Yanks 10 Miles from Hannover British Gaining
Allied forces push toward Hannover Bremen and Hamburg as U S and British units advance on multiple fronts. U S 3rd Army nears Muehlhausen and Berlin area while 9th Army moves toward Hannover and Dortmund Soest region. Canadian forces drive toward Groningen and Emden as rail lines and ports see intensified fighting.
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Hannover
Paris
Han
I Weser
Brit
Bremen
U. S. 9Th Army
Hamelin
Weser
Hamburg
Ger
U.S
3Rd Army
Muehlhausen
Berlin
Essleben
Reich
Holland
U. S
Supreme Head
9Th Army
Ruhr
8Th Armored Divsion
Dortmund-Soest
Hamm
Soest
Weather forecast notes mild weekend with highs around 65
The forecast calls for a fair night and Sunday with a low near four and a high around 65. Breezy conditions are possible as the weekend continues.
Hitler Orders Nazis Out of Local Offices
London reports a Hitler decree ordering Nazi district leaders to quit local government posts. The measure splits state and party roles, forbidding kreisleiter and county councillor or lord mayor combos and barring leaders from holding multiple district offices, while safeguarding the party’s treaty and state roles.
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Hitler
London
Strike Closes Rubber Mills at La Crosse
Workers at La Crosse Rubber Mills quit work at 10 a m Saturday amid alleged non compliance with war labor board directives and contract provisions. About 800 employees are involved in major war work. Union leader Robert Gleason said officials were ready to meet to settle the dispute and end the strike.
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War Labor Board
la Crosse Rubber Mills
Cea
Robert Gleason
URW_CIO
Soldier Faces Prison For Uncomplimentary Remarks To President
New York soldier Hugh Callan 36 native of Ireland was court martialed at Camp Blanding Florida for sedition and disrespectful remarks about President Roosevelt. Convicted he faced a 10 year term after a 20 year sentence was reduced. Federal appeals court ordered Callan remanded to prison.
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New Orleans
New York
Roosevelt
Hugh Callan
Ireland
Camp Blanding
Fla
E. Marvin Underwood
Northern
Georgia
Callan
U. S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
United
Japan
Germany
Vinson Sworn In as War Mobilization Director
Fred M. Vinson was sworn in Saturday as director of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion succeeding James F. Byrnes. Vinson named Edward Pritchard as his general counsel, replacing Benjamin V. Cohen who resigned with Byrnes.
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Washington
Fred M. Vinson
Office of
War Mobilization
James F. Byrnes
Vinson
Economic Stabilization
Edward Pritchard
Pritchard
Benjamin V. Cohen
Byrnes
Easy Fighting Ends On Okinawa As Yanks Meet Jap Troops
The wrist slapping phase of the Okinawa campaign ends as American troops advance into prepared Japanese cave defenses. Japanese air attacks target shipping while Marines push north and the 7th Army encounters strong pillboxes. Civilian casualties and refugee wounds are reported as US forces press the north and west coasts.
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Okinawa
Robbin Coons
24Th Army Corps
7Th Army
24Th Corps
Nazi air losses mount as Allied bomber sweep nears Hamburg
London reports at least 44 German planes shot down as 1,300 American heavy bombers and 850 fighters press attacks toward airfields, dumps, and railyards near Hamburg. Italian based 15th air force planes hit rail lines in northern Italy for the third straight day.
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London
Germany
Hamburg
15Th Air Force
Italy
Three La Crosse Servicemen Reported Killed In Action
Three La Crosse men serving in the army and navy are reported killed in action. Lieut Francis Albert Riley of Avon street left Aquin High School in 1935 and the Naval Academy in 1941. he was aboard the submarine service in the Pacific and is listed as missing, believed lost. S Sgt George J Thiele of the 87th Division, 3rd Army, and Clyde J Haney of the 17th Airborne are also named in telegrams and letters to their families.
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la Crosse
Army
Navy
War and Navy Departments
Francis Albert Riley
Albacore
Pacific
George J. Thiele
3Rd Army
Clyde J. Haney
17Th Airborne
Mr. and S , & Son
Mine contract signing seen possible with Lew agreement
Operators of Bituminous coal fields called off a visit to the War Labor Board and said a contract with John L Lew could be written by Monday. Ezra Van Horn announced progress from subcommittees and a pending letter to the WLB while negotiations with the United Mine Workers continue. 16 more Pennsylvania soft coal mines closed, totaling 93 pits idle miners rising to 31,259.
