Okinawa Fronts Press Japanese Lines In Flanking Drive
American forces press a daring flank on Okinawa as the 1st division drives toward supply routes near Yonabaru and Shuri. The 96th division occupies Yonabaru, with the 7th pushing 1,030 yards south to dominate supply roads. Meanwhile fighting continues in Luzon and Tarakan as Allied forces advance and Japanese resistance falters. Aircraft bomb targets in the Ryukyus, while reports of a march of death and civilian casualties surface amid the broader campaign.
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MANASA
1Sth
Okinawa
Yonabaru
Shuri
Mindanao
U.S. 31st division
Malabasay
Luzon island
Manila
Tarakan island
Borneo
Netherlands Indies
New Guinea
Cape Moem
Japan
Wewak
Sakishima
Ryukyu
Kyushu
Tokyo radio
Embargo on Windsor meat and poultry exports imposed
The Dominion government bans exports of meat and poultry from Windsor Ontario after Windsor visitors from Detroit bought large quantities. Acting prime minister Wen J L Astey announced the embargo, effective May 25, following Windsor city council requests. In Burma, British 14th Army reports eroding enemy resistance near Thayetmyo.
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OTTAWA
C.C
Dominion
Windsor
Ont
Wen. J. L. Astey
Detroit
CALCUTTA
Kabaing
Thayetmyo
14th Army
Burma
regulations for service voters in the June election
ECHE rules for the June 11 polls mirror 1940 service voting with key changes. Voters mail ballots themselves. candidates identified by party. no minimum age. service personnel vote two weeks before polling. Special returning officers telegraph counts to Ottawa for final tally. Continued on back page.
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ECHE
Canada
Britain
serview
England
Ottawa
Churchill to Run in New Constituency Woodford Division
Prime Minister Churchill will stand in the general election for the newly created Woodford division after MPs reallocation of constituencies. He currently represents Epping in Essex, with most voters remaining from his former constituency.
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LONDON
Churchill
Epping
Essex county
Woodford
Superforts Hit Tokyo In Major Night Raid
More than 400 American B-29s dropped thousands of tons of incendiaries on Tokyo in a dawn raid. The Marianas commanded force said details would follow once the planes returned. The April 15 attack had set fires across a five mile square zone with arsenals and chemical plants.
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GUAM
Tokyo
WASHINGTON
20th Air Force
Canada Seeks New Export Markets for Prosperity
Edmonton May 23 Trade Minister James A MacKinnon urged expanding export markets to keep Canada prosperous after war times. He spoke while seeking re election in Edmonton West, stressing that trade channels must be maintained when war supplies are cut off and a strong export structure supports growth. Denmark cuts relations with Japan official Reuters report confirms.
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EDMONTON
James A. MacKinnon
Canada
MacKinnon
Edmonton West
King Asks Winnie Form Temporary Government Till Vote
Prime Minister Churchill resigns and the King asks him to form a short term administration until a general election. Churchill to lead a caretaker government while Labor ministers refuse participation until elections. Election date set for July 5 and dissolution of parliament announced for June 15.
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ALEX H. SINGLETON
Associated Press
ONDON
Churchill
Britain
Labor party
Downing Street
ministry of information
Labor
house of commons
New Japanese Offensive in Indo China Reported
Paris radio reported a new Japanese offensive against French forces in Indo China. French troops were said to withdraw and an air field was captured near the Mehkong region along the Burma Indo China border, the sole link to the outside world.
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LONDON
C.P
Paris radio
Indo-China
Mehkong
Burma-Indo- China
Prime Minister Mackenzie King Advances Westward
Prime Minister Mackenzie King traveled toward Winnipeg on the final western leg of his election tour. He visited Prince Albert, met Liberal candidate W. E. Brunskilla in Saskatoon, spoke to rural communities, and predicted another five years of leadership. He planned addresses in Duck Lake and Rosthern before continuing to Winnipeg and Ottawa.
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SASKATOON
Mackenzie King
Winnipeg
Prince Albert
W. E. Brunskilla
King
Duck Take
Rosthern
Canada
Wianibes
civic auditorium
Ottawa
Five Canadian Frigates Capture 15 Nazi Subs off Norway Coast
At Loch Eriboe1 Scotland on May 23, five Canadian frigates Marlane Loch Alvin Monnow Nine and St Pierre escorted 15 German U boats to port after Germany's surrender. Captain Subrentron Gross commander of the U boat nation was among those captured and said to be senior Arctic Ocean officer. The subs traveled with three depot ships and four merchant vessels. The German surface craft reportedly steamed to a Norwegian port as the subs were intercepted. Suhren indicated compliance with Allied surrender terms and noted ammunition had been landed and torpedoes rendered harmless.
