Demand Probe of Big Gains by Smaller Packers
Washington lawmakers press the Office of Price Administration to examine independent packers whose beef business surged during shortages. The probe targets a Ohio plant and broader price squeezes in live cattle versus meat, with calls to review home slaughter permits and empower inspectors to distribute federally inspected meat to curb shortages.
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Washington
House
OPA
Anderson
Ohio
Office of Price Administration
Senate
Alles
Chester Bowles
Reveal Top Secret Chemical Torpedo in Navy Arms Arsenal
Top secret details emerge about two new chemical torpedoes said to be part of the navy arsenal. Official channels refuse further details, labeling the subject as secret. Public records mention a term chemical connected to a modification of an old steam-turbine propulsion system.
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Navy
Receipts Down Jackson Upstate Treasurer Sen Sills
A brief report notes receipts declined while state finances improve, naming Treasurer and Senator Sills in a concise summary. The item highlights fiscal changes and mentions key officials involved in the financial oversight.
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Lackson
Upstate
Sen
Sills
Pilot Receives Air Medal At Mediterranean Ceremony
Sec ond Lt. Howard E. Counselman a B 25 Mitchell bomber pilot with the 12th Air Force earns the Air Medal for meritorious aerial service in the Mediterranean Theater Brig Gen Robert D Knapp wing commander presents the award Lt Counselman’s wife Mrs Elfrieda M Counselman and his parents Mr and Mrs Earl Counselman are from Macomb Illinois
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Howard E. Counselman
12Th Air Force
Robert D. Knapp
Mitchell
Mediterranean Theater
Counselman
Elfrieda M. Counselman
23Rd Avenue
Earl Counselman
Macomb
Ill
Roosevelts Move From White House Amid Transition
The Roosevelt family departs the White House as Truman assumes residence. Mrs. Roosevelt handles gifts and arrangements four days after F D Roosevelt’s burial. Franklin Jr and John Roosevelt, naval officers, remain unreachable due to security. Anna Roosevelt-Boettger plans a Washington hotel stay before Hyde Park.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Harry S. Truman
Roosevelt
New York City
Hyde Park
Anna
John Boettiger
Johnny
Seri
Baaly
Minor Flood Closes South Side Square
The city water department battles a broken water pipe on the south side of the square near the courthouse. A several inch long break caused a flood of small proportions, startling townspeople this morning as they passed the area.
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City Water Department
Court House
Cheaper clothing but higher wage to loom workers
The government acts to boost textile output and lower costs. A wage increase for 50,000 CIO textile workers in 54 mills raises minimum pay to 55 cents an hour with a 5 cent general raise. The OPA orders apparel firms to cut prices to 1943 levels, trimming retail prices about 6 percent. The wage hike is seen as essential for military needs and keeping living costs steady. The price cap, called maximum average price regulation, activates in June and aims to improve supply of inexpensive clothing by summer.
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OPA
Davis
Wa Labor ‘Board
CIO Textile Workers Union
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Three Monroe Faculty Members to Quit System Here
Three Monroe teachers will leave the district as they returned contracts unsigned. Cate English Montos Mel Grace Monroe Grace Foxwell history from Union Grove and Miss Mary McKinney physical education from Up will exit. Superintendent E C Evans says no other vacancies exist in the Monroe public schools. Miss Audrey Wimner, general science instructor for a one year term, also left unsigned.
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Monroe Peniorana
Cate English
Montos
Mel Grace
Monroe
Grace Foxwell
Union
Grove
Mary McKinney
E. C. Evans
Audrey Wimner
Greater Army of Occupation Brings Hard German Regime
Wes Gallagher reports from Magdeburg that Germany’s occupation demands may outgrow plans as Allied troops struggle to administer overrun areas. Nazis’ collapse leaves law chaos, looting and mass misery. Bradly notes insufficient civil government teams. many displaced wanderers, including bands of women, plunder for food amid dire shortages.
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Wes Gallagher
Magdeburg
Germany
Europe
Hitler
Omar N. Bradley
12Th Army
Cheese Group in Meeting Tonight in Wisconsin
Directors of the Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association plan a mass meeting at Turner Hall at 8 tonight to discuss rising prices and grading. They criticize the 1-grade 1-price system, noting state grading improved quality until OPA restrictions, and warn declines threaten future markets. A similar meeting is scheduled Monday at the Darlington courthouse in the county board room at 8.
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Wisconsin Swiss and Limburger Cheese Producers Association
Turner Hall
OPA
American Cheesemakers Association of Wisconsin
County Board Room
Darlington Court House
Remains of Nazi Fleet Ties Up in Copenhagen Port
The 10,000 ton German cruiser Prinz Eugen with six destroyers arrived at Copenhagen with several submarines in tow, followed by at least 26 other units. BBC quoted that most major German fleet units are out of the war, with Gneisenau and Seydlitz in Russian hands. Informants say Copenhagen may become a base for the remaining German fleet.
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Nuernberg
Copenhagen
Swiss Bar Border To German Refugees
Swiss radio reported that Switzerland closed its eastern and northern frontiers on orders of the federal council to deter possible mass German refugee entries. The move aims to shield the country from large influxes amid the unfolding wartime refugee crisis in Europe.