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Washington
War Labor Board
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
WLB
Ezra van Horn
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Czech Government Set Up By Benes
President Eduard Benes announced the formation of a new Czecho Slovak government designed to patch from Kosice the temporary Czechoslovak capital.
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Czech
Benes
London
Eduard Benes
Kosice
Col Jimmy Stewart rises to colonel in 8th Air Force staff
London report notes actor Jimmy Stewart has advanced from private to colonel and now serves as chief of staff for a U S 8th Air Force combat wing. He arrived in the European theater 18 months ago as a B 24 pilot with the rank of captain.
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London
Jimmy Stewart
Army Air Force
U. S
8Th Air Force
Shipbuilder Wolvin Dies at 66 in Montreal
Roy Mitchell Wolvin a Montreal shipbuilder aged 66 died Saturday. He was known for his work in ship construction and maritime craft. The report records his age and profession with no additional funeral details.
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Toronto
Roy Mitchell Wolvin
Montreal
Troops Aid Levee Rescue Amid Flood Waters Across Louisiana
As flood crests approach the Red River region thousands are displaced. Army units and volunteers shovel sandbags while Coast Guard cutters and helicopters assist rescue efforts. Red Cross says it can care for up to 150000 refugees with 5000+ families homeless in central Louisiana and threatened along the Red River. Morganza floodway prep aims to divert water. 1000 families must be evacuated and a 10 foot levee built to protect Morgan City of 6000 people.
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Red Cross
Coast Guard
Barksdale Field
East Point
Louisiana
Red River
Natchitoches
Morganza
Mississippi
Gulf
Morgan City
Fighters Fly With B 29s In Record Attack
United States B 29s carried out a large scale strike on Tokyo and Nagoya with land based P 51 fighters providing escort and defense. The mission marked the first time AF fighters flew over Japan with a 1500 mile round trip from Iwo Jima.
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Guam
Tokyo
Nagoya
Iwo Jima
Committee Proposes Meat Handling Changes
A House special food committee proposed steps to address a potential meat shortage for export and lend lease after July. The plan includes army takeover of closed packing plants, lower hotel and restaurant meat quotas, reduced standards to boost prime supply, a pork price peg at 13 cents a pound, incentives to bring beef from ranges to packers, and targeted poultry purchases.
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Washington
Special House
Army
War Food Administration
White House
Identity of Missing Man Found Black and Blue
In Chicago police announce a battered body found in a cellar is that of 42 year old Vitale from Calumet City who had been missing since February 25 1944. Dr George H Carberry of Gary Indiana identifies the victim by a gold crown. The death is ruled a fractured skull and linked to the separate discovery of James De Angelo whose body was found in the rear trunk of his wife’s car on March 11 1944 after being missing since February 24 1944.
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Chicago
Oseandale
Calumet City
Philip Breitzke
Breitzke
Vitale
James de Angelo
la Salle Street
North Avenue
de Angelo
George H. Carberry
Gary
Ind
Richard Murphy
Discontinuance of V-12 Navy Training at Lawrence College
Appleton reports Lawrence College will end the V-12 Navy training program after July 1. College authorities announced the decision on Friday, outlining the phase out and next steps for students and staff involved.
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Appleton
Wis
Lawrence College
Yugoslavs to Attend UN Conference in San Francisco
The State Department said Yugoslavia accepted the invitation to the United Nations conference in San Francisco on April 25. Ivan Subasic, minister of foreign affairs, will lead the Yugoslav delegation as part of a 44 member acceptance list.
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Washington
State Department
Yugoslavia
San Francisco
Ivan Subasic
25 Percent Of Enemy Major Combat Force Put Out By Yankees
Washington official reports a naval air engagement off Kyushu resulted in heavy Japanese losses. The Japanese fleet, including a new battleship two cruisers and three destroyers, suffered about a quarter of its major forces, with three destroyers left burning and three others escaping.
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Washington
Nimitz
Kyushu
Reinforcements Too Strong Fainting Watchman Foils Milk Theft
Milwaukee dairy men report night watchman Oscar Dressler fainted when police squads and motorcycle officers responded to a milk truck theft in progress. The two youths escaped into darkness as the alarm was raised and reinforcements arrived.
