Reds Denounce Five Year Neutrality Pact With Japan
Moscow denounced the five year neutrality pact with Japan accusing Tokyo of aiding Germany and potentially easing Japan into the Pacific war. Molotov told Japanese Ambassador Sato that the pact lost meaning and continuation became impossible. Russia ratified the pact in 1935 and stated denouncement would occur at least a year before expiration.
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Japan
Russia
Tokyo
Germany
Moscow
Vyascheslav Molotov
Xmaotake Sato
Molotov
Sato
Bulgaria
Axis
MacArthur Named Boss In Pacific
General Douglas MacArthur was assigned to command all American Army forces in final Japan cleanup. The Joint Chiefs reassigned roles with MacArthur to lead land forces in the Pacific and Admiral Nimitz directing sea operations. The move ends prior geographic separation and signals a consolidated Allied command in the Pacific theater.
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Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pacific
MacArthur
Adm
Chester W. Nimitz
United States
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Nimitz
Pacific Ocean
Philippines
China
Sas
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Hlarnold
Army Air Forces
20Th Air Force
Miniature Jeeps Planned as Bond Drive Prizes
Washington reports miniature jeeps to be awarded as prizes for the Seventh War Loan drive. Veterans Administration and six Army convalescent centers will produce the 3.5 inch scale jeeps, with Willys-Overland supplying materials. Prizes go to top bond sellers in 33383 counties from May 14 to June 30, with 3,500 more jeeps later for officers in Army and Navy use.
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Navy
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Veterans and Soldiers
Japanese Cabinet Resigns as Army Veteran Takes Helm
The Japanese cabinet led by Premier Koiso resigns en masse after military defeats. Emperor Hirohito requests Admiral Baron Kan'taro Suzuki, a Privy Council president and wartime veteran regarded as moderate, to form a new government. The upheaval follows pressure at home and in Tokyo over the gravity of the situation.
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Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Japan
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Koiso
Suzuki
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Methodists Assign Local Ministers
Transfer news from the Troy Methodist Conference details Rev. Frank Reid moving to Johnstown and Rev. Orrin Ireson coming to Troy. Changes include W. J. Barber to East Greenbush and Steele to Averill Park, with several other assignments and two Eagle Mills ministers ordained as elders.
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Frank Gay
Reid
Trinity Methodist Church
Troy
G. Bromley
Oxnam
Johnstown
Orrin S. Ireson
Averill Park
W. J. Barber
East Greenbush
Jasper AL Steele
Ireson
D. B. Smith
Slingerlands
Newtonville
E. D. Eyman
Mr. Smith
R. E. Dunckel
Gansevoort
Witon
South Willon
Gurn Springs
E. G. Williams
Sharon Springs
R. Cole
Jonesville
J. B
Joel W. Shippey
Wells
John C. Wilson
Eazie Mills
Shippey
Wiliam B. Shippey
Gertrude Gailar
Black Market Seen Cutting Army Stocks
Washington UPI reports Senate testimony on how black markets and Australian drought hinder meat stocking for the Army. Maj. Gen. Carl A. Hardigg of the Quartermaster Corps told the Agriculture Committee there is ample supply though dry weather in Australia and New Zealand complicates imports. He urged more U.S. meat to meet demand while noting the War Department keeps reserves rather than a true stockpile.
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UPI
United States
Australia
Carl A. Hardigg
Quartermaster Corps
The
Agriculture Committee
Hardigg
New Zealand
Wheeler
D-Mont
War Department
Thomas
Legas Aaies
New York
Office of Price Administration
Chicken Raising Not for Amateurs Says Poultry Official
Homer I Huntington, secretary of the Poultry and Egg National Board, warns amateurs and backyard poultry raisers against keeping chicks. Hatcheries are sold out through July and orders cover the year. Experienced poultrymen should have first access to baby chicks and proper care to avoid high mortality.
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Huntington
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Secretary Grew Taken Ill While Golfing in Florida
Secretary of State Joseph C. Grew was taken ill while playing golf last Monday in Boca Raton Florida and was hospitalized at an Army air forces hospital. The Army announced the development yesterday.
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Fla.Pi
Joseph C. Grew
Army Air Forces Hospital
Army
Soviet Ninth Armies Reach Vienna At Last Stand
Soviet forces drive to encircle Vienna after breaking two defense belts. Red Army units seize Ober Laa and Unter Laa along with Laxenburg and the imperial castle area. They push west toward Linz, threatening Vienna’s Danube rail and highway links as 6,590 Yugoslav and nearby prisoners are reported.
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Vienna
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Unter-Laa
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Oder
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Austria
Slovakia
Berlin
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Unter Laa
Laxenburg
Imperial Castle
Tolbuknin
Viennna
Linz
Danube
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Hochrotherd
Vienna-Linz
Russian Pact Move No Surprise to Japs
Japanese sources in San Francisco say the Soviet denunciation of the Russo Japanese non aggression pact was by no means unexpected. Domei news agency quoted informed quarters saying Stalin’s October speech and other developments indicated the Soviet attitude toward Japan was undergoing a radical change.
