Police Seek West Side Boy Rapists
Police search for teenage suspects after two women war workers on the West Side were assaulted by bands of youths Friday night. One 28 year old victim was robbed and beaten after being forced into a car. the other, 24, was dragged into weeds and assaulted by multiple youths. Three teens, ages 14 and 15, were arrested. two more suspects, both 16, remain sought, with one an escapee from Gatesville.
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West Side
Guadalupe
Smith
San Fernando
San Mateos
Zarza- Sucre
Larido
Avother
Ss. G. Tala- Mentes
Arting
Talamentes
Ater
State Reform
Gatesville
WNIFE
Concho
Monterey
River Drive
Magnolia Avenues
Robert B. Green
Quarantine Setup on Rhine to Stem Typhus Spread
Allied headquarters announced a cordon sanitaire along the Rhine to prevent typhus and other contagious diseases from conquered Germany reaching Europe. The measure targets the Totise body said to be prevalent in Germany as epidemics have spread across Europe in past crises.
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Saleis
Pi—Allied Headquarters
Germany
Europe
Megatrantine
Europa
Japs Sink Five Ships In Okinawa Area
Five ships were sunk by Japanese forces in the Okinawa area, bringing total wartime losses to 2,050 vessels. The affected ships include the destroyer Little, LSM 190, TSM 195, fleet minesweeper Swallow, and LST 447. Casualties were described as moderate, with commanding officers reported safe.
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Okinawa
Little
Paul J. Lchimitz
Will- Mar
Mint
LST
His
Nv the
Swallow
Mother 24 Crowned Four Children Tragedy Near Glasgow
GLASGOW Mont May 26 A 24 year old mother hurled four of her children to death in the Milk river then leaped from a bridge to her own end A fifth child 7 escaped by clinging to the shore and told sheriff E L McPherson the mother hit him with a hammer before tossing him into the water. Bodies of Jerry Campbell 4 and Tarry 1 were recovered while Janet 5 and Howard 3 weeks old remained missing. Highway Patrolman William Walden nearly died reviving the officer spoke of being sucked into quicksand and saved. A note in the husband’s possession hinted the mother’s possible mental collapse. The father, a Montana Dakota Utilities employee, recalled the family’s happiness the day before.
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Glasgow
Mont
Chile
Milk
E. L. McPherson
Andrey Samphell
Johnny
Jerry Campbell
Tarry
Janet
Howard
Higdway
William Walden
British Continue Burma Advances
CALCUTTA May 28 British 14th Army troops in Burma consolidate positions north of Martaban gulf for a possible thrust into Thailand. Wave captured Mokshitwa village 14 miles northwest of Peau rail center, controlling the rail line east. Further north Heléont point near Winkanem near Shwegyin area on the Sittung river was shelled and aid taken.
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Calcutta
Burma
Martaban Gulf
Thailand
Mokshitwa
Peau
Winkanem
Shwegyin
Sittung River
Gulf
Death by own action Jap airmen hit U S fleet
On Okinawa a Jap air fleet including elite death by own action attackers damaged 11 U S light units and destroyed 111 Nip aircraft in a 15 hour battle. Giretsu troops attempted grenade armed landings at Yonitn airfield while Marines and Nimitz reported heavy American casualties and advancing ground operations in the ruined Okinawa city of Naha.
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Guam
Okinawa
U. S
Yoninn
Nimitz P
Neha
Shur
Winitz
Corps
Navy
Army
Marine
Yontan
Mobeel
Cay
Giretsu
Kamilkane
Surette
Himmler Body Dumped in Unmarked Grave in Germany
In Lueneberg Germany May 26 the body of Heinrich Himmler, wrapped in a gray British Army blanket, was carted by truck to a wooded area and dumped in an unmarked grave near a villa where he died by poison after capture by British forces. An Allied officer said the body was disposed of to prevent removal or marking. A pine coffin search failed. a Tommy remarked only minimal reaction saying let the worm go to the worm.
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Lueneberg
Germany
Heinrich Himmier
Hey
Berchtesgaden
Soliller
Himeroler
Nenad
Howe
Mick
Tommy
Hye Brave
Trapped Japs Above Manila Surrendering
Manila reports say disintegrating Japanese forces encircled near Manila show willingness to surrender. Since the 43rd division and guerrillas captured dam water works, U.S. doughboys with Fifth Air Force report enemy resistance waning though some fighting persists north of Davao. Luzon coast towns Infanta and Misua captured by guerrilla forces integrated into the Philippine army.