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Milwaukee
Oscar Dressler
Dressler
Hong Kong Hit Again and Luzon Assaults Mark Pacific War Yet
Gen. Douglas MacArthur reports heavy air attacks on Hong Kong scene with three ships sunk or damaged and fires along the waterfront. In the Philippines, 11th Airborne crews fly into Lucena to seize airfields while Bangued falls to guerrillas, expanding a day of dramatic operations in the southwest Pacific theater.
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Manila
Philippines
Ae MacArthur
Hong Kong
Toyohara
Formosa
Pescadores Islands
Tarakan
Borneo
11Th Airborne Division
Lucena
Tabayas Province
Luzon
Auborme
Lowateorppenen Leeudiutge
Iwo Licaamt
Geougmd
Bangued
Abra
Suzuki Names New Cabinet Amid Tokyo Bombardment
Japan forms its third war cabinet as air raids hit Tokyo. Premier Admiral Suzuki names himself foreign minister and Greater East Asia minister, while Admiral Yonai remains navy minister and Gen Anami becomes war minister.
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Japan
Tokyo
Domei
Adm
Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Greater East Asia
Mitsumasa Yonai
Imperial Navy
Philippine
Korechika Anami
Army Aviation Headquarters
Yonai
Anami
Baron Suzuki
Kuniaki Koiso
Hiromasa Matsuzaka
Koiso
Nazis Must Evacuate Vienna Or Face Soviet Encirclement
Soviet forces drive into Vienna with heavy fighting as they push toward the capital and threaten to encircle German troops. Reports say Russian units advance north and east of the city while German artillery concentrates in the Vienna woods and western suburbs.
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Vienna
Moscow
Red
Vienna-Linz
Deer Park
Vienna Woods
Wadlingnau
Mariabrunn
Hadersdorf
Six Japanese Warships Sunk in Two Day Battle
News reports say six Japanese warships including the 45,000 ton Yamato and 391 enemy planes were destroyed over two days near Okinawa and Kyushu. Three US destroyers were sunk with seven planes lost. Japanese losses included two light cruisers and three destroyers. No large fleet units were hit.
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Guam
Japan
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
Yamato Sunk by Torpedoes in East China Sea
The battleship Yamato, flagship of the Japanese navy, was sunk in the East China Sea after being struck by eight torpedoes and eight bombs. At 900 feet and 45 000 tons, she carried 16 inch guns and could reach 30 knots. Her sister ship Musashi had been sunk in October near the Philippines.
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Guam
Yamato
Japan
Nippon
East China Sea
Philippines
Battle of the Gulf sinks Musashi and AGano class cruiser
Allied task groups under Admirals Sherman Radford Bogan and Clark hit Japanese naval forces delivering torpedoes and air strikes. Musashi was sunk after repeated torpedo hits and continued attacks finished off light cruiser and destroyers. Seven carrier planes were lost and many enemy aircraft were shot down in separate actions.
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A. W. Radford
G. F. Bogan
J. J. Clark
Japanese Radio Claims Okinawa Losses and Merchant Reports
An Imperial communique acknowledges ground losses on Okinawa southern front amid claims of Allied vessel losses. FCC recordings show no optimism. Japanese air forces reportedly sunk a cruiser and two destroyers, plus five transports, while five other ships and two warships were damaged.
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Pacific
Okinawa Island
Federal
Munications Commission
A Card Drivers Face Gas Ration Boost Post V E Day
Washington officials say gasoline rations for A card motorists could rise by 50 percent after victory in Europe if PAW projects extra supplies. Bowles notes six miles daily if 200000 barrels per day materializes, versus a smaller gain if only 100000 barrels per day becomes available.
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Washington
Petroleum Administration For War
Chester Bowles
PAW
Germany
Bowles
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Helmarshausen
Paderborn
Schwarzverden
Gata
Diepholz
Buecken
Dalen
Groningen
Amsterdam
Rotter
CIO
Vinson Sworn In
Mtth
Ryukyu Islands
Simon B. Buckner, Jr
10Th Army
Yabuchi
Thiele
South Pacific
Helena
Kula Bay
Riley
Navy Department
Lillian de Corsay
Forest Hills
Long Island
N. Y
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Col
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Iwo
Nakajima-Musashino
Mitsubishi Aircraft Plant
Comei
Moore
7Th Fighter Command
Ernest M. Moore
Lawrence
Home Islands
MacArthur
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Suzuki
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Associated Press
Tokosaku Hirose
Teijiro Toyoda
Kozo Ota
Genki Abe
Ishiguro
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Caltoenet
Emperor Hirohito
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