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LOCH ERIBOEL
Scotland
P. Cabie
Norway
Germany
Neotland
Alo
Subrentron Gross
Barents
Marlane
Loch Alvin
Monnow
Nine
St. Pierre
Suhren
Five British Delegates Offer Resignation at San Francisco
Five members of Britain’s delegation to the San Francisco world security conference offer to resign following Churchill’s government change. Earl Halifax remains as UK representative and is to lead the British group with Viscount Cranborne likely to join the new government. Delegates plan to stay until London accepts resignations, keeping committees operating.
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beable
Earl Halifax
London
Stettinius
United Nations security conference
Stettisius
Washington
True
Hero’s Death SGT Aubrey Cosed Awarded Victoria Cross
SGT Aubrey Cosed of Latchford Ontario was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery in Holland. He was killed by a sniper’s bullet minutes after a heroic action during the Mooshot capture, earning Britain’s highest decoration.
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AUBREY COSED
Latchford
Ont
Mooshot
Holland
Momentous Results Seen O C Election
Analysis predicts a momentous British election with focus on how European swing affects John Bull. The piece notes changes in mass sentiment, German expulsions, and Russia's influence on leftist trends, signaling potential shifts in Britain’s political landscape. Churchill’s resignation and a new government formation are highlighted as pivotal preludes.
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Britain
John Bull
Russia
ohh
kngheh
Bracken forecasts PCs to win by a modest margin
In Brandon Manitoba on May 13 Progressive Conservative leader John Bracken predicted his party would win fewer than 45 seats nationwide and doubted a Liberal return to power. He argued the party would not promise unattainable goals and outlined objectives for a moderate majority in parliament.
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BRANDON
Muarn
John Bracken
C.C.F
Canada
br wien
minjority
Bracken
ios county
King George V Slices Destroyer Off Eire In 1942
Naval history recounts a 1942 collision between the battleship King George V and the destroyer Punjabi off the west coast of Ireland. The Punjabi was cleaved in two through the engine room. only a few of its 190 to 226 crew survived. The King George V was damaged, repaired in the United States, and no official accident notice was issued.
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Eire
LONDON
W. A. Crumiey
Ure
Fu nness
today
Crumsey
Liverpot
United States
Doenitz Arrested as Allied Troops Oust Flensburg Gov
Allied forces arrest Grand Adm. Karl Doenitz in Flensburg and disband his Reich government. Col-Gen. Gustav Jodl and Admiral Karl von Friedeburg are also captured, with von Friedeburg reportedly choosing suicide over capture. British troops seize German HQ and cargo ships stand offshore as U-boats and E-boats are watched.
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Associated Press
LENSBURG
Germany
Karl Deenitz
Hitler
Allied supreme headquarters
Gustav Jodl
Admiral Von Friedeberg
Reims
fA Reuters
Flensburg
Von Friedeberg
Argentina President Farrell Resigns Reported by Exiles
Unconfirmed reports from Argentine exiles claim President Edelmiro Farrell has resigned. Exiles say the move was kept secret as army leaders and government officials discuss developments in Buenos Aires.
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MONTEVIDEO
Uruguay
Buenos Aires
Edelmiro Farrell
Argentina
Costly Storm Sweeps East
Two Three Rivers men Alfred Lemay and Georges Dannaud were rescued after surfacing downstream from a capsized boat while attempting rescues on the St. Lawrence. The storm caused extensive damage across western Quebec Ontario and Montreal with outages and ruined structures.
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THREE RIVERS
Alfred Lemay
Georges Dannaud
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Ontario
Canada
United States
No Herald on Thursday Public Holiday in Alberta
Brief notice states no Herald edition on Thursday May 11 due to a public holiday in Alberta. Important news will be bulletined as usual.
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Alberta
Herald
Streicher Captured in Bavarian Hills by U S Forces
Streicher Julius the notorious Jew baiter has been captured in the Bavarian hills by officers of the United States first Airborne Division. Others among the top Nazis still at large include Weinrich Himmler and Joachim Ribentrop. Franz Von Epp was in custody after the surrender near Sehlers Fischhorn.
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RENCHTESGADEN
Julius Streicher
Munich
Goering
surerider
Sehlers Fischhorn
Zelter Lee
Hitler dies in mercy killing report shocks world
Mixed dispatches from Moscow claim Adolf Hitler died by mercy killing after a period of illness and paralysis. reports cite Russian generals and a physician injecting him to end his suffering while supreme headquarters notes uncertainty amid dramatic claims and counterclaims.
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FLBURG
Germany
supreme headquarters
Hitler
Miller
pein
slory
ALHERTA TRAGS
MIRKQOR
Ala
the
Star
HOCDE-DUPLESSIS
KKC
John Bracken
Noude-Duplessis
Quebec
Hracken
Mackenzie
Vancouver
TRUMAN
FRISCO PARLEY
WASHINGTON
A.P
San Francisco
Stettinius
Sam Francisco
TOKYO
GUAM
Berlin
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Monty
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Field Marshal
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Allied Control Council
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DEWITT MACKENZIE
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HELL
andy
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cers
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Montreal
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