Reds surge toward Berlin as Reichstag falls in final push
Red Army forces breach Berlin districts advancing on the Reichstag ruins as Soviet leaders claim the end of the war nears. Stalin reports 11 million German casualties in four years of fighting, with the Reichstag siege signifying a turning point.
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Bieast
Bertic
Berlin
Moscow
Ministry of Interior
Reich- Stag
Hitler
Tier Karten
Barlin
Brandenburg Gate
Spree
Benin
Wazis
Stalin
Red Army
Reichstag
Communists Sweep French Local Elections
The Communist Party captured about 35 percent of the estimated 19 million municipal votes in Sunday elections, signaling a strong leftward shift. Observers caution the results reflect local sentiment and do not imply national policy changes under de Gaulle.
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Paris
Communist Party
de Gaulle
Siteat
France
Mar
Henri Philippe Petain
Vetain
Russians Fire on Yanks and Pass Boule
The U S Ninth Army linked with Soviet troops near a junction yesterday at 1 20 pm. The exchange involved chertars and machine guns as Americans suffered two deaths when a jeep hit a mine. After initial fighting, Russians welcomed the Yanks with a warm reception and celebration in the town.
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Germany
U.S. Ninth Army
Scoreboard note on yesterday’s baseball leagues
National League shows no games scheduled yesterday. American League also reports no results or standings.
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National League
Argentina Invited to Conference Amid Soviet Push
At San Francisco the conference voted 31 to 4 to invite Argentina for immediate seating, despite Molotov’s push to delay. Stettinius supported Argentina, noting it aligns with interconference options. opposition came from Russia Czechoslovakia Yugoslavia and Greece. Other dispatches report German withdrawal from Denmark and ongoing talks between Bernadotte and German officials.
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Argentina
Molotov
Russia
Moscow
Belgium
Paul J Henri Speak
Fugsia
Yugoslavia
Czechosiovazia
Greece
Belgien
Sembe
Opera House
Masaryk
Basia
Norway
New Zealand
Belium
Czechoslovakia
Stettinius
Inter- Can Conferencia
Mexico City
Family of Nations
Nat Shen Stettinius
Argentia
Alger Hiss
Michael McDermott
State Department
Campaign for Italy Ended as Turin Falls to Allied Drive
General Mark W. Clark announced the Italy campaign’s end as Turin fell to American Fifth Army troops. Allied forces have routed 25 Nazi divisions, captured over 120000 German prisoners, and pursued remnants toward Brenner Pass with diverse multinational units including Brazilians and South Africans.
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Italy
Mark’ W. Clark
Fifth Army
Turin
Clark
135Th Army Group
Salerno
Eighth Army
10Th Mountain Division
S Alps
Brenner Pass
Lake Garda
Benito Muscolini
Garganaho
Americas
Fifth
Werewolves Reported Behind American Lines Near Wester Front
A World War II era item describes Werewolves activity behind the Western Front with Allied troops alleging German units tortured a U.S. soldier, doused him with cigarettes, and pressed him for troop dispositions. Reports claim German resistance units were found and a German telephone line was repeatedly cut.
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Wester Front
Levco
Duesseldort Pres
U S Refuses to Back Austria's Provisional Government
The United States, via Acting Secretary Grew, said it has not recognized an Austrian provisional government reported to be led by Dr. Renner in Vienna. Moscow dispatches claimed a coalition of Social Democrats, Christian Socials, and Communists formed the regime as Soviet troops occupied the Austrian capital.
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United States
Austria
Kurl Rennes
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Grew
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Vienna
Moscow
Tass
Benner
Greve
Renhoer
Renser
Renner
Social Democrat Party
Week-end Santa Claus Brought Home by Wife
Antigo, Wis. G Tom Harrald an Indianapolis produce buyer stowed several thousand dollars in cash and cashier’s checks. He and his wife were en route to Indiana when a plan to recover the money allegedly failed. Police investigate missing funds and suspects.
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Antigo
Wis
Tom Harrald
Indianapolis
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Harrald
Warren Oliver
South Sead
Toro
Indiana
Othc
Pater Krosni
Herrera
Bivén
Sravn
Alexander in Vienna London Discuss Provisional Austria
Field Marshal Sir Harold Alexander and Aled com mantetin-chief discuss with Russians the problems arising from the formation of a new provisional government for Austria.
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London
Harold Alekender
Aled
Mantetin
Fanear
Wes Gong Tox Viera
Austria
Allies Halt Milan Trials After Reported Execution
Reports say Graziani was executed by partisans after Mussolini’s body lay in Milan morgue. Italian authorities, under Allied orders, warned against summery justice and promised tribunals rather than mob violence. Demonstrations continued as funerals for patriots were held and the city faced a crackdown.
