Connally predicts German surrender imminent
Senator Tom Connally said an unconditional surrender by Germany would be announced within hours after reports in Washington denied earlier claims. He cited authoritative quarters and suggested the surrender originated with Heinrich Himmler while Hitler was ill.
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Washington
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Adolf Hitler
Himmler
Hitler
Stettinius
Opera House
United Ntions
V. M. Molotov
Jose Serrato
Truman
United States
Britain
Russia
Berlin Battle Nearing End
Moscow reported the battle for Berlin nearing its end as German troops surrender in large numbers. Russian forces used searchlights and heavy artillery to trap defenders in central Berlin while advancing from Tempelhof toward Mitte and Tiergarten, inching toward Unter den Linden.
Russians Reach Tiergarten As Berlin Falls to Red Army
News from London reports Soviet forces penetrate Berlin inner defense ring near Tiergarten as fighting rages through the city. Zhukov’s troops seize Moabit and Charlottenburg while capturing districts along the Spree as German resistance collapses and mass surrenders occur.
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Moscow
Zhukov
Moabit
Spree
Lergarter
Charlottenburg
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Unter den Lin- M
Minand
Eines
Mild Sunday Weather with Afternoon Showers Possible
Local forecast calls for a mild Sunday with high around 68 degrees. Expect fair skies early, turning cooler later in the day with showers possible in the afternoon.
Duce Taken To Milan For Trial On Charge Of War Crimes
Benito Mussolini was carried to Milan by Italian patriots and handed to a court martial of the Italian national liberation committee. Swiss radio reported the action as part of wartime justice and said Cardinal Schuster offered no immediate judgment.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Milan
Mussolini
Italian National Liberation Committee
Schuster
Germans Near Surrender Report Amid Italian Front Turmoil
Swiss radio claimed German surrender talks were under way in Lombardy and Piedmont near the Swiss border though unconfirmed in Rome. Allied communique reported 6,000 prisoners as German troops were driven from Genoa and Turin while French forces pushed into Italy creating a pincers motion.
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Lombardy
Piedmont
Switzerland
Italy
Rome
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Genoa
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Chicago stock yards to close half hog lots
The Chicago stock yards will shut half of its hog lots Monday for an indefinite period due to a shrinking hog supply. The current hogs on hand amount to about 15 percent of yards capacity, the lowest for a spring season on record.
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Chicago Stock Yards
Yankee Tanks Press Toward Munich In final Alpine Push
American 7th and 3rd armies drive a widening frontier toward Munich as tanks reach 22 to 27 miles from the city. German resistance loosens. reports of revolts and confusion swirl from Munich while Allied forces push through Landsberg and Berg toward Austria and the Brenner Pass. Crossings into Czechoslovakia occur near Pilsen.
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Baguio Falls To Americans In Philippines Campaign
General MacArthur announced the fall of Baguio to the American 33rd army division after a gradual encirclement with artillery and air support. Twenty-fourth division troops crossed from Moro Gulf to Davao Gulf toward Davao, as the 31st division joined the 24th for the push.
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MacArthur
Davao
U S Warships Bombarded as Japanese Planes Suffer Losses
Allied command reported Friday night off Okinawa a Japanese air raid sank an auxiliary craft and caused damage. Twenty five Japanese planes were destroyed and two probably shot down. Carrier planes claimed 32 air kills around Okinawa and nearby Ryukyus as 24th Army Corps pressed toward Machinato and Yonabaru amid heavy bombardment and pillbox clearance. Tokyo radio claimed American losses included Savannah sunk and two cruisers damaged with four transports sunk.
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Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
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Nimitz
24Th Army Corps
John R. Hodge
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Yonabaru
Tokyo Radio
United States
Savannah
OPA Caught Napping On Watermelon Prices
The OPA admitted it erred on 1945 watermelon price ceilings causing country shipping point ceilings to stay at 45 dollars a ton until July 4 and 35 dollars a ton afterward. Retail peak prices rise to about six cents a pound early, five cents later in the season.
