MacArthur and Nimitz to lead final Pacific offensives
Washington reports that General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz will command all army and all naval forces in the Pacific theater as the joint chiefs retain strategic direction. The move aligns high command with projected operations toward Tokyo while Moscow’s neutrality treaty denunciation reshapes allied planning.
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Washington
Apj
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Locay
Russia
Japan
Europe
Hitler
Moscow
MacArthur
Chester W. Nimitz
George ©. Marshall
Stat
Senate
Filtler
Promine
Laws Menkorn
Mrealdent fKonnevelt
Statin
Yalta
Ruagla
United Ations
San Francisco
Joint Staff
War Navy Departments
United States
Pacific
Nimitz
Southwest
Central Pacific
China
Southwest Pacific
H. H. Arnold
20Th Air Force
Arnold
Reds Break Nazi Belt as Soviets Edge Vienna Center
Russian armies surged toward Vienna from the south and east, breaking through a fortified Nazi defense belt near the Danube and Schwechat, capturing Laxenburg and pushing within four and a half miles of Vienna's center while enlarging prisoner counts in Yugoslavia and Hungary. The drive included strikes at Bruck, Hainburg, and along the Danube defenses as Soviet units encircled parts of the Austrian capital.
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London
Vienna
Vietina
Danube
Tulla
Viennna
Srok
Ober-Lan
UntersLan
St. Stephany Churen
Germany
Czechoslovkia
Schwechat
Laxenburg
Vienna Woods
Vienne
Rodion V. Malinovexy
Hana
Bruck
Leitha
Bratislava
Hainburg
Drava
Slovakia
Zywicc
Poland
Doktja- Lendava
Zagreb
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Danzig Bay
Gdynia
Yugoslav Casualties Exceed Two and a Half Million
London reports that more than 2,500,000 Yugoslavs are dead or missing after four years of war. The Yugoslav government cites a fascist policy of annihilation and terrorism, detailing massive slaughter and wartime crimes.
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London
Scouts and Cubs To Gather Waste Paper In City Drive
Boy Scouts and Cubs will scour the city Saturday to collect waste paper for a Sunday salvage drive. Each member reaching 1000 pounds wins an Eisenhower medal for wartime duties on the home front. Medals from the War Production Board depict Gen Eisenhower. Len committee chair Bob Lamphere leads efforts with Fort Sill providing 25 army trucks. Local sponsors include the high school band and vocational agriculture. aim is every home and business to have paper at curb by Sunday for Lawton’s largest drive yet.
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Eisenhower
War Production Board
Gen
Dwight
Bob Lamphere
Boy Scout Camp
Activi Len
Delve
Liecoming Drive
Hardy Suggs
Marvin Bicket
Fort Silt
Lawton
Nann
Iila
Seid
Jap Counter Attack Stages On Okinawa Front
Japanese defenders launched their biggest counterattack of the Okinawa campaign, halting American progress in the west and central sectors while fighting shifts toward bloody engagement ahead. Resistance stiffened along the front as forces blocked passage to Naha and threatened the isthmus, with the east coast showing some U.S. momentum toward Yonabura and the port area near Tsuwa.
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Frank Tremaine
United Press
Guam
Okinawa
James MacLean
Agath
Na+ he
Naha
United States
Oxmawa
Simon B. Buelmer
Tsuwa
Yonabura
Tokyo Seeks Peace Yet Prepares for Sudden Changes
Tokyo said it would make the greatest possible effort to stay at peace with the Soviet Union while remaining fully prepared for any abrupt shift in relations. Admiral Kantara Suzuki, premier-designate, has not yet submitted a ministerial list to Emperor Hirohito, as expected, with cabinet formation due to be completed by tomorrow. Tokyo officials stressed Japan’s readiness to respond to future developments and noted efforts to maintain neutrality amid escalating global tensions.
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Charles Aimat
London
Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Ruswin
Mithon
Boren Kantara Suzuki
Hirohito
Radio Tokyo
Luxukl Ald
Army
Navy
Soviet Union
Fakyo Daniel Agency
Jasport
Rinai
Missing War Hero Warren F. Chrisman
Warren F. Chrisman, 22, reported missing in action over Germany, a War Department telegram said. A B-17 gunner and mechanic, he has been missing since March 20 with last letter dated March 19. He is Lawton High graduate and former Constitution carrier boy, later attending Cameron College, with training at several bases. He is the youngest of three brothers in service, including Lt. Col. Everett L. Chrisman and Myron V. Aman, both in military programs.
