Frisco Parley Hears V-E Day Within 48 Hours
A San Francisco based Canadian Press report says V-E Day in Europe could be proclaimed within 48 hours with London Washington and Moscow likely to announce simultaneously. An unidentified Canadian delegate source in New York noted the 9 p.m. DES T deadline and hinted end of war in Europe is certain within 48 hours. London workers began erecting Buckingham Palace grandstand for planned V-E Day ceremonies.
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British Enter Rangoon In Burma Campaign Push
Allied communiques report British forces landed on both banks of the Rangoon river after an airborne prelude and advanced within 35 miles of Rangoon from the north. Frome, Pegu, and Pyawbwe were captured as Eastern Air Command bombed river targets and beach defences. one Allied plane is missing.
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Ceylon
Rangoon
Allied southeast Asia command
Southeast Asia Command
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Pegu
Pyawbwe
Irrawaddy river
Minbu
Eastern Air Command
Break May Come Today Break May Come Today
Allied hopes rose that May would see Germany capitulate as fighting shifted across Norway Denmark Holland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. Reports suggested negotiations with German commanders might be underway or concluded, signaling a potential end to occupancy in Europe.
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Yugoslavia
Measles Break Out In Frisco Conference Body
In San Francisco on May 3 a measles outbreak affected the United Nations conference with Charles Ritchie an adviser to the Canadian delegation among the guests at the St Francis hotel where 22 delegations are quartered Health authorities stated no quarantine was necessary and no danger to the wider public was seen Molotov and Prime Minister Mackenzie King were among the notable attendees.
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Charles Ritchie
St. Francis hotel
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Mackenzie King
Stalin and Truman in Small Town Mindset Prophecies
In a San Francisco conference Washington talkers debate Truman and Stettinius with Byrnes Welles as possible leaders. Eleanor Roosevelt is floated as 1948 Democratic candidate. Stalin’s small town origin is noted, with commentary on diplomacy risk, Truman’s political skill, and a predicted era of compromise and confession as relations unfold.
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Ottawa Journal
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Sumner Welles
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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STALIN
Howard Vincent O'Brien
Chicago Daily News
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Terran
Russia
Malotov
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Abiy
Churchill
Bismarck
Hitler and Goebbels Die By Own Hand In Berlin Fall
London reported that Adolf Hitler and Paul Joseph Goebbels killed themselves as Berlin fell to the Soviet army. The Soviet communique, citing Hans Fritsche, claimed Hitler and Goebbels died by their own actions. Fritsche, captured, said General Krebs also took his life. The notice spoke of 70,000 captured troops and listed other officials. The full details were not released.
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Berlin
LONDON
Adolf Hitler
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Fritsche
Krebs
Hans
Goebbels
Coleman Victory Loan unit tops goal in quick push
Coleman’s Victory Loan unit surpassed its $125,000 quota today with several hundred dollars to spare. Officials set a new target of $150,000 by week’s end as sales volume remains brisk. Many small purchases of 50 and 100 dollars and doubled up buyers boosted the drive.
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Coleman Victory Loan unit
Victory Loan
British Troops Cross Danish Frontier Reported Near Aabenraa
CBS correspondent Charles Shaw reports from Malmoe that British forces crossed the Danish frontier in the Aabenraa area, Sweden. The dispatch notes a widening military movement into Denmark with ongoing hostilities and international implications.
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CBS
Charles Shaw
Malmoe
Sweden
Aabenraa
Break Near Stockholm Reports Diplomat On Developments
A cautious diplomat, not fully identified, outlined developments clarifying the situation regarding Get. The report notes the account continues on page three.
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Get
Nazis Last Stand and Evacuation Moves in Norway
The report suggests a last Nazi stand in Norway with German forces possibly evacuating from the Netherlands and Denmark as Canadian and British troops press forward. It notes potential air and base fortifications near Gardenoven north of Oslo and ongoing Soviet Norwegian pressure. Sweden remains a neutral flank, offering Norway a shield from eastern attack.
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Gardenoven
Oslo
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Denmark
Berlin Falls to Soviets as Hitler’s Reich Ends
Berlin, 341 square miles, fell to Soviet forces after 12 days of brutal street fighting. Premier Stalin announced victory after 70,000 German troops surrendered and the Berlin garrison was destroyed or captured. Zhukov and Boney led assault, London and Moscow reported the surrender and a 24-gun salute. The city’s ruins stand as a monument to millions dead and Hitler’s doomed 1000-year Reich.
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Moscow
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Webling
Hitler
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Trieste Is Occupied By Allied Forces
New Zealand troops of the British 8th Army have occupied Trieste. Allied headquarters announced all fighting in northern Italy and western Austria ceased under an unconditional surrender by German General Von Vietinghoff Scheel. Over 230,000 prisoners were taken before capitulation. Trieste garrison surrender accepted at 4 30 pm by Lt General Sir Bernard Freyberg.
