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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1945
Page
2
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Paris dispatch reports Field Marshal Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt captured by the U S Seventh Army on May 1 near Bad Tölz, after a hospital stay south of Munich. His son and aide were present, with an American tank unit taking him prisoner.
Paris reports a Franco American dispute over Stuttgart with France seizing the city to back its political aims while the U S Seventh Army remains key. The exchange shows France pressuring for a separate rail and supply route and the Seventh Army seeking alternative lines. The clash centers on which force controls Stuttgart and the Allied logistics chain.
The Liberty Ship Dan Beard was torpedoed off the British Isles and broke in two before sinking. Shipping officials report 17 merchant seamen and 12 navy armed guards listed as head or missing. The vessel was named for the longtime Boy Scout commissioner Dan Beard.
The Italian royal house announced Princess Mafalda daughter of King Vittorio Emanuele II died in a concentration camp at Buchenwald after wounds from an air raid. Swiss frontier counties closed until further notice suspending fugitives crossings from northern Italy. telephone links between Switzerland and Germany severed.
Scout Troop 47 hosts a dinner at 7 p.m. Tuesday May 8 at the Mieir Club Head cabin 460 Schley Avenue. District 4 leaders and University guests are invited to hear leadership discussions titled Our Hearts Were Growing Up and featuring Scoutmaster Frank Freeman and Assistant Scoutmaster Stewart.
The May 2 1945 edition reports a program devoted to Scouting and education coordinated by the University of Solwing under Byron Wolsey, with involvement from Boy Scouts of America and E. A. Baeta. The article references Dietrich and a communist controversy context.
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