End of World War II Reflections From Washington Memoir
A 1945 year-end meditation on Roosevelt’s death and Truman’s rise, the war’s end with Japan, the atomic bomb, and postwar hopes. The anonymous narrator links global suffering to personal longing for peace, relief, and shared human burden.
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Washington
Battle of the Bulge
Japan
Roosevelt
Yalta
Harry S. Truman
Arcerica
Stusselini
Pixon & Hook
Hiroshima
Amerca
P48
United Nations
Congress
President Truman
Amenca
Russia
Java
Iran
Palestine
Leavenworth County Issues 1000th 1945 Marriage License
Judge Sam Parisa notes Leavenworth county issued its 1000th marriage license of the year, a Saturday ceremony to a soldier and a WAC, as the county’s marriage business is described as strong. An unrelated line mentions a deadly incident in Milaca with a brief note on a killed animal.
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Leavenworth County
Leavenworth
Bar
Cbe Prohata
Sam Parisa
Parisa
WAC
Mink Killed After Discovery of False Report
Joe investigated a mink he believed was something else and killed the animal a civet cat related to the skunk and ill smelling Schhmits got 75 cents for it but the dry cleaning bill will be many times that amount
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Joe Investijy
Schhmits
Strikes at a Glance Across Nation
National labor action updates show a total idle workforce around 86 000 tied to disputes. The NLRC halts strike votes over funding, quitting 600 union petitions. In New York City 290 000 building trades workers await a vote. GM wage talks continue as UAW compiles federal data for a wage panel.
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Associated Press
National Labor Relations Board
A.F.L. Building and Construction Trades Council
NLRE
New York City
General Motors
United Auto Workers
British Officer Confirms Hitler's Death In Berlin Bunker
A British intelligence officer says there is no doubt Hitler died in his Berlin bunker. The full escape story of three messengers and the former chancellor's last testaments is detailed after exhaustive questioning of witnesses now in British hands.
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Herford
Germany
Phthe
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
New Year Arrives Early in New Zealand Traditions Begin
New Zealand marks New Year on January 1 with 1946 era celebrations as residents start rounds to toast friends. Proximity to the international date line makes it the first nation to welcome the new year with first footing and social visits.
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New Zealand
Wellington
E.S.T
Dominions
Folke
Donald Weeks Survives Bullet Removed From Brain
Donald Weeks, 19, of Hrowre Kan, underwent brain surgery at Fitzsimmons General Hospital for a bullet removed after a hunting accident. The cadet in the Army Air Corps was discharged this month and flown to Denver from Walker Field by army cargo plane.
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Denver
Donald Weeks
May Lose Victory Fruits Churchill Warns of Postwar Dangers
Winston Churchill told Britons in a New Year's message that triumph could be squandered by false promises and dangers to the fruits of victory. He referred to Labour's election win of the previous summer and urged vigilance as postwar plans proceed. More than a thousand rooms and houses have been rented via Journal-World classified ads in the past year.
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London
Winston Churchill
Labor Party
Journal-World
Writer recalls Patton'sactions in North Africa invasion
HAL BOYLE recalls General Patton during the 1942 North Africa landings. Patton visits Feda a Morocco in a tank, admonishes a sergeant, and frequently shifts from fierce to mild as he leads troops. The article notes his earlier wound, blunt speech, and bold leadership.
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Hal Boyle
Manila
Patton
Feda'a
French Morocco
North Africa
France
Gaid
Beast
Berchieswaucen
Parton
Marsaa
Montgoomery
Aldewe Yoo
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Ahi Eur
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Lawrence Laundry
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China Air Service
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Manley
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