Red Army closes on Dresden as Zhukov and Konev push toward Berlin
German broadcasts report Russian forces under Marshal Konev near Sommerfeld and towards the Oder while Zhukov’s First White Russian army advances north of Berlin. Berlin says Budapest evacuated as Soviet encirclement tightens, threatening the German capital.
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Sommerfeld
Gregory Zhukov
Berlin
Budapest
DNB
Ivan Konev
Sagan
Sters
Silesia
Rhine
Bunzlau
Danube
42 Dead, 200 Hurt In Southern Storm
Tornadoes swept Mississippi and Alabama causing at least 42 deaths and 200 injuries. Montgomery reported 25 dead and over 100 injured. Widespread damage included leveled warehouses and a cotton mill town with 35 homes demolished. Meridian and Livingston also suffered deaths and a train involved in Livingston.
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Associated Press
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Alabama
Montgomery
Chisholm
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York
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Farm Equipment Show Draws Large Turnout at Turner Hall
The University of Wisconsin cut of farm labor-saving methods and equipment opened today in Turner hall. More than 150 people crowded the hall in the first two hours as Green County visitors toured exhibits under the auspices of the university, county Farm Bureau and extension agents. Demonstrations covered patchwork repairs, ironing boards, kitchen work table gadgets, portable carts, and safe storage for milk houses and poultry housing.
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University of Wisconsin
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Green County
University
County Farm Bureau
W. C. Baumgartner
William A. Brown
Robert E. Davenport
Sam Waelti
Harry Albright
Kendall C. Digman
Alice Signer
Deal
Manila Falls to Yanks as Luzon Is Split by War Drive
United States forces tightened the noose around Japanese garrisons in Manila as six division armor and three Yank divisions pressed through the city. Major actions south of Pasig river, with Curtiss Commando delivering nurses from Santo Tomas, marked a fierce, ongoing push to close Manila and sever Luzon from coast to coast along a line from Lingayen gulf.
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Pasig
Edwin D. Patrick
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Bongabon
Lingayen Gulf
Big 3 Agree On Master Plan To Bring Victory And Peace
The big three reach a nine point master plan to speed victory over Germany and secure a lasting peace. The Dumbarton Oaks proposal for a world security organization will guide the postwar order and support self determination for Europe's liberated nations.
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Europe
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Stalin
Churchill
Ism
Rmany
Poland
New Map of Poland British and American accord for Polish settlement
The wartime talks at Crimea produced a plan to move Poland westward with American assent. The Allies agreed Poland should be broadly representative with swift elections and joint governance reform. Russia kept the Curzon line up to the border while Poland would gain territory north and west at Germany’s expense, with undefined German borders to be settled later.
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Nazi Radio Waves Blame Crimean Pact on Allies
Tokyo radio commentators say the Crimean conference winners are Russia and accuse the pact of humiliating the United States and England. Nazi broadcasts in London denounce the big three as a “hate program” and a crime against mankind. Rep. O Konski denounces the agreement as a sell out of Potana and a stab in the back to Poles who resisted Nazism.
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Joseph Stalin
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Roosevelt
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G George C. Marshall
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O’konski
London
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Quick Return For Farm Use Gas Urged
Farmers urged to apply now for non highway tractor gas and distillate rationing. Green County War Price and Rationing Board announces tractor gas application blanks mailed and to be returned promptly so processing can occur before spring field work begins. Mrs Caroline Cunningham notes correct, complete forms speed issuance of rations.
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Green County
Caroline Cunningham
Big Three Outline Postwar Germany Aftermath
Washington reports the major Allied leaders outline disarmament and disbanding of German forces, removal of the general staff, destruction of military equipment, and curbs on German industry. A Moscow commission would decide reparations while Nazi Party and influence are eradicated. Occupation zones are planned with a Berlin control commission to govern.
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Stalin
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Britain
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Congress Reactions to Crimean Conference Abroad and at Home
Washington reports generally praise the Crimean conference outcomes as a solid basis for future world rebuilding. Ex president Hoover calls the agreement a strong foundation and Lincoln birthday issued to the world. Senators La Follette Vandenberg and Hill offer cautious praise emphasizing general terms justice and progress toward an emergency three power framework in Germany and a push for a UN council.
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Hoover
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Rmich
Threepower Control Commission
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Hill
D-Ala
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