Allied Columns Close On Belfort In Fierce Pushes
Allied forces from southern France moved within 23 miles of Belfort as they pressed through Besancon and along the Doubs valley. French and American units advanced toward Dijon and Belfort, while German defenses and industrial targets like the Schneider works faced heavy pressure. Alpine actions near Briancon reached toward the Italian border as German resistance continued.
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Associated Press
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Tura
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U S Extends Hold In Biak Isle Area With New Landing
Allied forces landed on Soepiort Island off Biak in Geetgink Bay and solidified their position with no opposition. The push also strengthened positions at Ceelvink Iey near Dutch New Guinea as air fields remained active on occupied islets including Biak. Biak lies about 120 miles east of a Japanese base at Manokwari. Tokyo reported 60 Allied planes in a raid on Manokwari and 40 planes in a separate Neutrali ation claim.
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Associated Press
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Port of Burgas Falls as Soviet Forces Advance
Soviet troops seized Burgas, Bulgaria's Black Sea port near Varna, as Moscow announced Bulgaria's armistice. The advance also included Razgrad and Shumen while German and Romanian fronts faced renewed pressure from Allied and Soviet operations.
Congress Struggles Over Recess as Election Looms
Congress debates returning home for campaigning while two postwar bills stall in joint committees. War mobilization office and disposal of surplus war property face delays, with the House quorum barely met as members seek re election. The Senate chamber, by contrast, can boast near full attendance.
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Congress
Germany
House
Senate
Nite Meechan
Byrnes recommends return to 40 hour week in reconversion plan
War Mobilization Director James F Byrnes outlined plans for rapid civilian production shift after V-E Day. He urged a general return to the 40 hour work week and easing of economic controls while noting higher prices for autos radios and refrigerators due to labor and material costs. He cited Baruch’s reconversion recommendations and said unemployment fears were exaggerated.
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Associated Press
Washington
James F. Byrnes
Germany
Roosevelt
Europe
Byrnes
Bernard M. Baruch
Army takes over Bushings plant in Minneapolis
President Roosevelt directs the army to take over and operate the Twentieth Century Brass Works Inc plant in Minneapolis where bronze bushing production had ceased due to a CIO union stoppage. Action follows War Labor Board Chairman William H. Davis's advice.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roosevelt
Army
Twentieth Century Brass Works, Inc
Minneapolis
Roosevelt and Churchill set for Quebec war and peace talks
Roosevelt prepares for a Quebec meeting with Churchill to discuss Germany occupation and European economic transition after the war. The three men Hull Stimson Morgenthau gather information while a Stalin absence limits decisions. The talks likely focus on military aims against Germany and war in the Pacific.
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Associated Press
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Roosevelt
Quebec
Churchill
Germany
Duimbarton Oaks
Japan
Europe
Hull
State Department
Stimson
The
War Department
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Samuel Brock Dies Under Own Car Wheels Near Bailey Avenue
Samuel Morton Brock age 3% of Bailey avenue near Priecrert sanitarium was killed when the car he was about to move rolled backward. Mrs Harry Huffman backed the vehicle the brakes failed and Brock was pinned beneath the wheels after the car crossed the road. He died hours later at a local hospital.
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Samuel Morton Brock
Bailey Avenue
Priecrert Sanitarium
Brock
Virginian Railroad
Harry
Margie) Bluffman
Consolidated
Tito's Forces Near Bulgaria
Marshal Tito's Partisan armies pushed toward the Bulgarian border and stormed the Danube frontier town of Zajecar in eastern Serbia. A radio communique said Tito's forces were within 30 miles of the Danube and six miles from the border as the drive reached the Tumok river town near Turpu Serverin, close to Romania.
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London
Marshal Tito
Danube
Zayecar
Serbia
Free Yugoslavia Radio
Tito
Zajecar
Tumok
Turpu Serverin
First Army Breaks From Fallen Siegfried Siege Front
Allied forces press the Moselle bridgehead south of Metz while German troops counterattack from the Siegfried line. British Second Army pushes toward Aachen as American, British, and German forces clash in northern Belgium and Luxembourg amid mounting reserves and heavy artillery.
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Moselle
Metz
Aachen
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Associated Press Supreme Headquarters
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Liese
Normandy
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George 8
France
Saar
Farlier
Colnier-Grass
Luxembourg
Tce
Belgium
Fatherland
Netherlands
Titler condemns NLRB handling of local mine foremen vote
President George J. Titler of district 29, UMWA, blasts the NLRB for a mail ballot vote among mine foremen. He says the new rules and mailing approach reduced turnout and claimed foremen expected in person polling, lowering participation below 40 percent in the district.
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George J. Tiller
National Labor Relations Board
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United Ming Workers
Pennsylvania
Thie
Nh. R. B
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Japs Seek Friendlier Ties With Soviet Union
Japanese foreign minister Mamoru Shigemitsu told reporters that Japan aims to keep neutral, friendly terms with the Soviet Union. The Tokyo radio, cited by Tokyo's broadcast, indicated Japan intends to maintain cordial relations with Russia amid current geopolitics.
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New York
Mamoru Shi- Bemis
Cief
Japan
Soviet Union
Tokyo Radio
Office of War Information
Shigerniten
Russia
Von Kluge death confirmed by German general
A Reuters report from the British Second Army front says a captured German general confirms that Field Marshal Guenther von Kluge is dead and that Field Marshal Erwin Ramme is seriously wounded.
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Associated Place London
Guenther von Kluge
Erwin Ramme
Reuters
Second Army Front
Foremen Strike Expands to Five Upstate Mines
Three more northern West Virginia coal mines halted operations after a bosses strike for union recognition. The Christopher Coal No. 6 at Four States employs 3200 and yields 200 tons. Industrial Collieries Car Ion’s Dakota mine in Fairmont with 0 men and 800 tons. Pursglove Coal Mining No. 15 at Pursglove near Morgantown with 212 workers and 1110 tons. No strike vote had been taken.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Christopher Coal Company
Marion County
Carion
First General Frost Reported Across Beckley Area
A frost event spread through the Beckley region with a low of 32 degrees at Beckley weather station on Friday. Temperatures fell from a high of 77 to 72 by evening, affecting crops and blades in farms near Shady Spring and Beaver, with reports of light frost damage in local yards.
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Beckles
Iona
Beckley Water Company
Hermes
Borlley
Beckley
Birean
Pres Dent
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Murray
Beaver
Shady Spring
Dewey Visits Owosso Home Town Crowd
Republican nominee Thomas Dewey returned to Owosso Michigan to rally about 12 000 residents in Grant Park calling for a peace era reconversion and national unity. He traveled from Lansing after meetings with Gov Harry F Kelly and others and was greeted by his mother Mrs Ange Dewey and wife.
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Thomas &. Dewey
Grant
Diwasse
Dewees
Sture
Owassoney
New York
Ange Dowex
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