Russians Close on Berlin as Red Armies Reach City
London broadcasts say nine Soviet armies smash toward Berlin with defenses breached 18 to 20 miles from the capital. Reports claim a third offensive south of Stettin aims to link with Western Allies, while Konev advances toward Cottbus and the Spree as 2,500,000 troops press the front.
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London
Berlin
Stettin
Moscow
Berin
Stalin
Oder
Baltic
Ivan Konev
Neisse
Cottbus
Spree
Kuestrin
Transocean
Wriezen
Seelow
T Hey
Greater Berlin
Muencheberg
Frankfurt
Brue
Czechoslovakia
Austerlitz
Bruenn
Ernie Pyle dies in Okinawa war action
War correspondent Ernie Pyle was killed on Ie Jima when a machinegun ambush hit him at 10 15 a m. He had been reporting from the Pacific theater amid the 10th Army invasion and the engagement near the south coast. President Truman mourned his loss, praising Pyle as a keen chronicler of American fighting men.
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Sullets Iuam
Ernie Pyle
Ie Jima
Osawa
Fleet Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
Pyle
10Th Army
Te Jima
Washington
Pacific
Truman
Scripps-Howard
Guage
Okinawa
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Britain
France
America
Europe
Yanks cross border of Czechoslovakia in bold advance
U S Third Army infantrymen invaded Czechoslovakia eight miles from Hof and within ten miles of Plauen as Patton and Eisenhower fronts close on Leipzig and Nuernberg. British tanks push toward Hamburg and Harburg while Magdeburg falls to Ninth and Second Armored divisions.
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Paris
U.S. Third Army
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Sudetenland
Hitler
Reich
Munich
Asch
Hof
Plauen
Prex
First
Leipzig
George S. Patton
Nuernberg
Eisenhower
Ruhr
Stalingrad
Ninth
Magdeburg
Elbe
Berlin
Hell On Wheels
Hamburg
Harburg
Great Port
Halle
Duesseldorf
Jessau
Brenen
Seventh Army
Berchtesgaden
Chemnitz
Ede
Holland
Ninth Army
Yanks Enter Baguio Free 7000 Civilians
Yanks enter Baguio freeing 7000 civilians as the article points to normal school value in teacher supply. Howard Teasdale Wisconsin Green county normal school details rural teacher needs, permit teachers, and shortages. He notes 458 students at county normals and 102 would have attended teacher colleges otherwise.
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Green County Normal School
Wisconsin
Howard Teasdale
Green County Board of Supervisors
Green County
Teasdale
Green County Normal
Japs Put Up Strong Defense In Ruined City
Manila reports Allied relief as Gen MacArthur announces rescue of more than 7,000 civilians from the ruined summer capital Baguio. Maj. Gen. Percy W. Clarkson’s 33rd division presses heavy fire on approaches four miles from center. Other units near city limits and via mountain trails converge. Igorot guides led evacuees, many carrying the sick, amid casualties and perils.
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Manila
Baguio
Toaay
Gan
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
Doughboys
Percy W. Clarkson
33Rd
Ilinois National Guard
Kinnon Road
Bombers Smash Nazi Escape Railways Across Central Front
Allied air forces mounted a major strike against Nazi escape railways in Western Czechoslovakia and southern Germany with over 750 U S heavy bombers and 600 fighter escorts. Canadian Halifax bombers also attacked Helgoland while other night flights hit rail lines and airfields in the region.
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London
U. S
Czechoslovakia
Germany
Helgoland
North Sea
Released Prisoner To Visit in Monroe
Ralph E. Niffenegger arrived in Brodhead last evening to visit his wife the former Mildred Broughton and will come to Monroe on Thursday to visit his uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs Kay Chesebro, north of the town. Niffenegger was released from Oflag 64 German prisoner camp and returned to the United States early this month. He came to Brodhead from Fort Sheridan Illinois and will spend some time here before being reassigned.
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Abeut
Ralph E. Niffenegger
Brodhead
Mildred Broughton
Monroe
Kay Chesebro
Niffenegger
United States
Fort Sheridan
Truman to Run Own Show Says Capitol Hill Observers
Washington reports Capitol Hill observers say President Truman will run his own show in foreign policy decisions, taking advice but making final calls. They note his firmness in recent actions including overruling top commanders and selecting government appointees as he weighs big five talks and Dumbarton Oaks peace formula ahead of the April 25 conference.
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Truman
Capitol Hill
Washington
J. Truman
San Francisco
George
Dga
Mr. Truman
Big Ve
Dumbarton Oaks
United States
Patton
Hodges
John W. Snyder
St. Louis
Ciet
Molotov
Doughboys Capture Wife and Daughter of Fritz Kuhn
Forty-fifth division troops near Nuernberg captured the wife and 21 year old daughter of Fritz Kuhn former German American band leader in a town north of Nuernberg yesterday. Mrs Kuhn lived on funds from the Nazi party but received no other special consideration. Both were arrested for further questioning.
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Nuernberg
Germany
Forty-fifth Division
Fritz Kuhn
Nazis Admit Inability To Undertake Prisoner Exchange
London reports the German government informed Britain through Switzerland it cannot proceed with further prisoner exchanges. It cites a two month delay after needed arrangements are completed, signaling an inability to function normally under international conventions governing war prisoner exchanges.
