Tito Faces Allied Pressure Over Istria and Trieste Claims
Allied commander Field Marshal Alexander accused Marshal Tito of aiming to seize Istria, Trieste, and the Slovene coast by force, while Tito defended Yugoslav rights in those areas. Washington announced a meat subsidy plan to boost civilian supplies as pork and beef shortages persist nationwide.
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London
Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Britain
United States
Istria
Trieste
Rome
Harold Alexander
Mediterranean
Tito
Yugoslavia
Italy
Austria
Hitler
Mussolini
Japan
Venezia
Giulia
Fiume
Alexander
U. S
State Department
Ashington
Stalin Refuses Polish Arrest Talks in Warsaw Row
Stalin says the arrest of 16 Polish leaders has no link to Polish reconstruction and outlines three conditions for solving the Polish issue. He insists the Warsaw government be recognized, be friendly to Moscow, and be recon solidated with Poles allied to the Polish people. The remarks come as San Francisco talks on UN security and regional defense loom.
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Mara Ees
United
United Nations
United States
Russia
Chara
Manuel Gall
Lagher
Peru
London
Stalin
Warsaw
Yalta
House of Commons
Roosevelt
Churchill
Moscow
Moscow Radio
Ralph Parker
London Times
Soviet Union
San Francisco
Great Britain
Vast Fortune in Stolen Art Found at Quisling Estate
Norwegian authorities report an immense fortune in stolen art treasures recovered from Vidkun Quisling's former mansion. They plan a preliminary hearing within a week on treason charges as Justice Minister Teige Wold vows a swift trial and reflects on five years of activity.
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London
Vidkun Quisling
Teige Wold
Bing
Hitler
Wold
Quisling
Meeting on Weed Control Tuesday At Court House
County agents and state experts announce a weed control meeting at 8 p m Tuesday in the county courthouse court room. E O Baker warns about eradication urgency and the risk of disastrous results without immediate steps. Farmers express strong support for eradication measures.
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Court House
County Court House
E. O. Baker
Henry
Five Monroe High Students Pass Army Training Tests
Five Monroe High School students passed the April 18 army specialization tests for a specialized training program. Raymond Benkert Donald Mahlberg Herold Snively LaVerne Stelter are now eligible for service. Snively also passed the no Eddy tests given at the high school.
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Monroe H — Im
Sige
Raymond Benkert
Donald Kenneth Mahlberg
Herold Snively
LaVerne R. Stelter
Snively
Ogg Viger Pheer
Sugar Crisis Blamed on OPA and War Agencies
A House food committee aide says a forthcoming sharply critical report will accuse OPA and other war agencies of mishandling sugar stocks and triggering a crisis that could be the worst of the war. The draft urges reduced allotments to foreign buyers and cites a 400,000 ton overdraft while citing strict rationing for army use overseas and home canning.
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Washington
House Food Committee
House
OPA
War Food Administration
Mrs Roosevelt declines New York mayoral bid
The New York Daily Mirror reports that Mrs. Roosevelt refused to run for mayor of New York saying I will absolutely not run. Postmaster E Hannegan and Bronx Democratic Leader Edward Flynn are noted in the coverage.
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New York
New York Daily Mirror
the Mirror
E. Hannegan
Bronx
Edward Flynn
Roosevelt
Unique Graduation Speech Delivered in Merton Wis
Eighth graders at Merton school heard an 11 year old underclassman give a graduation address. With no out-of-town speaker available he volunteered to speak and urged the graduates to pursue high school. The remarks drew an ovation.
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Merton
Wis
Merton School
Good and Bad Luck in Farm Fire Rescue
Mr and Mrs Glen Maske suffered a severe loss when their brooding house for 400 baby chicks burned and chicks perished. A fire extinguisher saleswoman arrived as flames spread and saved the brood house from destruction.
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Juda
Times Special Service
Glen Maske
Baccalaureate Services Slated At Monroe High
Baccalaureate exercises set for 8 p m Sunday in Monroe High School auditorium. Class of 108 graduates receive tickets for parents and friends. Rev Alvin C Rabehl to deliver the address Accentuate the Positive. Music by the mixed chorus and orchestra directed by Elizabeth Hummel and Allan F Barnard. Lavon Jones is class sponsor guiding the graduates.
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Alvin C. Rabehl
Elizabeth Hummel
Allan F. Barnard
Lavon Jones
Wisconsin Seventh War Loan bond sales reach twenty-one percent
Milwaukee report shows war bond sales to individuals totaling 32.6 million dollars, 21.7 percent of Wisconsin's Seventh War Loan quota. State chairman Walter Kasten announced the figure with Series FE bonds comprising 23.4 million dollars or 26.3 percent of the small bond quota.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Walter Kasten
American 15th Army Rules Saar Rhine Ruhr Region
The 15th Army governs 14 000 square miles in western Germany including Duesseldorf Aachen Cologne and Coblenz with an estimated 300 000 to 400 000 troops forming the final occupying force. Population data show 11 million prewar residents, many displaced, and about 291 437 displaced persons registered as of May 1. Gerow’s army expected to police the zone, while redeployments occur to replace departing units.