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London
Federal Council
Switzerland
Wisconsin bill to raise minimum wage faces mixed support
A proposed Wisconsin minimum wage increase drew support from the state CIO and opposition from the chamber of commerce the Wisconsin Manufacturers Association and small telephone companies at a Senate Agriculture and Labor Committee hearing yesterday.
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Madison
Wisconsin
State Cio
Chamber of Commerce
Wisconsin Manufacturers Association
Senate Committee On Agriculture and Labor
Yanks 45 Miles North of Borneo
American dough boys seized the 44th and 45th islands of the Philippines invasion, Balabao and Carabao, placing forces 45 miles north of Borneo and wiping out 300 to 500 Japanese troops. Mindanao advances and heavy bombing marked broader gains as MacArthur reported repulsed counterattacks and halted oil supply from the Netherlands East Indies area.
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Philippines
Balabao
Borneo
Manila Bay
Douglas MacArthur
Baguio
Luzon
Doughboys
Mindanao
Davao
Netherlands East Indies
China
Formosa
Jens A. Does
United States
Tawitawi Island
MacArthur
Road to Berlin distances from front lines
German report provides distances to major fronts: Eastern Front 18 miles from Muencheberg, Western Front 45 miles from Tangermunde, and Italian Front 522 miles from near Porto Maggiore. The figures outline strategic positions across theatre fronts.
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Muencheberg
Tangermunde
Porto Maggiore
Americans storm Nuernberg amid climactic push toward center
Allied forces batter through Nazi lines as Seventh and Third Armies converge on Nuernberg core while French advances press from Strasbourg toward the Danube. British and American air forces pound railways from Berlin to Prague as Germany faces mounting disasters on multiple fronts.
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Seventh Army
Nuernberg
Hamburg
Strasbourg
Rottweil
Danube
Lake Constance
Germany
Switzerland
Hitler
Goebbels
Stuttgart
Air London
Berlin
Prague
Man
Truman May Call MacArthur Nimitz for War Council
Washington reports President Truman will weigh in on Allied strategy for Japan with possible personal conferences involving Fleet Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur. Roosevelt arranged joint command for the Tokyo drive, while planners debate direct assault versus blockade and coastal operations.
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Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pacific
Japan
Yalta
Churchill
Stalin
Chester W. Nimitz
Douglas MacArthur
Roosevelt
Nimitz
MacArthur
Tokyo
Gaeefslly
Waton
China
High Command
German Fifth Panzer Chief Captured Near Ruhr by Americans
War bulletins report Col. Gen. Joseph Arte, commander of Germanys Fifth Panzer Army, captured while attempting to slip through American lines in the Ruhr. The Ninth Army announced late today. Third Army spokesman denied reports that Third Army patrols met Russians near the Dresden area.
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U.S
Elbe
Germany
Joseph Arte
Fifth Panzer Army
Ruhr
Ninth Army
S. Third Army
Third Army
Dresden
Continue Gains in Conquest of North Italian Defenses
Allied forces in Italy report three mile advance capturing Portomaggiore and Portoverrara east of it as they push through Argenta gap defenses. Fifth army moves along highway 65 toward Pianora near Bologna and nears Mt Sanichele. West coast sector places Fifth army within eight miles of La Spezia.
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Eighth Army
Portomaggiore
Ferrara
Portoverrara
Argenta Gap
Fifth
Florence
Bologna
Pianora
Fifth Army
Mt. Sanichele
la Spezia
Russians Reach Hangelsberg at Gates of Berlin in Decisive Battle
London AP reports German and DNB dispatches saying Russian forces moved into Hangelsberg seven miles east of Berlin as the battle for the capital enters a decisive phase. Russians push toward the city, supported by tanks and artillery, while Americans regroup on the Elbe and German countermeasures intensify in the outer defenses.
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Leipzig
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Italy
Eighth Army
Ferrara
London
DNB
Hangelsberg
Max Krull
Elbe
Oder
Neisse
Krull
Wriezen
Proetzel
Strenebeck
Muencheberg
Pleberg
Buchhol
Buchholz
Ivan Konev
Cottbus
Spree
Calau
First Army
Wurtzen
Konev
Hoyerswerda
Eisenhower
Bernau
Chaplin to Seek New Trial in Paternity Case
Charlie Chaplin's lawyers plan to request a new trial in the Joan Berry paternity suit accusing him of fathering her 18 month old daughter Carol Ann. If denied, they will seek to have the jury verdict set aside.
South Okinawa Offensive Rages With Major American Push
American forces launched a heavy offensive across southern Okinawa supported by battleships cruisers and rocket planes. The 7th 27th and 96th divisions advanced 500 to 800 yards on the flanks while the center slowed. Tokyo claimed tanks destroyed and an attempted 20-landing craft attack repelled as U S forces gain control of waters and skies.
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Guam
Okinawa
10Th Army
Machinato
Japan
Tokyo Radio
U. S
Little Te
77Th Division
Cpl Rinehart Comes Home From German Prison Camp
Cpl Rinehart returned to his family after months as a Stalag 30 prisoner in Holland. Liberated by the Russians, he reached Fort Sheridan and then home yesterday, greeted by tearful sisters and a 21 day furlough before reassignment. He looked tired but happy and will rest and recover at home with relatives.
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Rinehart
Holland
Stalag 30
Kuestrin
Germany
Times
Adolph Leichti
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