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Manila
UPI
43Rd Division
Tpp
Fifth Air Force
Mp Sho
Auidanie
Philippines
Davao
Lincanan
Canmumique
Luzon
Eas
Infanta and
Misua
Ruerilla
Philippines Army
Amacan
Iol
West Front Movie Nearly Complete
London May 26 Work is nearing completion on The True Glory a wartime epic depicting the Allied campaign from D-Day to Germany’s surrender It is officially sponsored by the United States and British governments Garson Kanin and Carol Reed directed with General Eisenhower overseeing and expected to deliver the prologue
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London
Germany
United States
Partie
Garson Kanin
Hallywood
Carol Reed
Tisenhower
Wilk
Bombings to Be Doubled on Japs
Washington May 26 A closed session with General Marshall led to a pledge that next year more than twice as many tons of bombs will be dropped on Japan than were in Europe in the last 12 months. Representative Buell Soyer said the war department appropriation plan for the year starting July 1 contemplates no major spending cut and hints at a larger army.
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Wasitington
Germany
Marshall
Wth
War Departments
Japan
Europe
Yen
Buell Soyer
D.-Pa
Snyder
War Department
Captain Gets 12 Japs and Ukraine Loses With 17 Rounds
Manila dispatch reports Captain Robert M. Calhoon of the Los Angeles police fired 17 times this year and killed 42 Japanese targets. He noted training shots on New Britain Luzon Lipton and other islands with one miss at 800 yards. Earlier Japanese targets on Lavos Panay and Negros were felled with a single round each. In separate items, the Norwegian government plans to return to Oslo. the Soviet Ukraine claims 7,000,000 civilian deaths, 2,500,000 killed, 1,600,000 missing, and 93,000,000 shipped to Germany, with total war losses exceeding $100 billion. Coffee shortages and London rationing are also noted.
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Manila
Cipl
Robert M. Calhoon
Los Angeles
Inelyiling Ife
New Britain
Luzon
Eatlier
Lavos
Panay
Negros Islands
Moscow
Ukraine
Vadliniy Muchalov
Germany
Mochalov
Soldier's Sentence to Be Reviewed in Worcester Case
A U.S. war department review is underway of a one year sentence given to Private Joseph McGee of Worcester for allegedly striking or kicking nine German prisoners of war. The case drew sharp protests from the boy’s father and Representative John McCormack, who urged Washington to reexamine the verdict. McGee was convicted in a French court on October 17, 1944, after reports that he struck prisoners who refused to work.
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Worcester
Mass
War Department
John McCormack
D.miss
Teader
Wrahhngton
McCormick
Joseph McGee
McGee
McCiee
Couth Martin
Ta Mans
Prance
Dates D. O'Brien
San Antonio Weather Forecast Weekend Outlook
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for partly cloudy skies Saturday afternoon and night, and Sunday with a high near 92 and a low around 70. Also notes partly cloudy conditions in Texas with warm temperatures Saturday afternoon through Sunday. Additional information appears on page 24.
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San Antonio
Texas
Japs Differ On Fate Of Palace
Tokyo burns in a sweeping incendiary raid described by Allied broadcasts. Fires touched the outer imperial palace and two palaces near the inner compound while the emperor was reported unharmed. Tokyo officials warned of broader devastation as broadcasts from Tokyo conflicted over the palace’s fate and cabinet officials prepared a formal apology from Premier Suzuki.
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Tokyo
Omiya
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Suzuki
United States
Imperial University
Bunyvike University
Ritblio
Imperial
Domei
Tokyo Cadie
Japs Use Self-Destruct Bombs Against B 29s in Tokyo Raid
Guam May 26 report says at least three rocket propelled baka bombs were shot down by Superfortress gunners over Tokyo. Fighters including Enka, Eman and others engaged, with crews from Oklahoma, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Iowa noting downed bombs and aircraft. Captain Johnny A. Bjerkin described Jap bombs as self destructive, while a Superfort crew led by Thomas A Treut suffered a fuel loss after heavy flak near Tokyo.
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Guam
Tokyo
Btatf
Russell N
Fumi
Eamon
Okla
Fumel
Enka Bom
Eman
Anshead
Treut
Thomas A., Wacht
Adel
Iowa
Inf Corp
Robert Lawthorn
Nashville
Tenn
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Himmler
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Oslo
Lhe Daily
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Ifore
Eaka
Enman
Gant
Willam Ensley
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