Zhukov Declares Red Army World's Best After Victory
Marshal Zhukov proclaims the Soviet Union possesses the most powerful army while urging continued effort to strengthen the economy and military science. Stalin, Lenin's tomb, and a grand review accompany the ceremony marking victory over Germany. Nazis' banners are dragged through Red Square amid a vast display.
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Simon Lake Dies at 79 Noted Submarine Expert
Simon Lake of Milford Connecticut, age 79, inventor who envisioned submarines as cargo carriers, died in a hospital after ailing heart issues. He built the first undersea craft in 1904 to prove his ideas, and his submarine Mast was the first to operate in open sea. Funeral services will be held in Milford tomorrow.
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War Bonds Message Urges Saving Against Near Postwar Era
The editor urges readers to invest in War Bonds now for postwar security. Aims to persuade citizens to save through bonds despite markets and scarce goods, promising peacetime uses and benefits after victory.
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Pei
Nations Finish Blueprint For Peace Charter
Fifty nations completed a charter for a new world league at the United Nations Conference in San Francisco. A plenary session is set for final approval and signing, with President Truman visiting the Pacific Northwest for ceremonies.
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Ives May Quit Legislature for Cornell Post
UPI reports Assembly Majority Leader Ives may resign his seat after his term ends to become dean of Cornell University’s new School of Industrial and Labor Relations. President Day said the dean’s salary would come from the university only when he is not in the Legislature. Ives, sidelined by illness, has led the body since 1937 and is often named for the U S Senate nomination controversy.
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U S
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13 year old boy held for murder of sister in Springfield
Police say Earl Laurie, 13, confessed to fatally attacking his sister Hazel 6 and claims illicit relations with Hazel and another nine year old girl over at least three years. State pathologist cites asphyxia from a vicious assault.
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Alan R. Moritz
Massachusetts
British Desert Rats to Lead Berlin Occupation Parade
The Seventh Armored Desert Rats Division prepares for Berlin occupation duties with American British and Canadian troops poised to enter the German capital. Brigadier Sparling notes the exact date remains secret as kit is prepared and vehicles are shined for the 120 mile Autobahn parade toward Berlin.
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Yank Airmen Hit 1500 Jap Boats in a Day
Mitchell bombers from the Fifth Air Force strafed between Hong Kong and Canton, sinking or wrecking more than 40 junks and other small craft. Docking facilities suffered damage, and there was no official sign of enemy evacuation in the Hong Kong area.
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Hurricane Moving North Along Atlantic Coast Update
Tropical disturbance strengthened back to hurricane force after crossing Florida and moving near Brunswick Georgia. Forecasters warned of strong winds up to 75 mph near the storm core and higher tides along the Atlantic coast from Savannah to Norfolk while NC and VA coastlines were urged to stay on alert. Storm warnings extended from Fernandina Florida to Norfolk as the system tracked slowly north.
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Generals Say Occupation in Germany Growing Orderly
Gen Jacob L Devers deputy supreme Allied commander returns from Europe and says Germans will obey once they know who leads them. He joins press briefing with Gen McNarney Gen Simpson and others concluding Hitler is dead and no fraternization relaxations yet. Germany defeated for long period with no immediate threat of renewed war.
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Hitler
Fish Shortage Predicted In U S Next Winter
The Wildlife Service of the Interior Department forecasts a severe fish shortage next winter. Civilians are consuming 80 percent of the current catch, leaving insufficient for storage. Frozen stocks on June 1 were about 25 percent below normal as production lags behind last year.
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Food Czar Vows End Of Illegal Meat Sales
Washington news reports that Anderson, poised to be Secretary of Agriculture, backs end to illegal meat sales. The House passed expanded food powers including veto over the Office of Price Administration to target the black market meat trade and permit broader slaughter under sanitary certification. The bill awaits Senate concurrence and conference alignment on price control and rationing.
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Naval supply thrift trims wartime equipment in Europe
A House Naval Affairs Subcommittee report says good management left less than 310 million dollars in Navy equipment in Europe and North Africa for local disposal, far below possible 350 billion. Rep Lyndon B. Johnson notes decommissioning began with D-Day aided by prudent handling, saving taxpayers. The panel suggests transferring bases at Oran and Exeter to the Pacific as operating units rather than piecemeal U.S. disposal.
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Priestley Claims US Destroyed British Hospital Supplies
Novelist I. B. Priestley told reporters that American troops burned thousands of sheets and blankets and wrecked crockery inside a western England military hospital before retreating. He said planes were destroyed and officers were reluctant to follow orders, noting wartime production systems. He could not disclose the hospital’s location.
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Exiled Poles claim Warsaw government linked to Moscow
Exiled London government charges the new Warsaw coalition is Communist dominated and a step toward Poland losing independence. The London government says recognition by the United States and Britain would validate a foreign sponsored dictatorship, while Moscow backs the Provisional Polish government of nations unity.
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Taczyk
Rubber Union Rejects Pleas To End Strike
Union leaders at Goodyear plants in Akron Ohio refused to end the walkout amid appeals from the Army Navy and War Labor Board The Illinois based C V Wheeler president of Local 2 CIO United Rubber Workers said 18000 war workers would not return under present conditions WB Chairman George W Taylor criticized the decision urging a reassessment after talks in Akron The union blamed the company for failing to follow board directives while Navy and Army officials warned of military needs and production impact
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Buenos Aires Endures One of History's Coldest Winters
Buenos Aires faces severe winter as fuel shortages cut heating. The city reported a record low about 244 degrees Fahrenheit and inland areas dropped to 14 degrees. Homes struggle without heat amid fuel scarcity.
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3000 G L Sought to Call Home from London
More than 3600 American soldiers rushed to the telephone over the weekend to place 12 calls to the United States via the Transatlantic system opened for private conversations for the first time since 1939. Only 100 calls got through in the first 24 hours. The British post office said no more calls could be placed before today.
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Sind
Expect Announcement From Leopold Today
Baron Cartier De Marchienne, Belgian ambassador to Great Britain, arrived late and met with King Leopold amid word of an important political announcement expected today.
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Great Britain
King Leans Toward New Belgian Government
Belgian King Leopold II announced plans to form a new government with support from parliamentary leaders. He urged loyal, constitutional cooperation for Belgium’s welfare and praised the Senate and Chamber for restoring normal institutions during wartime. A second communique noted unity despite differing opinions. The king’s premiership choice, Frans Von Caulwetzeri, and Robert Gillon’s roles were discussed, with Van der Meersch tasked with police and military allocations to guard against a coup.
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Hing Leopold II
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20000 Japanese Trapped as Yank Airborne Reach Cagayan Valley
Allied forces push in the southwest Pacific as 20 000 Japanese troops are surrounded near the Cagayan valley. US 11th Airborne and guerrillas land at 810 am to drive toward Tuguegarao while Chinese troops near Shanghai advance.
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Retain Pacific bases, Arnold declares strategic need
General H H Arnold returning from Pacific tours urges maintaining key islands in the Marshalls Peleliu Volcanoes Bonin and Ryukyus for defense. He asks unrestricted use of Wake Marcus Canton Palmyra Christmas Islands and American Samoa saying a bridge across the Pacific is essential to deter future enemies and defend the nation.
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U S Chills Cave Icebox Plant Atchison Kansas
In Atchison Kansas the War Food Administration advances a mammoth underground icebox project. Three 250 ton refrigeration units began rolling to drop temperatures near thirty degrees in a mined stone cavern by the Missouri River. Officials defend delays and secrecy as crews push toward a one month target for storage of food loads, with critics calling for investigation.
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