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Paris
Theu. S. 15Th Army
Germany
Ruhr
15Th
U. S
15Th Army
Duesseldorf
Aachen
Cologne
Trier
Coblenz
Gerow
Pacific
West Bank of the Rhine
Sugar Loaf On Ninth Charge In Okinawa Battle
The 29th regiment of the U. S. Sixth Marine Division presses the Sugar Loaf hill in Okinawa's Naha Shuri line. Japanese defenders pour reserves into the contested summit while Marines seize the northern slope in the ninth day of fighting. In reports, Nimitz notes sharp actions by small units on Conical hill as Japanese officers appear in ceremonial dress, signaling casualties and grim resolve.
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Guam
Okinawa
Sugar Loaf
Naha
Shuri
U. S. Sixth Marine Division
Lemuel C. Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine Division
Naha- Shuri-Yonabaru
Chester W. Nimitz
96Th Division
Conical Hill
Pedro A. del Valle
B-29s Attack Japan From Guam and Tokyo Sectors
More than 400 B-29 Superfortresses struck Japan today, targeting Tokyo and Hamamatsu industrial sites and mining two vital waterways. About 300 aircraft hit Hamamatsu in the noon raid, dropping over 2,000 tons of bombs in the heaviest assault on the city yet. The 20th Air Force and Tokyo broadcasts cite roughly 150 Superfortresses over Tokyo, while Japanese reports offer differing figures.
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Japan
Guam
Tokyo
Hamamatsu
21St Bomber Command
20Th Air Force
Washington
Domei
Wakasa Bay
Hon
Hitler Wanted All Prisoners Killed Says Red Cross Leader
International Red Cross president Carl Burckhardt said a Nazi official proposed killing all American and British prisoners in the war’s final days. He noted Hitler could not enforce the plan and Himmler’s circle did not carry it out. Burckhardt defended the Red Cross efforts to aid prisoners and described limits on visiting camps.
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Hitler
Germany
Carl J. Burckhardt
International Red Cross Committee
Burckhardt
Himmler
Ernest Kaltenbrunner
San Francisco
Red Cross
International Aw
Burckhardt’s
Red Cross Committee
Fuel Oil Rations Restored for Stoves and Heaters
The OPA announced fuel oil rations will be granted again this summer for cooking stoves and hot water heaters. Rations will be in effect from now through Sept. 30, even if households have standby wood or coal units.
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Washington
OPA
Hungry Americans Seek Help as Meat Shortage Grows
The Associated Press reports Americans press for relief from meat and basic foods with calls from New York Chicago and Camden. War Mobilization Director Fred M. Vinson unveils higher subsidies to boost meat supply but cautions effects will take time. The House food committee weighs OPA and war food agencies amid a sugar shortage and possible curbs on overseas shipments.
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Associated Press
Washington
New York
Chicago
Camden
N. J
George E. Brunner
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
Government proposes controls to move cattle to feed lots
Vinson outlines measures to direct cattle flow from range to market and to curb black market leaks. Records will track cattle from range to butcher and packing plants will be selected for higher or lower slaughter to equalize civilian supplies.
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Vinson
Milwaukee Judge Dismisses Falk Road Restraint Suit
Circuit Judge John Kleczka dismissed Frank R. Falk's suit to bar Milwaukee from building a road across his Pabst Brewing property for want of prosecution. The action, begun 48 years ago, involved parties now all dead including the original judge.
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Milwaukee
John Kleczka
Frank R. Falk
Pabst Brewing Company
House Test on Reporter's Right to Confidential News
The House may decide whether a reporter can be punished for refusing to reveal confidential sources. Albert Deutsch of PM faces contempt for not naming veterans administration officials who provided material criticizing veterans’ medical treatment. The dispute centers on press protection of source anonymity and government accountability.
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Washington
House
Albert Deutsch
New York
House Veterans Committee
Veterans’ Administration
Deutsch
John P. Lewis
The
Rankin
Willis Dieckhoff En Route Home From Navy Duty
Seaman Willis Dieckhoff son of Mr and Mrs William Dieckhoff Monroe is returning from service with the U S S Santa Fe which aided in rescuing injured from the carrier U S S Franklin. The family reports the ship docked in California and he will spend 30 days in Monroe before reporting to base for further orders.
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Willis Dieckhoff
William Dieckhoff
Monroe
U. S. S. Santa Fe
U. S
California
Dieckhoff
Pleas for Rent Control in Green County Area
Local war price and rationing board reports numerous pleas from Green County about sharply rising rents. Milwaukee headquarters have not announced action, officials say they are studying complaints and will not decide until control plans are set or rejected.
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Milwaukee
War Price and Rationing Board
Green County
OPA
Japanese Children Learn of Grenades
Tokyo reported that Japan trains children to throw hand grenades for defense. Premier Suzuki named a former army leader to the privy council and Vice Admiral Fukuda assumed command of the imperial fleet in Okinawa. Tokyo claimed Okinawa children had died heroic deaths charging American positions.
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San Francisco
Japan
Radio Tokyo
Kantaro Suzuki
Privy Council
Ryozo Fukuda
Okina Waers
Tokyo
Okinawa
U. S
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