End Vigorous Vote Campaign For General Spring Elections
A statewide effort drives eight general spring elections for constables and justices. Onalaska Aldermen lead in 10 wards while Bangor Rockland West Salem and 11 county townships vote for full officer slates. Township terms extend two years under a new state law. Voters must cast ballots by 5 p m at Be Sy hall. A mayoral contest pits incumbent J J Ver theta against Becker. City officials Kramer Roop Kaiser Rue justice seek four year terms. Page 2.
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Onalaska
Bangor
Rockland
West Salem
J. J. Vertheta
Becker
Fred L. Kramer
John P. Roop
L. J. Kaiser
P. Rue Justice
William P. Dee S
Gulf Widening Between Allies
The United States and Britain rejected Russia's demand to invite Poland's present Warsaw government to the San Francisco United Nations conference. The action marks a renewed rift among the Big Three and the peace organization talks, with American delegates set for a preliminary meeting to address the dispute and its implications for the world body.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Poland
Warsaw
San Francisco
Yalta
Peace Organization
White House
Russia
World Organization
Local Weather Summary for Sunday
Cloudy and mild conditions expected Sunday with light to moderate winds. Highest temperatures forecast around the mid range for the season, bringing a comfortable day though cool start possible. Officials urge light outerwear and layering for changes in afternoon breeze.
Warsaw Government Proclaims Danzig Annexation by Poland
The Lublin radio said the Warsaw government decreed Danzig to become part of Poland. It established the province of Danzig and annexed the former free city zone and the northern Polish corridor. Districts listed include Gydnia Kartuszy and Tczew with Morski Starograd and Koscierzyna.
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Danzig
Poland
Lublin Radio
Free City
Warsaw
Free City Zone
Gydnia
Kartuszy Maritime
Morski
Yanks Push On in Philippines Amid Rapid Advances
General MacArthur reports rapid Allied advances as Japanese resistance tightens on Negros Island. With the capture of a capital city, only three mid sized Philippine cities remain under Japanese control including Baguio Legaspi and Davao. Ground and air units coordinate to reduce inland pockets near Murcia and along the Bago river mouth.
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Ital
Pers
Dota
Asak
Dian
Thane
Negros
Philippines
Philippine
Baguio
Legaspi
Luzon
Davao
Mindanao
Davee
St Corps
Ragen
Det Baguie
Rome
Murcia
MacArthur
Bacolod
Bee Philippines
Reds Break Nazi Defenses Near Vienna in Major Soviet Drive
Soviet forces punched 11 miles into Austria south of Vienna and 22 miles across Hungary toward Graz, with Bratislava’s defenses breached. Troops advanced from Silesia to Moravia, seizing Zauditz and Ratibor as Tolbukhin’s and Feodorosov’s units push toward Vienna from multiple fronts. Sopron and nearby routes also came under pressure as the front stretched 300 miles.
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Austria
Vienna
Wiener Neustadt
Moscow
Red Army
Hungary
Graz
Italy
Silesia
Slovakia
Bratislava
Vah
Prague
Upper Silesia
Ratigbor
Bieskau
Moravian
Adolf Hitler
Koslovak
Moravia
Zauditz
Ratibor
Feodor Wos
Kirschlag
Wiesmath
Wiener
Hitler
Berch
Tolbukhin
Neusiedler See
Kophaza
Sopron
Books At Youths Of 18 Being Sent Into Combat
Senator Revercomb criticized U S policy allowing 18 year olds to enter infantry combat. He noted Britain set a higher limit and Russia drafts men aged 19 to 50. He cited Allied pressure as Germany’s front lines weakened amid the European war effort.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Revercomb
United States
Britain
B 29s Strike Kyushu and Honshu in Dual Bombardment
U S bomber fleet from Guam launched twin daylight raids against Kyushu and Honshu. About 150 Superfortresses bombed Kyushu targets while a smaller force returned to hit Nagoya, an aircraft production hub. Radio Tokyo tied the strikes to Okinawa landing efforts in the Ryukyu chain.
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21St U. S. Bomber Command
Guam
Kyushu
Honshu
Japan
Nagoya
Nippon
Radio Tokyo
Okinawa
Ryukyu
Formosa
Allied Fury Hammers Okinawa Amid Pacific Assault
Allied forces under Admiral Spruance pressed a large scale attack across the Ryukyu chain and Okinawa near a peak of assault intensity. Fire at close range breached seawalls and cratered defense positions as U S and British fleets bombarded air fields bridges and gun emplacements. Smoke veiled the island while reports noted no evident civilian movement amid the bombardment.
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Guam
Ryukyu Island
Japan
Tokyo
Adm
Raymond A. Spruance
Ryukyu Chain
Nimitz
U. S
Okinawa
Nazi top officers hidden in Bavarian mountains plan retreat
General Eisenhower cautions that reports of a major Nazi disposition toward the Bavarian Berchtesgaden area point to a possible plan by remaining leaders. The strategy would offer little real safety to war criminals, merely delaying pursuit as Allied forces close in on the eastern and western fronts with heavy troop movements and routes through the Bavarian mountains.