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Washington
OPA
Veterans Hospitals Split View From A P Series
The Tribune previews a five part Associated Press examination by Frank Carey on veterans hospitals. The series weighs claims of overcrowding hunger and harsh treatment against official defenses, offering a careful, documented, impartial look at the VA system.
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America
Associated Press
Frank Carey
The
Tribune
Veterans Administration
4000 More Jobs In La Crosse Postwar Survey
An extensive La Crosse postwar planning committee survey finds 4000 more jobs will be available in the city after the war. Read the page nine article for details and clip for servicemen.
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la Crosse
Speed Move Of Freed Troops
The War Department reports all facilities are used to evacuate and rehabilitate American prisoners freed in Germany. POW camps and hospitals are overrun. guards and medical staff are supplied by overrunning forces until special troops arrive. Liberated prisoners undergo medical exams, delousing, documentation, and get to airstrips for evacuation.
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Washington
War Department
Germany
Eisenhower
Senators Map Action To Aid Meat Supply
The Senate agriculture committee on Saturday directed its Food Investigation subcommittee to draft recommendations to improve meat supply and distribution. Key figures debated creating a unified food administration, with Wheeler urging consolidation under one head amid interagency overlap among OPA and the War Food Administration.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Wheeler
OPA
War Food Administration
Thomas
D-Okla
Food Administration
Chance Japs Will Fold Soon After W E See
Washington reports that Japanese leaders may use Germany’s collapse as a last chance to surrender or justify defeat to their people. Some experts warn Japan could still consider drastic action such as a suicide attack on Russia despite suffering military losses.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Russia
Tass Confirms Contact Made On Himmler Surrender Offer
The Moscow Tass news agency says reports of Heinrich Himmler offering unconditional surrender to the Allies are confirmed in responsible Soviet quarters. Stockholm's Dagens Nyheter also reports Himmler made a capitulation offer to the Allies via Count Folke Bernadotte.
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Moscow Radio
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Saltiel Resigns as DOJ Antitrust Official
Chicago reports William D. Saltiel resigns as special assistant to the U.S. attorney general antitrust division effective May 1. As Midwest chief of the Small Business Section he aided firms in contracts with war agencies and other government bodies. He will enter general law practice focusing on government matters.
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William D. Saltiel
United States Attorney General
Midwest
Department of Justice
Salties
Truman Denies Peace Hint After Unconfirmed Germany Surrender Report
President Truman held an emergency news conference to reject rumors of Germany's unconditional surrender. He stated there is no foundation for the report that Germany had capitulated, amid ongoing military setbacks in the Reich. The episode followed a high American official's statement at the United Nations conference in San Francisco.
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Tom Connally
Texas
U. S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Eisenhower
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V. M. Molotov
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Great Britain
Russia
Britain
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Hitler
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Reich
Eisenhower Says No German Surrender Information
General Eisenhower told Stars and Stripes in Paris that he has no information on any German surrender. The denial was reported in London via a telephone line between the Paris and London AP bureaus.
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Eisenhower
Army
Stars and Stripes
Paris
Associated Press
Truman denies surrender rumor near Berlin front
President Truman told reporters near Berlin that there is no foundation for rumors of surrender and hinted a possible capitulation still being considered. A crowded press pack chased his remarks as he outlined contacts with Leahy and San Francisco officials. Daniels warned the lid is on, signaling no further White House news Saturday night.
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Jonathan Daniels
Daniels
White House
Tax Cut Talks After V E Day Stir Debate
Washington reports that widespread discussion centers on possible tax cuts after V E Day while Treasury Secretary Morgenthau declines to comment.
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Henry
Washington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Rumor of Nazi Surrender Triggers La Crosse Hype
Rumors of Germany's unconditional surrender spread through La Crosse on Saturday night causing street closures and police standby as residents and soldiers debated the possibility. President Truman’s later denial cooled the excitement, leaving residents bewildered and disappointed.
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