationist leader Pierre Laval is confined at Montjuich Citadel in Barcelona harbor, awaiting Allied disposition. He arrived by American car from the airport after landing in a German bomber, and is housed in a stone fortress with access to a Ritz suite once used by royalty and dignitaries. He listened to a French Voice of America broadcast as guards report on the situation.
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Barcelona
Ritz
Laval
Duke of Windsor
U. S
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Gestapo
Heinrich Himmier
David M. Key
Montinich
Lavalez
America
End of Rangoon in Burma campaign signals near finish
Allied forces break through to Rangoon after a double landing and northern thrust as British and Japanese positions around the city collapse. Pegu Pyawbwe and Prame-all reported captured, with Singapore within range of new air bases completed across Borneo and Tarakan.
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Associated Press
Rangoon
Burma
Singapore
Japan
Okinawa
Borneo
Pacific
Davao
Philippines
Rangoon Heme
Thailand
Pegu
Pyawbwe
Prame
Rangeon
East Indies
Fort Blair
Tarakan
Douglas MacArthur
New Zealanders Occupy Trieste as Fighting Ends
Allied forces announced the unconditional surrender of German forces in northern Italy and western Austria. New Zealand Second Corps accepted the surrender of German garrison in Trieste at 4:30 pm. Over 220,000 prisoners were reported captured previously as fighting ceased across the region north of the Isonzo River.
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Trieste
Italy
Austria
Germ Henrich von Vietinghoffschee
Bernard C. Grerberg
New Zealand
Alps
Salzburg
Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Berchtesgaden Ia
Bavaria
von Vietinghoff
Harold Alexander
Mark W. Clark
U. S
Germany
Royal Palace
Caserta
Naples
W. D. Morgan
J. G. Sweetman
Harsla Alexander
G. B. A. Baker
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Mediterranean
A. PF. Kislenko
M. Vraevsky
Russia
L. L. Lemnitzer
Allied Force Headquarters
Signal Corps Radin
Doenitz at Kiel Reported With Allies Nearby
A Stockholm dispatch says Adm. Karl Doenitz and Foreign Minister Ludwig Schwerin von Krosigk were seen at Kiel with British troops about 35 miles away. The report, unconfirmed elsewhere, alleges meetings with Josef Terboven and Werner Best to discuss a possible last stand in Norway and Denmark.
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Stockholm
Adm
Karl Doenitz
Ludwig Schwerin von Kresigk
Kiel
Doenitz
Josef Terboven
Norway
Werner Best
Denmark
World-Wide Power Plan Is Attacked at UN Conference
At the United Nations Conference the plan for a world powerful council faced opposition from several nations who favor regional peace-keeping. The United States seeks a global security system while accommodating regional groups. 164 American amendments to the Dumbarton Oaks plan are to be announced. Delegates, including Stettinius Molotov Eden and Soong, discuss reorganization issues and Argentina’s status as no officer position is granted.
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Tohn M. Hightowes
Associated Press Diplomatie News
San Francisco
World Council
United States
State Stettinius
Dumbarton Oaks
Dumbarton Osaka
Security Council
Molotov
Eden
Stettinius
Polana
Warsaw
Soong
China
Argentina
Diplomat Sees Clear Developments in North
A cautious diplomat said developments clearing up the Denmark and Norway garrison situation might occur today. Swedish authorities warned that Grand Admiral Doenitz may influence a bloodless capitulation, as Jerebner Best is reported to have met with Doenitz in northern Germany amid traffic of diplomats arriving in Copenhagen.
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Stockholm
Denmark
Norway
Krel Doenitz
Jerebner Best
Doenitz
Germany
Berlin
Copenhagen
Demos Seek Cabinet Changes After Walker Hannegan Shuffle
Washington Democratic leaders eye a new labor secretary or attorney general to join President Truman’s first cabinet appointee Robert E Hannegan as postmaster general. They await Talienthal’s stance on Senator McKellar of Tennessee. Judge Lewis B Schwellenbach of Washington state is tipped for labor or possibly attorney general. Francis Biddle’s future remains undiscussed. Truman offered no timing for further cabinet shifts at his Tuesday news conference. Walker’s resignation was announced with Hannegan nominated to replace him. Walker plans to return to Scranton to run his theater chain after resigning June 30. Hannegan will be 42 on June 30.