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Bavarian Mountains
Berchtesgarden
Eisenhower
Allied Air Strikes Persist Across Reich In Record Month
Allied air forces pounded Germany from the Austrian Alps to the Baltic coast in a record month with an estimated 165,000 tons of bombs. 8th Air Force and German targets near Halle, Brunswick, Zeitz, and Branden burg were hit, with losses on both sides. In the Mediterranean, the 15th Air Force raised its month’s bomb tonnage to over 32,000 tons with attacks on Linz and Villach.
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Reich
8Th Airforce
London
Austrian Alps
Baltic
Germany
8Th Air Force
Halle
Brunswick
Brandenburg
Zeitz
Leipzig
Blohm- Voss
Hamburg
Rome
15Th Air Force
Linz
Austria
Villach
Prisoner Toll Soars Rapidly on Allied Fronts
Allied forces on both western and eastern fronts report sweeping captures of German troops. Totals include 552,261 prisoners on the western front and 1,142,224 overall to date, with 1,369,268 captured since Normandy. Patton’s third army leads western gains at 224,450, amid broad Allied advances.
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Karl von Rundstedt
Bulge
Rhine Line
Normandy
Eisenhower
James Grigg
House of Commons
Russia
Patton
George S. Patton
U. S. 3Rd Army
3Rd Army
U. S. 1St Army
U. S. 9Th
U.S
Isa
Ist
Byrnes outlines postwar civilian goods push after Germany falls
In a congressional address Byrnes says production will shift to civilian items within nine months of Germany's collapse. He envisions kept price and wage controls, continued taxes, and reconversion steps including releasing 13 million dollars of hard goods for nails, cars, and equipment. He calls for a unified national defense postwar department and lists seven wartime economy actions to guide postwar recovery.
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Agre
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Office of War Mobilization
Japan
Germany
Byrnes
Germany Falls Slow Reconversion Delays Civilian Goods
A report notes a slower pace in converting wartime industry to civilian production, with gains only a third of what was hoped within nine months after Germany fell. The trend signals a gradual shift rather than rapid postwar civilian output revival.
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Germany
How To Surrender Ike Calls On German Troops To Cease Fight
General Eisenhower issues a broadcast to German soldiers urging surrender. He states German government lacks effective control over wider areas and the high command has lost control of many units. Soldiers are told to send emissaries under white flags and surrender orderly, unarmed and without helmets or web equipment.
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London
Eisenhower
Germany
Ruhr Basin in Death Grip of Yankee Troops
Allied forces tightened siege of the Ruhr pocket as German troops fought hard to break out toward Berlin, with Eisenhower urging surrender. A nine‑army front including U S 15th and French 1st Armies closed in around Warburg, Paderborn, and the Weser line, while American and French units pushed toward Karlsruhe and Munich in the stalled westward advance.
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Ruhr Basin
Paris
Berlin
Eisenhower
Associated Press
Hal Boyle
Paderborn
Weser
Hitler
Allied Supreme Headquarters
U. S
15Th Army
Rhine
Don Whitehead
3Rd Armored
Warburg
Wes Gallagher
2Nd Armored
U. S. 9Th Army
Gallagher
7Th Army
1St
Karlsruhe
Speyer
Seventh Army
Ketsch
Hockenheim
U. S. 15Th Army
U. S. 7Th Army
Tauber River
Wuer
Munich
Nuernberg
Bavaria
Van
Muenster
Drastic Reshuffle Of Jap Generals
Tokyo radio announced a drastic reshuffle of senior Japanese generals as Allied air and naval forces pummeled the Ryukyus and Honshu. The broadcast warned of an imminent invasion of Okinawa as fleets pressed toward Formosa, while Japan to begin waiving passenger and freight fares for evacuees from bombed cities.
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Japan
U. S
Ryukyu Islands
Tokyo Radio
FCC
Battletent
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Midway
Formosa
Honshu
Kyushu
Tokyo
32 000 Japs Trapped On New Britain Isle
Australian troops control two thirds of New Britain and have trapped 32 000 Japanese on Gazelle peninsula. In Bougainville fighting they drive Japanese from hill tops and block escape routes. Monsoon rains complicate operations as Australian units in Aitape and New Guinea report higher casualties and new village captures.
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New Britain Isle
Associated Press
New Britain Island
Bismarcks
Gazelle Peninsula
Melbourne Radio
FCC
Bougainville
Solomons
Sarokan
Aitape
New Guinea
Melbourne
Bui
Dagua
Matrik
Torricelli
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Hamilton Faron
Faron
Vice Adm
Marc A. Mitscher
Carrier Force
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Treviso
Venice
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Frankfurt-Nuernberg Main
Wuerzburg
He Bees Ag
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James James
Congress
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Navy
Air Force
Department of National Defense
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Cologne
Kassel
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Hesse-Nassau
Lautenhausen
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