Ribbentrop Evades Roundup of Nazis
London reported Joachim von Ribbentrop former Nazi foreign minister remains at large in the Allied roundup of enemy bigs. He was last seen in the Flensburg area as Doenitz Flensburg government collapses. Several field marshals noncaptured include Walter Model and Col. George von Kuechager. British forces are capturing scores of minor Nazi officials. Dr Hans Kluge a propaganda officer was arrested near Hamburg.
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Great Britain
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Ribbentrop
Flensburg
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Reuter
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Stedt
Jennie No Eens Stein
Porter Amar
Col
George von Kuecager
Dunkirk
Hans Kluge
Hamburg
Nazi envoy Von Ribbentrop said to be in Austria on way to Argentina
AP reports Joachim von Ribbentrop, the last Nazi big at large, seen in Austria and possibly heading to Switzerland and Argentina. An informant cites a former German foreign office head claiming he is posing as a farmer near the Italian frontier and bought a mountain cabin last March. Former collaborators say they have lost track and fear he may travel on false papers to Switzerland and then to Argentina where portions of his fortune were reportedly sent.
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British Nazi broadcasters to face British courts soon
The American-born Britisher who propagated for Germany will be flown back to England under guard for arraignment in Bow Street court. Joyce and Norman Baillie-Stewart, former British officers who broadcast for Nazis, may claim German naturalization and be treated as war criminals. John Amery’s return to England is expected tomorrow with similar custody.
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Bow Street Court
John Amery
Italy
Warsaw Dead Buried
Warsaw dispatch reports 127000 bodies were buried after removal from the ruins of the most battered European capital as of today May 31 in Moscow.
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Warsaw
Europe
Cupid Given High Priority In Chungking
Chungking officials and Mayor Ho Yao Tsu warned that quarrels and disorder tied to attention by American servicemen toward Chinese jeep girls are being engineered by enemies to damage Sino American friendship. The mayor and General Ho Hao Jo said no illegal acts have occurred and American troops are generally polite in China. Ta Kung Pai reports the mayor asserting Chinese women of legal age have full freedom even if they marry.
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Ho Yao Tsu
Foreign Affairs Bureau
Ho Hao Jo
China
Europe
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Tsu
U S Senate Group Due In MTO Today
Members of a U S Senate subcommittee led by Kilgore arrive in the Mediterranean Theater from London for defense talks. They will meet in Florence Leghorn and discuss supply redeployment and civilian agency matters in Rome and Caserta. Meetings set for Saturday in Rome and June 4 in Caserta. Senators Kilgore Tunnell Mitchell Ferguson participate.
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Summer warmth forecast for Italian cities
The weather forecast for today in Italy predicts fair and slightly warmer conditions with partly cloudy skies in Rome midmorning and clear in the afternoon. Weekend outlook remains fair and warmer with maximums: Rome 79 Naples 77 Foggia 85.
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Do Not Shoot Japs Filipinos Were Told
Manila May 31 Lt Col Bernard L Anderson a U S Air Force officer said Filipino guerrillas on Luzon were ordered not to kill Japs to spare villages from reprisals He escaped Bataan crawled through Jap lines and organized 60000 guerrillas We killed Japs earlier but they retaliated by massacring villagers so by early 1943 I forbade killings without permission Afterwards guerrillas focused on blowing bridges disrupting communications and supplying intelligence to General MacArthur
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Bernard L. Anderson
U. S. Air Force
Anderson
Bataan
Luzon
MacArthur
Rhine Civil Government Inauguration Set for June 7
SHAEF in Paris announced that the new civil administration under the Rhine Province military government will be inaugurated June 7 at Bonn with Dr. Hans Fuchs named president. The administration of Dr. Fuchs and his staff is already functioning.
Italy Faces Crisis as North Party Unity Tested
Article reports North Italy's political blocs remaining united under the Committee of Liberation while Rome based parties split on government formation. It notes reconstructions, war crimes prosecutions, and representation for the north as central issues, with leaders warning against a Rome driven coalition. A free election is deemed essential to resolve the stalemate.
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Italy
Rome
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Bonomi
Action Party
Ferruccio Parri
Milan
Committee of National Liberation
Park
Pietro Nenni
Carlo Sforza
Sforzi
Sforza
European War News Censors Relax Restrictions Across Theaters
Reuters from Paris notes censorship of war correspondents in the European Theater of Operations ends except for major troop movements and other items of high military importance. ABSIE will cease broadcasting at midnight July 4, and plans to aid relief efforts include 100,000 German prisoners to clear French beaches. UNRRA to supply Greece 800000 tons of aid. Romanian war criminals go on trial in Bucharest. numerous other updates on strikes, awards, and diplomatic moves mark this roundup.
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Reuter
Paris
Mtousa
AFHQ
Absie
Europe
London
BBC
Hitler's Papers Brought To England In Three Planes
Adolf Hitler's personal and state papers have been flown to Great Britain in three C-47 planes. Photostatic copies exist for many items but most must be sorted. The documents span a ten year period and include letters from European statesmen and notes from German officers. considered property of the principal Allied nations.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Great Britain
Daily Herald
Churchill to Speak in First Campaign Broadcast
London May 31 AP Prime Minister Churchill will make his first election campaign broadcast next Monday evening after the BBC nine o'clock news. He plans to outline general election issues. Sir Clement Attlee, Labour leader, is scheduled to speak the following Monday.
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