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Milan
Benito Mussolini
Il Duce
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Duce
Como
New York Times
Bern
New York
Allies
Graziani
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AMG
Claretta Petacci
Cardiel Schuster
Omaha Insurance Man Sworn In as President’s Aid
Ed Merkin of Omaha was sworn as an administrative assistant to President Truman. He had served as executive vice president of a newspaper division at Mutual Benefit Health and Accident. The oath also included Luxider St. Louis banker and Edwin W. Pauley of California for other commissions.
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Washington
Ed Merkin
Truman
Omaha
Nee
Wieiliam
O. .Douglas
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Federel Loan
Edwin W . Pauley
California
Americar
Ieces
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Reparations Commission
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White House
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Vatican Gently Reproaches Rome After Mussolini Execution
Osservatore Romano condemns impetuous violence and macabre manifestations in delivering fascist punishment. Daily contrasts with official praise from Rome for Mussolini and his collaborators, noting the strong public sentiment and concerns over state hatred.
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Vatican
Osservatore Romano
Benito Mussolini
Merio- Berlinguer
Osservatore
Allies Free Red Soldiers From German Captivity
Allied authorities said thousands of Soviet prisoners of war have been liberated from German camps and sent home by British ships. The official source indicated Russian complaints about conditions in captivity and the harsh transport to safety have been addressed.
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Gendon
Russia
Britain
Red Army
27th Division Nears Naha in Okinawa Campaign
The 27th Division Doughboys moved within two miles of Naha, Okinawa's capital, as Maj. Gen. George W. Gunnery pressed toward the city. Japanese air losses rose to 29 aircraft in recent patrol actions, with carrier groups shooting down more on Sunday and Monday. The 36th and Seventh Divisions advanced in southern sectors and toward Yonabaru airfield, while a marriage between a captured Japanese officer and an Okinawan nurse proceeded with civilian decorum.
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Patton Liberates Largest POW Camp in Europe
Allied forces under the U S Third Army freed UB 716 000 prisoners at Stalag 7A near Moosburg as American, British, South African, Canadian, Australian, Polish, French, and Serbian troops, plus tank battalion casualties, were counted among the liberated.
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Ares
Tseith
German Plea for Surrender Circles Austrian Front
Unverified reports claim a large German force near the Austrian frontier reconsidering surrender to U S forces as negotiations unfold. The scene centers on the Seventh Army and unnamed German divisions amid wartime tension.
Sugar Ration Cut Deepens as War Office Reports Shortage
The Office of War Information announces a 25 percent cut in sugar rations with stamp 33 valid for five pounds for four months. Canning allotments drop. total sugar available to households falls to 70 percent of 1934 levels. Industrial users face reductions. expected July 1 adjustments for bakers and canners.
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Washington
Office of War Information
United States
OWT
OPA
War Food Administration
Larse
Subar
Europe
U.S
Americans
Britain
Canada
British claim on airport built by Americans
The article reports that Britain seeks repayment or repossession of a major airport built by American effort. It notes U S authorities and German developments, with discussion of rent cancellation tied to land use and developed facilities. The piece highlights the airport’s role during the Pacific war and its modernization by the Air Transport Command in London.
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Bovingios
Germany
le Bo
Mien
Pritts
Uch
Boermston
Air Transport Command
London
Henden
Shrine City Falls In Major WWII Breakthrough
Allied forces reported a major collapse around Munich as Sixth Army Group claimed the city in the west and German lines in the Bavarian Alps buckled south of Innsbruck. Gen Eisenhower declared stages of panic crushed with thousands of German troops streaming to rear areas as American and British units closed on the Elbe and moved toward Hamburg and Lübeck.
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Seventh Army
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Brenner Pass
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Elbe
Berlin
82Nd Airborne Division
Hamburg
Hambure
Luebeck
Schleswig-Holstein
den- Mark
Stockholm
Biel
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Slunich
Borneo Invasion Report From Tokyo Radio
A Tokyo radio broadcast cited by the FCC said Allied forces landed on Borneo’s east coast near Tarakan with fierce combat against defending garrisons. The report claimed the landings were repulsed, as is typical in such dispatches, amid ongoing Allied advances toward the Philippines.
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Tokyo Radio Today
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Borneo
Federal Communications Commission
Tarakan Sea
Tawitawi
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Tarakan
Ates
Pacific Islands
Tokro Radio
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