V E Day Observance Plans in Monroe High School Auditorium
Green County residents welcomed the news Germany had capitulated as V E Day plans moved forward for a memorial service at 3 p m in the Monroe High School auditorium. The Times and Associated Press reported no town celebration until a proper program honored fallen soldiers and rededicated effort to end the war with Japan.
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Doenitz and Jodl Surrender All Reich's Fighting Forces
The Associated Press reports Col Gen Gustav Jodl, signing the unconditional surrender for Germany, appears the same Alfred Jodl wounded in July 1944. Jodl named army chief of staff. Guderian had held the post. Jodl had served Hitler as aide and attended key war conferences, with roles on the Russian front and military guidance staff.
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News of German surrender sweeps world with VE Day cheers
Reports from Paris and Reims confirm unconditional surrender of German forces. News spread quickly through London and New York as leaders prepared formal announcements. Crowds celebrated in Piccadilly and across major cities while foreign broadcasts noted German reaction and delays in official statements.
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Anti Climax as U S Army Faces End of War in Germany
In Germany the First Army notes the war ended weeks earlier without fanfare. Doughboys clean gear in warm sun, no no man’s land across the Hulde river, Russians to the east. There will be no victory celebrations after years of death and hardship as Nazi collapse becomes evident.
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Miners Win Portal to Portal Pay in Underground Work
Washington court rules today that bituminous coal miners are entitled to portal to portal wages for underground work, affirming their pay rights under the new interpretation. The decision marks a milestone in miners compensation coverage and affects underground labor standards nationwide.
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End of War in Europe as Germany Surrenders Unconditionally
Germany signed unconditional surrender to Western Allies and Russia at 2 41 a m German time at a red schoolhouse near Eisenhower’s headquarters. Delegates included Col Gen Gustav Jodl and Lt Gen Walter Bedell Smith with Francoise Sever and Ivan Susloparov. Eisenhower not present at signing. terms confirmed after.
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Kennedy AP correspondent who sparked surrender news chief on front
Edward Kennedy, AP correspondent on the western front, sent the first word of Germanys unconditional surrender. A veteran reporter, he has led AP war coverage since Americas entry into World War II, directing North Africa Sicily and Italian invasions from Algiers and reporting Eisenhowers campaigns. He joined AP in 1932 and has served in Rome and on the Washington staff.
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Allies seize leaders and await German surrender broadcast
American forces in Italy captured or freed Leon Blum Kurt Schuschnigg Martin Niemoller and Dr Ajalmar Schacht. Edward Murrow from London says Truman and Churchill planned to announce Germany's surrender at 11 am Monroe time but Stalin was not ready to speak.
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