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Washington
Democratc
Truman
Robert E. Hannegan
Talienthal
McKellar
Tenn
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Washington State
Francis Perkins
Francis Biddle
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frans ©. Walker
Pennsylvania
New York
Hannegan
Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
Senate
Chamber
Walker
Scranton
Heas
Postal Department
U. S
Internal Revenue
St. Louis
Truman’s Reputation Grows as Hot News Source
Washington reports Truman solidifies status as a rapid news source after confirming Adolf Hitler’s death. He confirms the report with a flat yes, notes lack of details on death, and states confirmation comes from best authority available. He has already pushed a multi billion economy drive and announced allied armistice steps.
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Washington
Adolf Hitler
Truman
Fuhrer
White Horse
Armiies
Italy
Safety Lecture Friday Topic Announced by Kingsport Council
Dr. R. G. Young will discuss Sects Of Actuuenus at a Friday night safety lecture open to the public. C. L. Lineback, council president, urged large attendance as Kingsport aims to maintain its safety standing. The program starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Dobyns-Bennett High School auditorium.
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Georgia
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Kingsport
Lineback
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Georgia State Department of Corrections
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Morning paper fails to reach the porch in brisk dawn
Street scene shows a woman in a thin house coat reaching for the morning paper, doors shut after the effort proves futile as fog and cold grip the air. Newsstand crowds form long lines around corners for a fresh cigarette shipment. Street decor includes Timbbelins on a shopfront as breakfast crowds seek shelter from a downpour.
Hitler Dies By Own Hand In Berlin Fall
Russians claim Hitler killed himself in Berlin ruins aided by Goebbels and Krébs amid reports from Hans Fritsche. Allied leaders see no Wagnerian legend and note Himmler Bernadotte secret meeting and possible brain hemorrhage as alternate cause. Von Rundstedt and Dittmar affirm death narrative. evidence remains disputed.
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Hans Fritsche
Goebbels
Leutenant
Berlin
Hitler
Supreme Allied Headquarters
Fuher
Supreme Allied Command
Luebeck
Germany
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Folke Bernadotte
Himmler
Sehienburg
Reich
Chanellery
Ninth Army
Sea Hitler
Conquest of Italy Cost Fifth Army 109,163 Soldiers
Secretary of War Stimson reported the conquest of Italy from the Allied landing in 1943 to April 28 cost the American Fifth Army 109,163 casualties. The tally includes 21,577 killed, 77,248 wounded and 10,338 missing.
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Fifth Army
Washington
Stimaon
Stimson
Trainman Hurt in Rail Wreck Near Speers Ferry
J. Boyepppi Urwin, a Clinchield Railway freight engineer, was treated at Holston Valley Community Hospital for burns to the hands and feet and bites to the hands after a derailment near Speers Ferry Virginia. The engine and six cars struck a rock cut, delaying a southbound Elk City passenger train seven hours while the northbound Johnson City service remained on schedule.
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Gunport
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Speers Ferry
Webb
Clinchield
Rankin Proposes Weekly Vets Pay Under GI Rights Bill
Rankin of Mississippi introduces an amendment to the GI Bill proposing 20 dollars a week for a year to all armed services members serving 80 days since Sept 36, 1940 who were not dishonorably discharged. The plan, labeled adjusted compensation, would cost about 11 billion dollars and supplement muster-out pay.
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D-Miss
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Veterana Committee
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Renkin
G.I
Berlin Falls as 70000 Nazis Surrender
Berlin, the Nazi capital, capitulated to Soviet troops after 12 days of urban combat. Stalin announced a 6 mile front from the Baltic to Wittenberge, with the Ninth Army destroyed and 60,000 killed and 120,000 captured. Moscow celebrated with 24 cannon salutes and public joy.
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Berlin
London
Spyikrshai Stalin
Baltic
Wittenberge
Bam
Firat
Stalin
Ninth Army
Germany
Rosateck
Warnemuends
Moscow
President Vetoes Farm Deferment Bill in War Time Stoppage
Washington reports President True Man today vetoed legislation to provide blanket draft deferments for farm workers. He argued no group should have special privileges and that agricultural workers should not be favored over others under the Selective Service Act. The veto cites Section 5 E 1 and past deferment scandals.
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House
Congress
United States
Tydings
Careful Driver Named by Kingsport Safety Council
Vaughan at 138 Woodside Avenue wins the careful driver award announced by the Kingsport Safety Council on Thursday. He received two theater tickets mailed for safely signaling and cautious driving in heavy morning traffic.
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Woodside Avenue
Kingsport Safety Council
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