Allied Forces Close In On German Ruhr and Holland
American First and Ninth Armies trap 21 divisions totaling about 110000 German troops in the Ruhr while the British Second Army presses toward northern ports in Holland. Ninth Army advances 100 miles east of the Rhine. Third Army pushes toward Kassel and Fulda Within 155 miles of Berlin, 198 of Soviet lines. Montgomery’s 21st Army Group resumes ground offensives in the Ruhr and Westphalia.
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Freed American Captives Tell of Nazi Mistreatment
Twelve hundred seventy seven Americans among 5 000 prisoners freed by U S Sixth Armored Division near Siegenhain after brutal Nazi captivity. Survivors describe brutal treatment, semi starvations, forced marches, and confinement in box cars as they endured months in war’s European front.
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Byrnes Resignation Accepted and Vinson Named Successor
President Roosevelt accepted James F. Byrnes resignation as director of war mobilization and named Henry L. Vinson as his successor. Vinson will remain in place until his nomination is confirmed, marking his second job change in under a month after being named federal loan administrator on March 6.
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Washington
Roosevelt
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Germany
Red Army advances near Vienna and Stettin report
Soviet forces pressed toward Wiener Neustadt and Bratislava gap as Tolbukhin’s Third Ukrainian army widened the advance from Sopron toward the Lietha mountains. Stalin announced Glogau fell after a seven week siege with 8000 Germans captured. Berlin claimed large scale attacks on Stettin and troop positions opposite Berlin.
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Washington Roundup Threatened Coal Strike Postponed Thirty Days
John L. Lewis ordered soft coal miners back to work from Easter break while seeking a one month extension to avert an April strike. The War Labor Board ordered continuation of the old wage agreement with adjustments dating from a future date. Negotiations with operators resume today as Roosevelt and Congress hear the quarterly report. Lewis pledged to lift curfew and racing bans upon victory and warned reconversion will be gradual with ongoing controls until Japan is defeated.
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Victory in Europe in Sight, Byrnes Hails News
James F Byrnes declared victory in Europe was in sight while addressing the nation. The statement came as Allied forces pressed onward toward final defeat of the Axis powers.
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James F. Byrnes
Hurdle rises for manpower bill after Byrnes report
Senator Ed Johnson says Byrnes' report virtually kills the manpower bill despite the compromise measure passing the house. The Coloradoan objects to Byrnes' claim the bill could be used for war production and civilian goods and later reconversion.
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Races for Justice State Supt Top Election Interest
Wisconsin voters face a light turnout with about 500000 expected to cast ballots Tuesday. The pivotal contests are for supreme court justice with Fred R. Zimmerman, Elmer E. Barlow, and Peter F. Leuch. and for state superintendent John Callahan versus Arthur W. Jorgensen. A constitutional referendum on airport aviation spending is on the ballot. Local races include a county superintendent of schools in 21 of 27 precincts, featuring Florence Wartenweiler.
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Set Ceiling Prices For Swiss Cheese Made in Switzerland
The CPA set ceiling prices for Swiss cheese imported from Switzerland though no imports are current. No imports planned soon, and officials say price increases will apply only when imports resume. When available, foreign Swiss cheese will cost about 12 percent more per pound than domestic product.
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War Bulletins From Front Lines Across GIs Sectors
AP dispatches report German efforts to break the Ruhr corridor with infantry and tanks near Winterburg and between Paderborn and Siegen while U S forces hold. Other items note Japanese views on Okinawa, Soviet capture of Nagykanizsa, B 29 raids on Tokyo, and the Ninth Army 100 miles east of the Rhine.
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Treble Damages Sought Against Janesville Knitting Firm
The Office of Price Administration seeks treble damages and an injunction against Lewis Knitting Co. of Janesville for alleged price ceiling violations totaling 5,041.71 dollars. The action, filed in federal court, targets future violations and oversight of pricing practices.
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Secure Beachhead Deep in Easy Okinawa Landings
U S forces on Okinawa breached the coast and formed a beachhead three miles deep on an eight mile wide isthmus near Katena. They seized two air fields and villages overnight, with another air strip reported as captured. Japanese defenses loom as reinforcements reorganize.
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American assault forces land on Kume Island
Tokyo radio reported the landing at 8 25 p m Sunday night Japan time 5 25 a m Sunday CWT on Kume Island the westernmost Ryukyus. FCC monitored no confirmation from the United States. A land operation there would support the Okinawa occupation like the Kerama islands action a week earlier.
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Hopes Rise That V Bomb Attacks Have Ended
London reports an official statement that no V bombs landed in England since last Thursday night and Nazi troops withdrawal signs from northern Holland hint at ending raids. But officials say it is too early to declare the threat over as London endures months of fear.
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