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Newspaper
Lethbridge Herald
Location
Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Date
Apr 10, 1945
Page
1
Wilder's hostage gambit risks high-profile captives including King Leopold Petain and Daladier as a lever for immunity in a crisis. The piece weighs whether the United Nations would tolerate threats to punish war criminals, and argues Allies should not bargain away justice for survival.
General Eisenhower announced to Germans that resistance in the west has collapsed and urged North Sea port workers to block fanatics from damaging harbor installations. Allied stations quoted him warning towns are in gravest danger from fanatics and that ports will be usable once the armies arrive.
Eastern front 32 miles from Zein. Western front 128 miles from Allmenhausen. Italian front 544 miles from Reno River. Canadian Press report provides current position distances along three fronts, outlining progress toward Berlin and related sectors.
Canadian troops push four battle groups toward Oldenburg and Emden, reaching 25 miles south of Emden after a 10 mile overnight advance. Zwolle reportedly captured. 70 Germans engaged near Meppen with 12 prisoners taken. V-1 and V-2 sites overrun. forces face resistance from bazookas and small arms. German lines reformed south of ports Helmstad and the Ems-Weser region.
The item bundles notes on Australian history linked Stirling family and a Canadian namesake MP Grote Stirling, plus war era Soviet stamps with allied designs and a quip about Betty recalling Johnny Wilson’s exam papers. It treats historical figures and philatelic topics with light, fragmented prose.
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The eastern Italian front erupted in flames at 7 30 p m Monday as hundreds of heavy guns opened fire. Bridgeheads formed on a broad front north of the Senio near Lugo after a massive air bombardment by over 1 000 heavy bombers and many lighter planes. The crossing was swift with light opposition, marking the end of the winter drive and signaling Allied superiority in matériel as German divisions prepare to resist a possible westward strike.
Ottawa April 10 Canadian delegation to the San Francisco conference on an international organization moves off next week without Prime Minister Mackenzie King. King announced the delegation and said he cannot leave on April 19 unless the commoners finish business this week. The house spent the day debating the army section of the war appropriation bill as Munitions Minister Howe was ready to proceed.
Ottawa reports Gen G. Pearkes VC former commander of the Pacific Command filed four retirement requests from December 1945 to March 1946 stating he could not continue implementing the government policy to draft volunteers for general service. Defence officials say no suitable post existed and he sought retirement to secure a higher pension.
Canadian press report from Ridge France notes April 28 anniversary of the 1917 Vimy Ridge capture by Canadian Corps. Gen Crerar praises veterans and the new generation while officers and mayors attend at the memorial with 100 men from all Canadian units, many relatives of Vimy fighters.
Damascus April 19 Reuters The Syrian prime minister Fayez al Khoury said in parliament that Allied sources report news of a cessation of hostilities in Europe is imminent. The announcement sparked widespread excitement among Syrians.
American 9th Army units in halftracks seized Hannover and pushed toward the Elbe, racing to Hamburg as British forces report moves around Bremen. Canadian forces strike Deventer as Allied pressure increases across northern Germany and the Thuringian plain. Two German generals are captured east of the Weser as Hodges’ troops reach 60 miles from the Elbe.
Fit Lt J D Mill of Montreal was committed to stand trial in supreme court next June on a charge of manslaughter arising from the death of FC Henry Kenneth Billingstey of Vancouver following an argument in the RCAF Officers' Mess here early March 4.
A three year old boy, son of Lamar Court of Zit Oth Street South, died in Galt hospital after being struck by an automobile near St Patrick s high school. Charles Erickson of Warner aided at the scene and rushed the child to hospital. An inquest was ordered by Coroner Dr K Murray and opened, then adjourned as police continue investigations.
Sir Walter Citrine British labor leader and delegate bound for world security conferences in San Francisco teased reporters in Montreal by saying he had already been interviewed by one of their men. He recalled a prior interview from four years ago in another time and place.
Soviet forces push toward Munich and Prague as they close on the Austrian capital. Vienna’s center fell late last night with Soviet infantry and tanks driving from the west across the Ringstrasse. Koenigberg fell after a 33 hour barrage, hailed as a major victory. Moscow says the 1st of Vienna is imminent as Tolbukhin’s 3rd Ukrainian Army advances toward Linz and Munich.
Ottawa reports Air Force Headquarters awarding eight Distinguished Crosses and two Distinguished Flying Medals to RCAF members serving overseas. Recipients include F/O C. Hazlett of Chilliwack, F/O C. Lansdall of Saskatoon, F/O W. Pudney of Vancouver, F/O R. W. Tully of Chemainus, and F/O R. G. Chantle of Gibbons. Christie as presumed dead.
Two hundred and eighty five members of the German foreign ministry staff were captured by American forces at Muehlhausen, Germany, as armor surged forward. Foreign Minister Ribbentrop and top officials escaped capture. Nordhausen, 85 miles from Berlin, was entered by US forces as tanks neared the Elbe. US bombardment claims 245 German planes destroyed by fighter pilots, record for aerial victories. Canadian divisions push into Deventer center near Zwolle. Koenigsberg prisoner total rises to over 52 thousand with additional German killed. Train collision at Portage la Prairie injures six trainees. passengers unhurt.
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