Bombing of Berlin by 1900 aircraft sets record
British and American bomber fleets struck Berlin with a record payload of about 3000 tons of bombs. Over 1900 American planes plus 400 Liberators battered the German capital for hours, with many squadrons circling near German defenses. Reports say thousands of refugees fled east as the city endured a massive air assault.
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London
Neri Dnb
Reich
Rata Warnage
Hgsters
Luftwaffe
U. S
Reéuter
Stork
Berlin
Amon
Herouse
Runaway Locomotive Derailed Near Angel Station
A locomotive without an engineer or fireman escaped during a double header in Flagstaff, reaching 30 mph and derailing 22 miles east at Angel after a telegrapher activated a switch. The engineer and fireman jumped to safety as the train accelerated away.
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Plagstafr
Alt
Fey
Flagstaff
Qrade
Here
Angel
Fingstatt
Freman
Santa Fe
Germans Not Defeated Capture of Berlin Imminent
International News Service reports Soviet advances threaten Berlin as Hitler stalls for time. The piece contends the fall of Berlin won’t end the war, with Hitler aiming to prolong combat in city streets while Wehrmacht absorbs Allied pressure, delaying a decisive collapse of Nazi power.
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Berlin
Hitler
Europe
Pierre d
Huss
International News Service
United States
Fiebri International
Newa Seryt
San Francisco
INS
Amies
Stalinngrad
der Fuehrer
Bertin
Hinraler
Gert Baygand
Wehrmacht
Third Reich
Biosecw
Mogaisk
Afatshal
Refugees Escaping Berlin Amid Massive Allied Bombardment
Stockholm reports up to three million refugees fled west toward Berlin as American air raids devastate the capital. German civilians pour into the city’s outskirts seeking shelter while Berlin fortifies an evacuation plan for women children and the aged.
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Condon
Ins
Berlin
Reuter
Stockholm
der- UN
Margon-Thelt
Reich
Geremany
Rea
Pan
Altsteult
Volkssturmers
Frankfurter Allee
Harmer
Sickle
Sappere
Trom Bet
Gestapo
Saléa
Stong
Chile
Raids Open Road For Reds Eaker Reports Air Power Key
Rome report quotes General Ira C. Eaker stating Allied air attacks destroyed German mobility and oil supplies, enabling the Red offensive. He notes strategic bombing as decisive, praising Mediterranean air force for 604,985 sorties and destroying thousands of German aircraft and oil facilities.
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Rome
Russia
Ira C. Eaker
Mediterranean
Eaker
Hitler
Garminy
Baker
Talifhq
Adeogate Strategic Air Force
Mediterranean Air Force
Ecker
Allied push deepens Siegfried thrust near Montchau
Paris dispatch reports U S and Allied forces pressing the Siegfried Line east of Montchau, driving through the five mile free zone toward the open Rhine plain. Ninth Division elements seize Dreborn high ground and bearings toward the second defense belt as progress is described as slow but steady.
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Paris
INS
Montchau
Dydbornn
Gemund
Maidoyol Castle
60Th
Drelkormn
Drel‘born
Bronsfeld
Schielden
Colmar
Yanks
Pollus
Alsace
Mujhouse
Rhine
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity clouds rise
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for cloudy skies with a net change in temperatures on Sunday. Minimum temperatures around 54 degrees are expected with possible additional weather details on Page 4A.
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San Antonio
Red Army advances drive toward Berlin from Oder front
Soviet and Allied forces pushed across the Oder toward Berlin with claims of advancing up to 13 miles, capturing strongpoints near Frankfurt and Kustrin. Moscow dispatches report Red Army gains north and east of Frankfurt am Oder and within tens of miles of Stettin, threatening Berlin’s approaches as German forces counter.
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London
Fen
Wu, S
Ber UN
Oder River
Belch
Marshal Zhukov
Trrsh
Moscow
Sonnenberg
Hustein
Kunersdorf
Frankfurt
Reppen
Malsow
Kustria-Frankfurt
Withi
Berlin
Baltic
Stettin
Stettin Ag
DNB
Oder
Lesgno
Lissa
Zlotkov
Peace Feelers Hint of German Negotiation Channels
War era rumor roundup notes nonofficial German peace feelers after Churchill defined unconditional surrender. Claims suggest Berlin seeks talks through German industry and Nazi generals rather than Hitler, with Moscow reportedly backing a broader committee. Reports cite Von Pauls in Bern and Swiss sources linked to an immediate armistice effort amid a stream of peace rumors in Cairo and Caro.
