Roosevelt funeral train carries president to Washington
Washington April 14 funeral procession moves from Union Station as Roosevelt family and top officials board the train. Crowds line Delaware Avenue while veterans and midshipmen salute. Hyde Park prepares for burial as Roosevelt body to Hyde Park for services and interment.
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Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms Saturday afternoon and night, cooler Sunday with fresh to strong winds. High around 81, low near 66. East portion may see scattered showers Saturday, northwest cooler Saturday, cooler Sunday. Page 2 weather data.
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Mrs Roosevelt in Last Public Procession to White House
Washington April 14 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt rode in the final public procession with her husband to the White House as the caisson carried the late president. Her grief was tempered by concern for the people of the country and world and she spoke of postponed hopes for private life. Eleanor’s role in public life ends as the White House gates close on this sorrowful day.
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White House
World Mourns as F D R Funeral Observed Worldwide
The world pays tribute to Franklin D Roosevelt with funeral rites across nations. Britain, China, Moscow, and Jordan foreign officials attend services and ministers preach his achievements while allied troops honor him in churches and cathedrals. Flags half mast and memorial acts fill the day.
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West End
America
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Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
Mons
Planes Hit At Bordeaux In Dawn Assault
London reports 1180 Amettean heavy bombers struck German strongpoints and anti air positions along both sides of the Gironde estuary near Bordeaux. The attack targets a German holdout of about 170000 along the French coast. The morning strike followed a night raid by 760 bombers against Kiel, a refuge for remnants of the German navy.
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Official Honors Unparalleled Reds Weep for Roosevelt
In Moscow on April 14 crowds mourn the late U S president Franklin D Roosevelt. Black edged red banners hung over Kremlin buildings and private homes as Russians paid solemn tribute. A long foreign service profile of Roosevelt aired and theater crowds filled to view Crimean conference pictures. Memorial services were held at Spaso house, home of Ambassador Harriman, launched by Sgt George E Thomas of Chicago.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Reds Near Arms City As Austria Falls to Reds
Powerful Russian forces, advancing after Vienna fell to Malinovsky and Tolbukhin, push toward Prague and southern Germany. Moscow reports German tank divisions destroyed as the Red Army nears Brno and Berchtesgaden while Moravia and Bohemia become last Wehrmacht arsenals.
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Katy Plunges Into Creek Near Muskogee
A Dallas to Kansas City train derailed into a creek southeast of Muskogee at 8 am. Rescue teams reached the scene by boat as miles from the line. Officials said No. 4 left Dallas at 9:40 pm with three Pullman cars two coaches and a baggage car. Casualties and totals remain unconfirmed.
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400 B-29s Rain Fire Bombs Over Tokyo
The Associated Press reports a massive B-29 raid on Tokyo the 16th and largest yet, about 400 Superforts dropping incendiaries for four hours near the five-mile square target area. American forces also claim successes around the Philippines, Luzon, and Formosa, with Japanese defenses repulsed and key facilities hit including arsenals and a palace complex. Battleships and carrier-based air action continue in the Pacific theater as reporting notes intensified Japanese resistance.
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Jap General Dies in San Prangisco April 14-07
Lieutenant General Genroku Seki retired former Osaka division commander and former member of the Japanese Army General Staff died Thursday of a glomach ailment according to Japan News Agency reports broadcast today.
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U S Revenge on Guam Continues
Washington reports that nearly 1850 Japanese had been killed on Guam since D-Day last July, Maj. Gen. Henry L. Larsen said at a news conference. He noted no estimate of remaining enemy numbers, but said casualties were largely military with a few civilians among the casualties. General Isen attended staff conferences in Washington.
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Japs Ordered to Sh Manila Message In Batangas March Capture
Reports from Manila say General MacArthur’s forces in Batangas province captured a Japanese unit on March 27 and warned that Japanese troops would not spare women and children if resistance continued. The message, marked No Mercy, urged no opposition to Allied advance.
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Batangas Province
Kim Agieriran
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Yank Units Besiege Leipzig
Paris dispatch reports Ninth Army pressing along the Derin route toward Leipzig and Bayreuth while Americans south of Leipzig close the German redoubt. Bradley’s forces bypass Leipzig, near 1,000,000 civilians in siege areas. Ruhr pocket nearly closed with 114,010 prisoners taken.
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San Antonio Malls Pause Business in Roosevelt Tribute
San Antonio suspended normal commerce and closed stores from Saturday to Monday as citizens observed a national tribute to President Roosevelt. Courthouses and theaters shut, prayers held, and churches across the city joined in memorial services while telephone service paused at 3 pm for East Coast tributes.
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