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Warren F. Chrisman
Germany
War Department
Robert Chrisman
Gore
Chrisman
Warren
Set Chrismim
Vir Corps
Air Force Base
England
Lawton
Constitution Carrier
Cameron College
Jefferson Barracks
Amarillo
Tex
Las Vegas
N. M
Dyersburg
Tenn
St. Louis
Everett L. Chrisman
Mountain Home
Idaho
Forge
Myron VW Aman
Duke University
Durham
Navy
Pvt John Hipp Missing In Action From Germany Now Prisoner
Pvt John Hipp 32 reported missing in action in Germany since December 12 writes his wife Estella Hipp of Lawton Oklahoma that he is a German prisoner. A Jan 25 card from Hipp from Stalag Gepeuth shows his lamp number and says he is getting along fine. He has been overseas since last January and the couple has two children.
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John Hipp
Germany
Estella Hipp
Route 4
Lawton
Pvt. Hipp
Gepeuth
Stalag
Lash Anmuat
Yvt
Mra. Hipp
Gliders Land With Tanks Near Langensalza Frontline Action
American gliders reportedly landed with tanks at an airport near Langensalza, 17 miles north of Gotha, amid heavy fighting described as ongoing. The Langensalza area lies about 48 miles southwest of Hisleben as reported in a London bulletin.
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London
DNB
Langensalza
Gotha
Hisleben
Pact Denunciation by Reds Is Momentous Development
War analyst Dewitt Mackenzie notes Russia denouncing the neutrality pact with Japan is momentous for the Allies. It signals Moscow cleared decks for possible action, raises the question of potential war with Nippon, and strengthens Soviet ties with the United States and Britain ahead of the San Francisco security conference.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
San Francisco
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Russia
Japan
Soviet Union
Nippon
Nazi Collapse Near German Paper Warns of Final Stand
In a Berlin dispatch quoted by Dagens Nyheter, the Nazi organ Das Schwarze Korps said Germany is perhaps days or weeks from complete collapse, while warning SS troops will fight to the death. Goebbels urged unity and scapegoat avoidance as Allies press the war. In Italy, Fifth Army troops pushed toward La Spezia as a major offensive along the Ligurian coast neared the naval base.
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W. R. Rigginbotham
United Press
London
Das Schwartze Korps
Heinrich Himler
Storm Troops
Germany
Ptteee
Berlin
Stockholm
Dagens Nyheter
Dax Schwartze Korps
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Das Reich
Goebbels
Wenger Riola
DNB
Stockhel
Albert Kesselring
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
DND
Goering
Massa
Italy
Igurian
Strettnia
Azzana
la Spezia
Aznana
Enal
Western Front At a Glance
Visual tally of Allied advances across the Western Front with major thrusts by 21st Army Group toward Bremen and Weser crossings, 12th Army Group toward Hannover and the Ruhr, and actions by U.S. Ninth and Seventh Armies plus French and Canadian units. Strong emphasis on captures, distances to Berlin and borders, and rapid armored advances.
Allies Break German Lines On Weser Front Wide 100 Mile Breakthroughs
Paris reported that three Allied armies pressed toward Berlin and the North Sea ports on a 100 mile front as the Ninth Army crossed the Weser to within 17 miles of Bremen and Hannover areas, while the First Army pushed toward the Weser from the Ruhr line and advanced up to 25 miles. British and American air support targeted Halle and Leipzig railway centers as heavy bombers and fighters aided operations across occupied Germany.
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Paris
Berlin
North Sea
Weser
Hannover
Bremen
Hamburg
London
CBS
New York
First Army
Ruhr
Lnhead
Ninth Army
American Ninth Armored Div advances toward Weser and Hamelin
American Ninth Armored Division and supporting British forces push across the Weser from Hamelin toward Stolzenau while advancing from Minden. American First Army expands south along the Weser after a 22 mile breakthrough near Padervo, as Third Army drives toward Leipzig and Eisenach falls. Reports say Bremen and Hamburg seaports may be evacuated.
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