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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 15, 1945

Page

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Moscow Word Awaited On 2 Most Critical Issues

Moscow awaited word from Moscow on two core questions at the United Nations talks as Big Five negotiations continue. Russia’s Gromyko referred proposals to the Kremlin, with replies hoped in a day. France’s bid for permanent UN Security Council status moved closer amid committee votes. The conference splits over regional defense and small-nation influence, while Latin American leaders endorsed the region’s proposed formula.

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Nazi Secret Weapons to Turn on Japan

Washington May 1 Nazi secret weapons and German devices may be studied for use against Japan after Germany’s defeat. Allied overrun factories and labs hold equipment and plans, with some items likely kept as memorials or repurposed for European rehabilitation, while many fated pieces likely will not be used.

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Truman and Churchill Seek Early Big Three Meeting

President Truman and Prime Minister Churchill indicated a Big Three meeting with Stalin could be arranged soon. Truman outlined aims including no German rearmerment, free press in Germany, no tax cuts until Japan is defeated, repeal of the Johnson act, and expanding the veterans administration. He also pressed steps to end the coal strike and suggested the peace program would be discussed at the conference but not soon.

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Weather forecast for East Texas shows cooler spell ahead

Cloudy conditions with a chance of thunderstorms and a cooler Tuesday afternoon and night. Wednesday turns partly cloudy with a maximum around 88 and a minimum near 40s. East Texas expected showers in the northeast Tuesday and south Wednesday, with cooler air spreading from north and west by nightfall. Fresh winds noted by the U.S. Weather Bureau data on Page 2-A.

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Ike, Bradley Arrive d In London

General Eisenhower and General Bradley arrived in London from Germany and met at the hotel about an hour later. Field Marshal Montgomery was reported to be resting at the Hindhead home of Maj JT Reynolds near Amesbury, Surrey, and would stay several days before returning to duty.

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City Park Concessions Lease Authorized By Council

The City Park Board won a concessions lease for ten years at city parks including Brackenridge and Roosevelt after a recessed council meeting. K F Wilkinson has run the concessions at several parks under a $10,500 annual city commission with a 50 50 profit split, and sought a 10 day delay to submit a cash bid. Mayor Mauermann backed immediate passage amid questions of legality from City Attorney Cobbs with one commissioner voting no and an absent official.

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Yanks Break Balete Pass On Luzon

Forces broke through Balete pass on Luzon and advanced to seize Balete air field as Japanese resistance endured. U S air power targeted Nagoya and southern airfields in a broader drive toward Japan. At least seven thousand Japanese were killed in the pass battle, with estimates rising to about twenty thousand. Allied coastal and inland advances continued in the Pacific theater amid heavy casualties and costly fighting on Okinawa and Mindanao.

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Reds Account for 12,770,000 Nazis in Four Years War

London reported May 15 that the Red Army had captured or killed 12,770,000 enemy troops on the Eastern Front since January 12. Moscow announced more than 1,230,000 Nazis captured. The Soviet release did not confirm whether Field Marshal Ferdinand Schoerner or General Otto Wachier were among those taken.

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American armies blocked from Berlin by policy before Russians entered

American correspondents concluded that American forces in Europe could have captured Berlin after reaching the Elbe if not for political considerations. Officials delayed the Ninth Army’s drive to Berlin, and other factors beyond military reach influenced the decision, delaying Berlin’s fall until Soviet entry.

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Pattern change in Okinawa defense alters U S tactics

CAPT. JOHN BK CRAIGE reports on Okinawa where Japanese defenders shift from heavy beach resistance to entrenched cave fortifications. The U S Tenth Army under Gen Buckner faces a tougher fight as the 34th corps meets strong outer works and a fortified Shuvi line. Marines advance north with lighter opposition while the main island’s center resists on a long ridge system.

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Himmler Sought Near Flensburg

PLENSBURG Germany May 15 British security police and intelligence officers pursuing rumors funded by Danish underground organize a search for Gestapo chief Himmler in the Flensburg area. Allied officials report a mission from Supreme Allied Headquarters is quartered on German soil and that Doenitz remains elusive to diplomats.

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