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Trieste
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Austria
Heinen Vout Vietinghoft-Scheel
Von Vietinghoft
Isonza
Victory Loan drive tops seven day totals in Canada Ottawa
Ottawa dispatch reports Victory Loan progress with $90,351,000 in land sales and a cumulative $867,182,160 after three weeks. Rail and airline workers contribute multi—million sums. Western employers reach 19,920 staff contributing $2,368,850, CN system workers $6,776,200, and Trans-Canada Airlines staff $238,350, showing strong national support for the loan drive.
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National Railways Munitique Ltd
C.N reluna
Prince Rupert
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Royal Canadian Navy
Betun tremor thrills Moscow crowds at fall news
Report from Reuters describes Betun sesterdas impact in the Soviet Union as streets fill with cheers loudspeakers announce news strangers embrace and celebrate. Russians dance in the streets and toss their caps in exuberant display amid the fall event.
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MOSCOW
Reuters
Betun sesterdas
Soviet Union
Oldenburg Captured by Canadian Army in Germany
New York dispatch reports the Canadian Army’s 1st and 2nd divisions entering the outskirts of Oldenburg, 33 miles west of Bremen, as Allied forces push into northwest Germany. A Canadian officer is noted among advancing troops amid broader northwest Germany actions tied to a truce move for food relief.
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BBC
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Bremen
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ROSS EUNRO
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Great Port Surrenders Without Fight to British Army
Hamburg, Germanys great port and key northern stronghold, surrendered to British 2nd Army troops without resistance. Prague was declared a hospital city and a symbol of the collapsing Nazi regime as Soviet forces pushed toward Bohemia. Doenitz pledge and Goebbels propaganda marked the rapid collapse of resistance as occupation rules and curfews were imposed.
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Hamburg
2nd Army
Prague
fuehrer
Karl Doenitz
Dempsey
Doenitz
Hitler
Karl Frank
Bohemia and Moravia
Andrei Yeremenko
Rodion Y. Malinovsky
Moscow
Bohemia
Goebbels
jin
Berlin
French Hold Stuttgart in Occupation Pact Report
Paris reports the Franco American Stuttgart affair ended with France securing continued occupation of Stuttgart. Supreme Headquarters granted continuance of the French line as a compromise to avoid broader political conflict. De Latre De Tassigny commands face two masters, Supreme Headquarters and the French war ministry.
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Stuttgart
France
Germany
Rhine
Wurttemburg
Supreme headquarters
Eisenhower
Afrca
Gen. De Lattre De Tassigny
war ministry
Canadians Repatriated From Philippines In Japanese Internment
A group of Canadians among 72 of 3000 civilian internees repatriated from the Philippines is billeted in a Los Angeles hotel before moving to Canada via Vancouver. They describe deliberate starvation by Japanese garrison during the final six months of captivity and recall severe rationing and inability to buy outside food.
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Canadia Press
LOS ANGELES
C.P
North America
Canada
Vancouver
Philippines
United States
Stavely Tops Drive at Victory Loan HQ
Stavely to date surpassed its Victory Loan goal with officials and salesmen reporting a total of $125,400 in subscriptions toward the $155,000 objective. The campaign had previously reached $90,000 on the third day and continued to build through the final push, achieving substantial progress as win aloft for local supporters.
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DEDICATE CHARTER TO WORLD SECURITY FRANCISCO
Drafting officers at the United Nations security conference studied a proposed preamble dedicating the charter to humankind. Field Marshal Smuts submitted the text, outlining two major aims: preventing another war and preserving rights and freedoms. The document signals the first real draft section of a world organization charter to be completed in weeks.
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Europe
FRANCISCO
United Nations security conference
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Sotetts Africa
United Nations
Dumbarton Oaks
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Armistice Rumors Again Heard In Paris And Moscow
Paris reports circulated that Mamoury surrendered to the British Army and Stalin announced the collapse of German resistance in the northern pocket east of Kiel. Moscow noted moves toward unconditional surrender, while German divisions across Mecklenbuerg surrendered as Denmark and Norway were isolated by British and Soviet forces. Hamburg, described as ruined and open, awaited occupation as armistice loomed.
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Mamoury
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Geerman
Kiel
Elbe
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Schleswig-Holstewm
Europe
Denmark
Norway
Prague
Hamburg
Germany
amburg
End of air fighting in Germany signals near
News briefs report the cessation of air battles in northern Germany with mass surrenders across the Baltic to the Elbe region as Soviet advances push thousands to escape. Reich Minister Speer declares Germany defeated on Danish radio. British forces reportedly near and entering Denmark amid heavy fighting. Kiel to not be defended as claimed by a German radio relay. Seven miles from Linz as US Army pushes toward Austria. Stalag 114 prisoners evacuated toward American lines. Jutland frontier crossed by British troops. Harry Leader to not seek re election, directing efforts to cancer research with a major donation planned to the University of Manitoba.
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BBC
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