Cologne Notw On to Victory Amid Allied Bombing
An article notes the May 30 1952 bombing of Cologne by 1250 RAF forces and argues Allied air power and river crossings push Nazi resistance toward collapse. It warns of destruction if German defenses are stubborn and reflects on Cologne’s historic significance and fate after conquest.
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Courier
B. Hodges
Curic Cologne
Cman
Rhineland
America
Germany
France
Rhine
Cologne
Wesel
Hitler
Berlin
Norrow
Colonia Agrippina
Claudius
Nero
Hanseatic League
William Tyndale
William Caxton
Giovanni Faria
Preparations For San Francisco Conference Seen as Global Effort
The United States invites 39 nations to a San Francisco conference next month to draft a charter for a new international security organization. Excluded are several former adversaries and allies. the event aims to unify nations under a peaceful framework, building on Dumbarton Oaks preparatory work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Russia
China
United States
San Francisco
Syria
Lebanon
Iceland
Denmark
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Dumbarton Oaks
Ood
San Francisco meeting aims to draft a postwar world framework
The article discusses a San Francisco conference seeking a new system to protect nations from friends while addressing future growth and development. It notes the challenge of reconciling disarmament for Germany and Japan and the limits of foresight in predicting war scenarios.
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Ciseg
San Francisco
Francisca
Germany
Japan
President’s Bretton Woods stance challenged by critics
Administration spokesmen push ratification of the Bretton Woods plan. bankers associations and economists warn the accord is tentative and opaque. Critics argue it could threaten US sovereignty and raise prices, urging Congress to demand plain terms and scrutiny before committing.
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America
Congress
Bretton Woods
Lord Keynes
Great Britain
Britain
Morgenthau
Breton Woods
American Bankers Association
New York State Bankers Association
Bretton. Woods Monetary Fund
Afr Storgenthau
Destruction of Dresden Illuminates War’s Cost
A wartime broadcast reports Dresden's destruction after Allied raids on February 13 and 16. The German city once famed for art, culture, and industry is described as erased, with tens of thousands buried, fires raging, and the populace left in ruin.
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Dresden
Florence
Saxony
Elben
Europe
Reich
Germany
Dresden Treasures Lost to War and German Folly
The piece laments the destruction of art in Dresden by bombers and accuses Germany of pursuing war and racial hubris. It notes the possible loss of masterpieces by Raphael Titan Rubens Van Dyck and Holbein and argues Germans should be ashamed for endangering priceless cultural heritage.
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Dresden
Raphael
Resbrandt
Titan
van Dyck
Rubens
Resden
Hanging Hitler and the German threat across time
A harsh anti Nazi column argues for execution of Hitler and key figures while warning that removing them will not end German militarism. It cautions against complacency, notes or mocks disguise attempts, and stresses enduring vigilance through long peace. It laments legal delays and urges decisive action to prevent future wars.
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Pravds
Hiver
Goebbels
Goering
Himmler
Dr. Schacht
Sone
Hitler
Shakepeare
Northumberland
Hotssur
United Nations
Germany
Teutonic
Wehrmacht
Retribution for Slave Workers in Allied Germany
Article notes Allied liberation of Polish Yugoslav Czech and Russian workers in Alsdorf Germany. Capt. Ralph Hill of the displaced persons section housed them in refurbished homes with furniture radios and comfort while awaiting repatriation, offering a humane model for their care amid war’s end.
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Buffalo News
Germany
Poland
Soci
Alsdorf
Ralph Hill
World War I veteran pension question answered in Troy letter
A reader asks if a World War I veteran aged 65 can receive a pension under Public Law 213, and the editor confirms the veteran is entitled to 360 dollars monthly, up from the previous rate. The letter also touches on an inky mix of local broadcasts and civic notes amid wartime letters.
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Te Record
Isi
América
America
Price of Victory and the War Toll
Editor notes a March issue item from the Bulletin of the Oneida County War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization. Janet Milsinger writes on the cost of victory, describing penalties paid by neighbors and families as blue stars fade to gold, with lines on courage beyond battlefields.
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Bulletin
The
Oneida County War Council Office of Civilian Mobilization
Janet Milsinger
The New Dumbarton Oaks Plan Frustrates League Principles
Washington columnist David Lawrence argues the Dumbarton Oaks voting procedure weakens collective security compared with the League Covenant. He notes the need for Security Council votes before investigation and warns that no automatic restraint on war remains. The piece contrasts old League obligations with the new framework and cites Articles 12 13 and 15 as benchmarks.
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Washington
United Nations Security Council
Aid League of Nations
Security Council
League
Aoe Ee
Seht
Susice
United Alions
Louis Moore and the English News Caper in Wartime London
In wartime London around 1916 a precize American, Louis Moore, ran a small rapid news service for English papers outside London. Deaf and blunt, Moore dictated dispatches from New York to a typist, then sent them to a censor in Whitehall. Jerry, a foul-smelling telegraph operator, provided the comically chaotic contrast in an old newsroom vignette.
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London
Louis Moore
Reuter
Louie
Sir. Moore
Hal O'Flaherty
Cubs
Chicago
Dispatch
New York
France
Balkans
Jerry
Lowie
Whitehall
Moore
America
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes wartime cabinet shifts and Ty dings debate
The piece covers Henry Wallace's first cabinet appearance as commerce secretary after taking oath, hints at Jess Jones's status, and details House debate on the Tydings Amendment to the Selective Service Act. It features Virginia's Firenagas, Izac of California, Thomason of Texas, Clason, Hinshaw, Gifford, and Robertson debating agricultural scope including shellfish and coal miners, ending with a note on uncensored diplomatic dispatches.
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Wallace
Commerce Department
Cabi Net
Jesse Jones
Laa
Jones
War Production Board
Ater
Jess
House
Flannagan
Congress
Tydings
Ed Lene
California
Gene Worley
Texas
Ewing Thomason
Texex
Amy
el Paso
Thomason
San Diego
Zac
Izac
Senate
Gifford
Lation
Gilfacd
Robertson
Lexington
Lingayen name pronunciation and D Day terminology questions
A reader questions Lingayen pronunciation Lingayen. The piece also asks about the term D Day and its use in military history. Answers refer to official pronunciations and earliest Army use in 1918 Saint Mihiel remarks.
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Normandy
Secretary of War
U. S. Army
First Army
AEF
Saint-Mihiel
Q. My
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Hendrick Hudson
Sam MacCochrane
Chamber of Commerce
Roy Shudi
Barker Park
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Bensgeiaer County
New Guinea
Anthony Horkema
Constant Reader
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Merry
Pearson
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Débata
Joh Firenagas
Virginia
Tooq
Clason
Springfeld
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Biennagan
Carl Hinshaw
Charlen Gifford
Cotuit
Mass
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Lingayen Gulf
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