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Wnternationsl
Nova Servies
Army and Navy Journal
Washington
Alles
Churchill
Hiteler
United Nations
Hin
Larender
Hitler
Moscow
Ournel
Stein
Paris
Friedrich von Pauls
Aamy
Stalingrad
Bern
Switzerland
le Populsire
von Pauls
Home Front
Cairo
Disarmament Plan for Reich Nearly Done
London dispatches report the Allied plan for German disarmament during occupation is largely complete awaiting the big three summit. An unconditional surrender is expected to follow the conference with no provisional German government, and no postwar cooperation with captured generals. Political shifts of great importance are anticipated after the surrender.
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London
Britain
Roosevelt
Whiston Ghurelitl
Joseph Etntin
Germany
Freed Yanks Send Messages Home From Luzon Camp
War correspondence recounts letters written by American officers and troops at a Luzon rest camp after liberation from Cabana prison. Messages express relief, humor, and faith as they relay to loved ones in the United States the emotional moment of freedom and reunion. The letters detail personal reunions and requests to relay wishes to family, while noting the significance of news reaching America.
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Lee van Atta
Luzon
Insi
United States
Cabanatuan
Carter
America
Fong
Reid
Tuscaloora
Ala
Bert Blank
Rangers
Yank
Famous Division Drives Ahead to Keep Return Vow
American forces press toward Manila as the famed First and Third cavalry divisions advance north of the capital. The drive marks a 65 mile in 24 hours rapid breakout toward Manila, with infantry and armor closing in from Bulacan and Batangas. Front-line reports say heavy air and ground support, while units seize key areas and battle reported losses rise. The vow to liberate Manila honors Lieut. Gen. Jonathan W. Weinstricht, a former commander held prisoner since 1942.
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MacArthur
Lion
INS
Manila
Robertson
BBG
Firat
Aner
te capi+ Ital
San Mdefonso
San Miguel
Bulacan
Angat
Bustos
Verne Bridge
Nile
Mar
Nila. Oy
Robert S. Belehtler
Ath Division
Vietnam
Batangas
Sayimena
Aga
Cavite
Ba«tan
Batu
Bolesie
Elakt Mitra
Olongapa Naval Base
Suble Bay
MonaArthur
Jattack
Norenein
Genoa Laon
Yound
Gariballo
Munoz
Ehella
Tumana
San Jose
Nueva Ecija
Santa Mana
Nicholas
Santa Matik
Ville Verde Trail
Cugayan Valley
Luzon
Indiy
Fifth Air Force
Formosa
Siltent
China
Talian
Krenko
Bake Ishima Islands
Tire
Hong Kong
Ddlany
Toke
Alry
Admiralty Islands
Jonathan Weinswrieht
Corregidor
Yank Planes Stop Nip Ship Life Race
Yank planes from the Fifth Air Force hunted a Japanese destroyer task group off Luzon in the China Sea. A destroyer with high ranking Nip officers was sunk after air cover intercepted near Parmasr Takao harbor, with about 400 officers feared lost as retreating Japanese forces were intercepted near Lingayen gulf.
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RKE
Startan
Fifth Air Force
Luzon
Fautins
China Sea
Fort Mesa
Anaiter
Sydakers
Nazis Seize Wife of Field Marshal in Armistice Circles
PARIA reports Nazis hold the wife of Field Marshal von Fund stedt to deter any armistice deal with the Allies. U S circles say Washington might sign with Prussia if UN terms met. Berlin prints quote Hitler promising the Nazi Party will carry on if he disappears. talks of southern Germany preparations continue.
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PARIA
NSI
von Fundstedt
Pats Dplont Intta
Washington
United States
United Nations
Soir
Hitler
Nezishteftan
Germany
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Afozalsi
Kremlin
Ley
Munich
Iack
Poreo
Tarpeta
Siegfried
Red Army
Curicmanay
Epnyer
Walter Nachrichten
Chinssa
Bwisa-Telian
Italy
Constanta
Caro
Oklahoma
William Ratun
Iain
Anna
Terre Haute
Tna
Francis Lontilte
Concord
Cpreen
Miata
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