One Vacant Chair As San Francisco Conference Opens
War ends promised global peace as 46 nations meet in San Francisco to draft a world security charter amid a Polish dispute with the Soviet Union. Stettinius heads the U S delegation and Molotov, Eden, and Soong circle the talks while Attlee backs Soviet membership and China writes guarantees of justice into the charter. In Fond du Lac H D Kraut of Giddings and Lewis says a new machine tool plant in China will cost about 3.5 million dollars.
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Russia
Marshal Stalin
Stettinius
Molotov
Anthony Eden
China
T.V. Soong
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Washington
Mr .Truman
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California
Lapham
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Britain
Clement Attlee
Yalta
Ukraine
India
Australia
New Zealand
South Afri An
Canada
Fond du Lac
H. D. Kraut
Giddings and Lewis Machine Tool Company
Whereabouts of Hitler Secret Hideouts Covered
Paris AP The American Third Army reached the Danube and moved within 82 miles of Berchtesgaden as two other Allied forces pressed Hitler s final Alpine redoubt and Munich encirclement. British troops storm Bremen. center forces await a junction with the Russians. Red Army vanguards south of Berlin remain unseen by U S Ninth Army. CBS reporter Howard K Smith in central Germany says a linkup today is unlikely. Reds Along Elbe Soviet troops reach the Elbe river on a 22 mile front northwest of Dresden as the front lines shift amid advancing Allied pressure.
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Berchtesgaden
Hitler
Munich
Bremen
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Berlin
CBS
Howard K.smith
Germany
A. I. Goldberg
Jacob L. Devers
Sixth Army Group
Devers
Lake Constance
Tiger
10Th Armored
Seventh Army
Oberbalzheim
Brenner Pass
Italy
Fierce Bombing Blitz Targets Berchtesgaden and Pilsen
Allied air power struck hit Berchtesgaden’s eagle nest fortress with 12,000 pound earthquake bombs and bombed nearby rail lines and the Skoda armaments works at Pilsen. American 8th Air Force and RAFLancasters conducted the attack, targeting Linz rail yards and other lines as Italy based bombers pounded northern Italy. Reports say infrastructure near Berchtesgaden and Linz suffered heavy damage, with troops approaching Berchtesgaden from both sides.
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RAF
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Eagle's Nest
Kehistein Mountain
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Britain
Fuehrer
Great
Skoda Armaments Works
Pilsen
Czechoslovakia
U. S. 8Th Air Force
Air Ministry
Beniin
Third Army
Austria
Army May Release 4 and 5 Year Vets This Summer
Washington report says the army plans to honor discharge requests of enlisted men aged 42 and over this summer. Officials caution some 4 and 5 year veterans will be kept in service and not all can be spared, as draft calls remain around 100,000 monthly through June. Navy calls around 32,000 this month, likely cut 50 percent in May and perhaps further in June.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Army
Navy
Selective Service
High School Cagers To Be Honored at Banquet Tomorrow
Superintendent E. Evans will be toastmaster at the banquet honoring high school cagers. H C Roth will speak, Amstutz will award letters to 1944 45 players, and an honorary basketball captain will be announced with a brief talk. The home economics department supervised by Mrs Helen Marsh will prepare the meal. Spot o nder stamps went on sale today as philatelists report 125 units sold.
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E. ©. Evans
H.C. Roth
Amstutz
Helen Marsh
War Bulletins and Canning Sugar Forms for 1945
Allied and German actions unfold across Europe with reports of Rhine dam threats and river floods affecting lines from Basel to Berchtesgaden. U S Third Army advances toward Austria as Berlin center rumors surface, while President Truman meets top military leaders at the Pentagon. Monroe letters announce canning sugar blanks for 1945 distribution, with detailed filing steps and restrictions on family unit purchases and coupon handling.
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Monroe
First National Bank
Commercial Bank
Wisconsin Power and It Company
War Price and Rationing Board Office
No Decision Yet On Plans for Old People's Home
Green county board chairman sloesly and trustees of the county asylum met with W. W. Francis superintendent of the asylum Mrs Effie Wenger director of the welfare department and the welfare advisory committee yesterday at the asylum. They discussed feasibility and possible establishment of a home for all old people but no plan was finalized and temporary measures remain in use for now.
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Sloesly
Green County Board
County Asylum
W. W. Francis
Effie Wenger
Welfare Dept
Chandler's Move Will Boost GOP Rating in Senate
The report suggests A. M. Chandlers appointment as high commissioner could expand the Republican Senate delegation. It notes a Kentucky Democrat's resignation might allow Gov. Simeon Willis to appoint or seize the seat, increasing GOP representation to 41 while Democrats total 54 and one Progressive remains.
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Chandler
Senate
A.M. Chandler
Kentucky
Simeon Willis
Three Children Die In Wisconsin Rapids Kitchen Fire
A flash explosion and fire at a home five miles south of Wisconsin Rapids killed three children, Ronald 5, Robert 3, and David 2, and injured a fourth, Richard 14, stepson of Edward J. Newman. Coroner Dr Harold Pomanville reported the deaths.
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Wiscotec
Here
Harold Pomanville
Wood County
Ronald
Robert
David
Edward J. Newman
Newman
Richard
Girl Scout Court of Awards Set for May 7
Girl Scouts Brownies and leaders will be honored at a dinner in Union Church on May 7 followed by a court of awards. Council members and committees are preparing invitations and event details.
