Big Three Face Poland Split as Moscow Move Looms
Washington reports stalled talks among Stettinius Eden and Molotov hint at San Francisco steering. Molotov likely to consult Stalin while three foreign secretaries press for unity and a path to Dumbarton Oaks security plan. Dutch and French ministers push for veto elimination amid possible majority support.
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Berlin Is Being Crushed By Red Powerhouse
Allied forces push toward Berlin from the Danube to the Elbe with American Russian junctions suspected. Patton’s Third Army gains near Regensburg as Soviet units close on Berlin from the south and east, encircling the German capital and reducing Ulm and surrounding pockets.
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Petain Arrives in Switzerland En Route to Trial
Marshal Petain, aged 89, entered Switzerland from Germany today on his way to stand trial in France for war crimes. Laval was reportedly turned back at Liechtenstein, while King Leopold of Belgium was expected to reach the border. Debeney accompanied Petain. Marcel Dent was denied entry. The move aimed to avoid political embarrassment and a show trial, with the proceedings set to open in Paris on an absentia basis.
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Cesar Fash
Marie Eugene Debeney
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Verdun
Sigmaringen
Petain Surrender News Electrifies France
Paris reports Petain is in Switzerland and plans to return to Paris for trial. Justice officials say hearings may be postponed until his return, with Andre Mornet named prosecutor on a high treason case based on thousands of documents and diplomatic records. The trial aims to show Petain led a French collaboration network and betrayed the nation to Germans.
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Japs Hold Okinawa As U S Forces Press In
Allied forces report stubborn defense on Okinawa with the 24th corps and 96th division engaging on southern and eastern coasts. Third amphibious corps marines near control of the island's northern end while Mindanao advance nears Davao and Luzon forces push toward Baguio, with enemy casualties rising past 334,000 and 353 prisoners taken.
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Phili
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Baguio
London Blackout Ends as City Lifts War Dark Restrictions
The light returned to London as total blackout restrictions, in place since Sept 1 1939, were lifted though the capital remained dim. Hotels, restaurants, and arcades began to use lights while crowds lingered in subdued illumination. Big Ben stayed dark and Buckingham Palace showed one light. Downing Street and Whitehall remained unlit.
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Traveling man hides cheese in plant pot in Monroe
A visitor in Monroe bought Limburger, hid the cheese by replacing a plant on a window sill, burying it in soil to avoid leaving it in his room. A telegram from the Eugene Hotel later arrived reading We give up. Where did you put it.
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Monroe airman serves as radio operator on B-17 over Europe
Tech Sgt. Raymond E. Barth of Monroe stands at his radio operator post aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress as engines warm for a Germany mission. A former Times editor, Barth is a 30-mission veteran who has flown as lead radio man in many large Fortress formations. His combat tally includes Leipzig Munich Peenemunde Frankfurt and Nuremberg among other targets with the 384th Bomb Group in England.
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Tax Adjustments Possible After V-E Day
Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee said tax adjustments may follow V-E Day. He noted the Treasury and Congress are coordinating, and a joint committee is gathering data to base potential changes for individuals and business. He described his White House call with President Truman as only a courtesy, not tied to legislation.
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Monroe and Monticello Youths Among Okinawa Lost Battalion
Sgt. Donald B. Williams of Monroe and Pfc. Donald C. Pearson of Monticello were among 34 survivors of a brutal Okinawa fight. The unit, cut off under heavy fire, endured mortars and machine gun rounds while a rear guard covered withdrawals and a perilous descent through a gorge before finally reaching safety.
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Naha
Rain and Snow Slow Gardens and Fields in Monroe
Rain and snow fell on Monroe and Green counties slowing sprouting gardens and fields. Over 23 days the area totals 3.03 inches of rain with traces of snow. Water department chief engineer said almost .6 inches fell since Monday afternoon. No harm expected if temperatures stay up, though fields are dry and grass dying in spots. Farm work slackened as shoppers filled Monroe stores.
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Monroe High to Hold 72nd Graduation in May
The 1935 Monroe High School class will receive diplomas on May 25. Dr. Dale D. Welch of the University of Dubuque will deliver the commencement address. A baccalaureate service is set for May 20 with Rev. Alvin C. Raber as speaker. both events occur in the high school auditorium.
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Wisconsin Senate Advances Measures From Hunting to Education
The Wisconsin senate, in a two hour debate, moved toward final passage on a measure to segregate highway funds after a 22 to 11 vote. Gov. Goodland opposed as it could hamper his public building plan, and the bill faces another assembly hurdle. The body also passed major bills, approved resolutions, and advanced nine assembly measures. A joint resolution commending world press exchange awaits assembly action. Other actions included denying reconsideration on a local option election bill, raising banking commissioner salaries, allowing real estate activity without broker licenses, and funding deer hunter red coat requirements. A school age bill proposing first graders be six by Oct 1 was killed after debate.
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Democrats Back Reciprocal Tariff Proposal in House
Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee show solid backing for the administration’s reciprocal trade program expansion. Some had been fence-sitters as the tariff debate began, while Republicans pressed Commerce Secretary Henry Wallace on related issues. Wallace warned that failure to renew the program would signal U.S. isolationism to the world.
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United States
Allies plan internment for German officers in Germany war aftermath
Prime Minister Churchill disclosed in commons that the Allies intend to keep all German commissioned and non commissioned officers in known Nazis of lesser rank interned while guerrilla warfare persists in Germany.
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Asylum meeting on senile care arrangements in Green County
E. J. Hoesly a Green County board member trustee, W. W. Francis asylum superintendent, and Mrs. Effie Wenger welfare director met today at the Green County asylum to discuss care arrangements for senile cases needing more than food clothing and room.
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Green County Board
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Effie Wenger
Men Over 42 to Be Released From Army on Request
The War Department today announced that enlisted men aged 42 or over may be discharged from the army at their request. The rule excludes those under disciplinary action or needing further medical or surgical treatment. About 50,000 men in the army are 42 or older.
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Congress Hears Call for Pursuit of War Criminals
The House foreign affairs committee approved a resolution to make it U S policy to enter neutral countries to pursue and capture enemy war criminals. Debates on Capitol Hill pressed for a harsher Nazi peace as demands grew for punishment and accountability.
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Pfc Pickett Wounded on Okinawa
Ke narda Fr Pickett son of Mrs Elizabeth Pickett was wounded in action on Okinawa. A letter dated April 8 to his mother and sister Mrs Robert W Kramer says he has shrapnel wounds in the left shoulder but the injuries are not serious. He has been overseas two years with postings at Attu the Marshalls Leyte and Okinawa.
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