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Domei
Europe
FCC
Stalin
Japan
War Labor Board threatens seizure of coal mines if strikes persist
The War Labor Board warned United Mine Workers President Joan Lewis and UMWA VP John O Heary that if about 200 bituminous coal mines do not end stoppages immediately the government will seize and operate the mines. The move aims to prevent disruption in steel production and war material output.
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Washington
War Labor Board
Joan L. Lewis
WLB
George W. Taylor
Lewis
United Mine Workers
John F. O'heary
Ulm
United Mine Workers of America
Dri Taylor
Thesram
Taylor
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Teckes
Promuc Ubon of Steel
I Jekes
White House
Veterans' Job Preference Bill Signed
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey signed a bill to protect job rights for disabled veterans who were public employees before military service. The measure allows transfer to any vacant qualifying position with written application and equal pay, preventing loss of veteran status in public service. The bill aims to extend veteran preferences in state employment under Civil Service oversight.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
State Department of Civil Service
Publi
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Wedding Day Ends Indian Red Cross Worker Romance
A Red Cross hospital recreation worker from India marries an Army Signal Corps sergeant in Troy First Presbyterian Church, uniting the couple as their two motherless girls join a new family. The ceremony follows a 12,000 mile voyage shared by bride, groom, and the children aboard the same ship. The bride, Miss Mary McGeogh, plans to resume Red Cross work. the groom, Sgt. Austen, will report to Lake Placid after furlough.
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Red Cross
United States
First Presbyterian Church of
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Mary
McGeogh
Army Signel Corps
Robert Campbell
First Presbyterian Church
Austen
Turlough
Lake Placid
Misa McGeogh
Veronica
Eleanor Ruth
New Britain
Conn
Karachi
United
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Amon Amer
Miss McGeogh
Qd States
Marriz
Camediave
Zu Ser Seanit Aagien
Louis
Army Signal Corps
Shushan
Washington County
William McGeogh
Cambridge
Sibelius Reported Starving in Finland
London dispatch cites Walter Leese stating composer Jean Sibelius is near starvation at his rustic home outside Helsinki with money and food in short supply. The report notes upcoming December plans for Sibelius despite dire conditions.
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Finland
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Solly
Helsinki
Walter Leese
Sibelius Sesh
Leese
President Roosevelt to speak to Jefferson Day dinners
The Democrat National Committee said the President will broadcast the address on the night of April 13 to 330 Jefferson Day dinners nationwide. The dinners raise funds for the 1946 congressional campaign.
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Washington
Democrat National Committee
Roosevelt
Okinawa Casualties Rise as Battle Narrows to Ishikawa Isthmus
United States forces report 175 killed and 795 wounded on Okinawa with confirmed American casualties through Wednesday. Marine units push toward Naha and Ishikawa Isthmus while Japanese resistance tightens near coastal airfields. 65 Japanese aircraft destroyed in five days. Major General Geiger’s Third Marine Amphibious Corps seizes the isthmus as Admiral Nimitz notes organized enemy defenses and strong artillery support from fleet guns. Japan reportedly surrenders include about 1,000 confirmed. Stockpiles of enemy foodstuffs captured. naval personnel figures not yet released.
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Andrew D. Bruce
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Naha
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British Forces Stab Northward on Italian Front
British and allied units moved north on the Italian front attacking along a narrow isthmus near Comacchio and Porto Garibaldi. German forces held entrenched positions as air bombers struck Campo Formido near Udine and rail yards near Deavograd. Remaining German troops in Yugoslavia faced continued pressure along routes from Zagreb to Villach.
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George Santayana Receives Columbia Medal in 1953
Columbia University announced yesterday that philosopher George Santayana has been awarded the Nicholas Murray Butler gold medal. Santayana, an author and philosopher, is honored by the university for outstanding contributions to scholarship.
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New York
Nicholas
Murray Butler
Columbia University
George Santayana
British Near Bremen Big Nazi Port
The US and British forces advance along the Weser River pushing toward Bremen and near the Ruhr. Canadian and British units under Montgomery attack German defenses, seizing Stolzenau and closing on the Rhine while trapping German troops and pressing toward Ruhr Basin retirement. Allied forces rebuild momentum as Kesselring faces mounting pressure on the western front.
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Eisenhower predicts long guerrilla war across Europe
General Eisenhower warns President Roosevelt that Nazi resistances may persist after a formal surrender. He estimates a large force will be needed to hunt down bandits and paratroopers across the western front, including France, Denmark, and Norway, with no expected mass surrender. He urges continued decisive pressure to crush Nazi guerrillas.
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Aeret Ganz
France
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