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Union
Wisconsin Senate Advances Partisan Ballot Preference Measures
The Wisconsin senate passed two assembly approved bills giving the party with the largest governor vote left hand ballot and top position on primary stapled ballots. Debated raids on partisan politics drew criticism from Senator Risser while Senator Schlabach defended the measures. The Senate also moved toward mountain time and approved raises for legislators, plus retirement and salary provisions for judges.
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Madison
Wisconsin Senate
Risser
Schlabach
R-Lacrosse
Senate
Wisconsin
Gawronski
Dmilwaukee
Assembly
Nazis Use Berlin Subways In Rear Attacks
Nazi forces in Berlin used the subway network to stage surprise rear attacks on Soviet lines as Russian and Allied air power bombarded the city. Reports describe fresh German units moving through tunnels, white flag sightings, and Goebbels slogans painted on walls as Berlin fights to defend the capital.
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Soviet
Moscow
Red Star
Red Air Force
Elbe
Izvestia
Roman Karman
Goebbels
Brandenburg
Right Wires Cut Save Danube Bridge Ambush
Infantry unit including Pvt. John Horn of Fond du Lac County forestalled a bridge demolition on the Danube yesterday by cutting every wire and preventing 9500 pounds of American bombs and Italian explosives from detonating. Engineers removed the stockpiles after the alert unit secured the span.
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Dillingen
Danube
Danube River
John Horn
Fairwater
Fond du Lac
Lieutenant Kohli on short leave in Monroe
Lt. Daniel Kohli arrived in Monroe to spend a short leave with his parents before reporting to the Bureau of Surgery and Medicine in Washington on May 5. He has been aboard the battleship West Virginia since February 1943, enlisted in the naval medical corps in June 1941 after graduating from Northwestern University Medical School, and served at the naval hospital in San Diego before Pearl Harbor. He served in Hawaii until February 1943 and then returned to sea duty, taking a 30 day leave at home in June 1943.
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Daniel R. Kohli
Monroe
Charles R. Kohli
Bureau of Surgery and Medicine
Washington, D. C
Kohli
West Virginia
United States
Naval Medical Corps
Northwestern University Medical School
Naval Hospital
San Diego
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Progress in Drive For Used Clothing For War Refugees
The Monroe drive for used clothing proceeds at a moderate pace and is expected to accelerate after downtown headquarters open tomorrow afternoon. Major gains come from the school system with pupils donating clothing this week, with churches also contributing. Rev. P. C. Kehle reports unassembled reports. Downtown HQ will be in the Huffman building opposite City Hall and open each afternoon for the remainder of the drive.
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Monroe
Wine National
P. C. Kehle
Otto Steinmann Recovering After Saturday Accident
Otto J. Steinmann, an employee of Fred Lanz Hardware Co., is resting at home after being pinned between two cars when another vehicle backed into his auto. X rays show no broken bones but he is badly bruised and will be confined at home for some time.
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Steinmann
Fred Lanz Hardware Co
Allied Forces Cross Po River In Fast Italian Advance
Allied Eighth and Fifth armies push across the Po River as German forces recoil toward Italy’s north. U S 10th Mountain Division wins the first Allied foothold beyond the barrier stream amid heavy fire, establishing a bridgehead near the Po valley in Bologna. Other Fifth Army units advance through Modena and Ferrara while the long battle line widens toward La Spezia.
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U. S. Fifth Army
Italy
10Th
Eighth Army
U. S. 10Th Division
Bologna
Fifth Army
Modena
Ferrara
la Spezia
Ligurian
Meeting May 1 to Discuss Problems of Returning Vets
A meeting will be held May 1 in the Monroe High School auditorium to address problems of veterans returning from service. Sponsored by the American Legion, the session aims to form an organization serving all Green County veterans and will not be directly tied to any single group. All interested organizations have been invited to participate and ensure representation for the returning veterans.
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Monroe High School
American Legion
Green County
Paris Cell Awaits Petain Arrival Divides Nation
A fortress near Paris prepares for Marshal Petain awaiting trial for high treason. Reports say Petain crossed toward France from Switzerland, with heavy guards planned and visitors restricted. Public opinion splits between idolaters and those demanding punishment amid Vichy legacy debates.
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Paris
Petain
Marshal Petain
France
Verdun
Geneva
Zurich
Switzerla
Germany
Marshal
Allies wary of premature victory celebration in Europe
Allied leaders and troops press for careful end to German resistance. Eisenhower urged not to announce victory until mopping up ends, while reports from Moscow and Berlin note Soviet reach to the Elbe and Allied advances near Munich. German broadcasts claim pushes toward Swiss and Austrian borders as Danube bridgeheads expand.
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Paris
Europe
Eisenhower
Germany
Washington
Moscow
London
Supreme Headquarters
Tough US stance at United Nations conference over Soviet cessions
United States delegates backed by President Truman signal hard line against further concessions to Russia at the United Nations conference. Senate Foreign Relations Chair Connatty says success depends on focusing on main objectives rather than personal considerations.
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San Francisco
Russia
Truman
United States
Connatty
D-Tex
Senate Foreigm Relations Committee
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