Weather and war fronts shift as German surrender grows
The report notes fair but cool weather extending into Saturday while major Allied advances press toward final German capitulations. Eisenhower announces Holland and northwest Germany Denmark including Helgoland have surrendered to Montgomery’s 21st army group effective 8 am tomorrow.
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Paris
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Denmark
Helgoland
Frisian Islands
Marshal Montgomery
21St Army Group
21St
Germana Almar
Italy
Austria
Armiies
Chérnoslvakia
Norway
Mont-gomery
Brener Pass
Innsbruck
Truman Wins First Battle With Congress
President Truman wins a 57 vote victory as the House upholds his veto on farm worker draft deferments. The override fails two thirds by 57 votes. 185 to 177. Opposition cites merit. supporters argue for wartime equity and draft policy.
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Truman
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Chelf
McCormack
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Flannagan
War of the Agriculture Committee
Europe
Tydings
Appeal to Germans to stay calm in last hours of war
London reports that Wilhelmshaven radio broadcast an appeal to the German people to remain calm in the final moments of the war. The Bremen and Wilhelmshaven stations also said Grand Admiral Doenitz, now Germany's leader, conferred with Josef Terboven in Norway and Werner Best in Denmark, issuing personal orders for the future.
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Eri Doenitz
Germany
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Josef Terboven
Norway
Werner Best
Denmark
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Pennsylvania
Reich
Austria
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Holland
Churchill
Commons
British Press Association
Truman
Paris
Karl Doenitz
Kiel
Stockholm
Count Ludwig Schwerin von
Krosigk
Raids Target Japanese Airfields From Guam
Fifty to one hundred B 29s carried out the 14th neutralizing attack in 38 days on Japanese homeland airfields to prevent raids on Allied forces in the Ryukyus. The daylight strikes hit Kyushu targets Omura and Senki and included Shikoku island. Major General Curtis LeMay reported good results with no losses.
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Ryukyus
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Matsuyama
Shikoku Island
Curtis Lemay
21St Bomber Command
Omura
Oita
Senki
Georgia and Florida Weekend Forecast Returns Cool Bright Weather
Georgia looks for fair skies with continued cool temperatures tonight and Saturday with a slight warmup by Saturday afternoon. In extreme northwest Florida, fair conditions continue tonight and Saturday with cooler air giving way to a warmer Saturday afternoon.
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ST. Marks
Georgia
Florida
Rangoon Falls to Allied Forces After Burma Campaign
British forces announce decisive Burma victory with Rangoon captured and its port intact. Communique reports 97,000 Japanese killed in 15 months. inner harbor to reopen soon as Allied supply routes via Rangoon are restored.
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Preston Grover
Calcutta
India
Rangoon
Southeast Asia Command
Singapore
Prome
Irrawaddy
Stilwell
Elephant Point
Capture Of Fortress Germany About Finished
Allied reports say fortress Germany near collapse as Speer declares defeat and chaos spreads. Rumors of unconditional surrender swirl with Churchill absent from Commons and Doenitz believed to have fled to Kiel as Nazi leadership contemplates final capitulation.
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Germany
Associated Press
London
Albert Speer
Editor McFarlan Rose Clinches Special Place at Rose Show
Editor McFarlan rose wins horticultural prize at the 24th Annual Rose Show held today. Rose grown by Mrs. Frank Smith. Sweenstoke prize to Mrs. A M Watson for Rouge Mallevim. Judges praised two-table display in white net over spruce green with white gladiolas and American Beauty roses. First table awards went to Mrs. Joe Edwards and Mrs. John Many. second to Mrs. Fred Scott and Mrs. John Searcy.
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Frank Smith
Sweenstoke
A. M. Watson
Joe Edwards
John Many
Fred Scott
John Searcy
American losses at Okinawa reach near record totals
American forces report 15 964 casualties on Okinawa as heavy fighting continues along the southern front. Navy totals through April include 5 551 casualties with 1 131 killed. ground losses exceed 11 413 with 1 527 soldiers and 320 Marines killed. Japanese counterattacks from caves and pillboxes persist amid night infiltrations and persistent bombardment.
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Okinawa
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Fleet
Chester W. Nimitz
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Iwo Jima
Nimitz
77Th Army
LST Manned by Coast Guard Attacked in Western Pacific
A Coast Guard manned LST in the Western Pacific was struck by a direct hit in combat. The blast caused a 15 foot hole inside the vessel. Details are continued on page 4 with Coast Guard correspondent Brice Walton reporting from aboard.
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Coast Guard
Associated Press
Brice Walton
145000 Nazis Surrender to Russian Army
Moscow reports mass surrenders on the Russian front as weary German troops yield in large numbers. Berlin fires blaze around the chancellery as Red Star reporters describe ruined streets and crowds in a city under siege during the capitulation era.
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Adolf Hitler
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Wilthelmstrasse
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