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London
British Foreign Office
War Office
Switzerland
National Brake Checkup Campaign Announces April May Enforcement
A nationwide brake checkup campaign runs from April 16 to May 1 conducted by law enforcement. Drivers stopped for traffic violations receive a brake check to assess condition. If brakes are faulty, a ticket is issued requiring repairs within five days and signed by an officer, then returned to the issuing office.
The Road to Berlin AP Front Line Distances
The report lists war front distances: Eastern front 18 miles from Ederswalde, Western front 45 miles from Tangermuende, Italian front 530 miles from Menate. The figures reflect Allied advances and German defenses on multiple theaters.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Eastern Front
Ederswalde
Western Front
Tangermuende
Menate
Acute Shortage of Manpower Worries Dairy Spokesmen
Wisconsin dairy industry faces an acute manpower crisis with estimates calling for 2,500 more workers at 60 hours weekly during the spring flush. Powdered milk, butter, ice cream, evaporated milk, and cheesemaking sectors need additional staff. High school youths, prisoners of war, armed forces, and local service suspensions urged. committee to seek state officials' support.
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Maasson—Vey
Wisconsin
State Department of Agriculture
Milton H. Button
Button
Goodland
John Callahan
Selective Service
Japanese Air Losses Rise in Okinawa Invasion Days
Japanese air strength crumbled as Allied carrier planes and anti aircraft fire destroyed about 76 planes daily in the Okinawa invasion support month. Admiral Nimitz announced the toll, noting B 29 gunners and escort fighters further reduced Japanese air forces. Nearby Okinawa ground fighting continued with US forces advancing on Naha and moving toward the island’s remaining garrison.
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Okinawa
Guam
Adm
Chester W Nimitz
Japan
U.S
Ryukyus
Marc A. Mitscher
Fast Carrier
Iwo Jima
Tokyo
Kyushu
Naha
24Th Corps
Council Approves Mayor’s Committee Appointments
City council approved Mayor Frank A. Buehler’s interim appointee L. A. Koenig as city attorney during Arthur C. Benkett’s war service. Engineer Zenno A. reported on a site change with action possible next meeting. A contract with William Rees covers ground east of 11th Street at south limits. Insurance of city funds also proposed for consideration.
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Frank A. Buehler
L. A. Koenig
Arthur C. Benkett
Zenno A
William Rees
11Th Street
Assembly Approves Tax Bill Earmarks Funds for Veterans
The assembly passed an 81 to 11 revenue bill of 15,050,000 for 1945 47, earmarking about 9,550,000 from cigarette, gift and inheritance taxes for veterans rehabilitation and postwar construction. General fund to receive 5,500,000 from privilege dividend tax revenue.
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Beggs
Mullen
Madison
Sheahan
Assembly
James
R-Montfort
Bang
Truman Proclaims May 13 as Mother’s Day nationwide
President Truman issued a proclamation designating May 13 as Mother’s Day to honor the nation’s mothers and recognize their love and devotion. The announcement frames the day as a national expression of appreciation.
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Truman
Mey
Lunas
County Board Approves Salary Increases at One Day Session
County board of supervisors adjourned sine die after approving a 10 percent cost of living raise for elected officials retroactive to January 1945. Welfare, assessment, and insurance plans were discussed. a possible interim meeting between spring and November was considered but no action taken. Chairman Hoesly urged faster committee work and cooperation.
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Green County
Board of Supervisors
E. J. Hoesly
Hoesly
H. J. Samboley
R. H. Kchoonover
Ralph Schalt
G.’Stauffacher
Herbert Johnson
Clarence Lengacher
Grace Thorpe
Jessie Holcomb
Zorinne Hanson
Henrietta Bauman
Otto Schneider
Harry C. Young
Roy Craige
Ray Silver
Mildred Kuelling
Madi
Times Janitor Is on Job for Almost Any Kind of Emergency
A hatless young man asked for the janitor after the wind blew his hat onto The Times Annex roof. The janitor retrieved the hat with a ladder and returned it to the owner. The piece notes the janitor’s readiness over typical help from the want ads.
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Ofice
Times
Red Cross Sends Another Shipment to Overseas Centers
Red Cross production rooms at the post office are busy turning out garments and hospital sewing for men and women at the front. Mrs. E. B. Lux reports another shipment of finished garments and kit bags sent to centers for overseas destinations. Material for the kit bags comes from the war department along with yarn. All hospital sewing uses locally bought material with Green county funds. Last week’s shipments included 264 Navy kit bags filled, 28 Army kit bags unfilled, 25 Army turtle neck sweaters, 75 Army V-neck sweaters, two Navy Brooks type sweaters, one Navy helmet, 428 pair men’s scuffs, 138 pair men’s red socks, 174 bedside bags, six pair men’s heavy pajamas, 20 pair men’s lightweight pajamas, and one man’s bed jacket.
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Acurvsy
E. B. Lux
Red Cross
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White House
Rep
Charles A. Eaton
Tom Connally
Texas
Cox
Foreign Economic Administration
Leo Crowley
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Igcrate
George L. Mooney
Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheesemakers’ Association
L. E. Kopitzke
Marion
Hugh Fulton
New York
Fulton
Truman Committee
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