Army Announces Point Discharge Plan and Priorities
The Army details a plan to release 7 million GIs with a focus on fathers and heroes. Adjusted service ratings will place units for occupation of Germany, redeployment to the Pacific, or discharge. Shipping prioritizes sick and wounded, liberated POWs, redeploying units, then other personnel.
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United States
Army
Washington
China
Persian Gulf
Red Army
Pacific
Europe
America
Frank 3. Ross
Burma
India
Southwest
Central Pacific
Ross
U. S
Japan
Geryr
Germany
Slight Fire Breaks Out at Madison Square Garden Circus
A small fire in an enclosed pipe shaft at Madison Square Garden during Ringling Brothers circus was extinguished quickly. About a few puffs of smoke were seen by attendees of the 16 090 spectator audience. Fire crews arrived with minimal disruption and the matinee performance continued. damage reported slight.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Batfey Circus
National League and American League Scores Report
Yesterday's scoreboard shows St. Louis defeating Washington 10 to 2 in the National League. Other games were postponed by rain in the American and Eastern Leagues with no completed results reported.
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Alamen
St. Louis
Washington
Kamen
Allies Bar All Publications From Germany
Washington says Allied military occupation will restrict German news media and control publishing. OWI and allied governments plan to supervise press, film, and radio while allowing limited neutral broadcasts. Davis calls Germany a sick man needing a controlled diet as part of reeducation. First OWI booklet will depict concentration camp horrors.
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Washington
Publica
Fims
United States
Germany
OWL
Elmer Davis
U. 3
Davis
Owi
Aled
Copenhagen Has Plenty Amid European Famine
Copenhagen remains well supplied despite the European food shortages with abundant steaks poultry and pastries. Officials say food reductions here are lighter than in England or occupied Europe due to Germany’s expectation of resistance and storage of food locally.
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Copenhagen
Europe
Det Mark
Openhagen
England
Germany
Dry Cleaners May Ask Deposit on Hangers
The OPA yesterday authorized dry cleaning establishments to collect a two cent deposit on each wire coat hanger furnished customers. A shortage makes this necessary the OPA aid. Customers who provide their own hanger were required to pay a deposit.
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Washington
OPA
War Trials Proposed for Nazi Party and Allies
U S officials propose trials for Nazi Party members and other organizations for atrocities and war crimes. Judge Lemuel Rosenman concludes meetings with Britain Russia and France to create a tribunal process aimed at swift justice and preventing evasion.
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San Francisco
United States
Nazi Party
State Department
Lemuel E Rosenman
Teuman
Great Britain
Russia
France
Department
Europe
Rosenman
Stertinius
Eden
Molotov
Bidault
Senators Urge Tax Revision For Business
Washington officials urged sweeping postwar tax revisions to aid reconversion from war to peace production. Five changes target excess profits tax exemptions, current postwar credits, bond maturity dates, and faster refunds for losses and credits. No instant cuts to individual or corporate income taxes were recommended. Morgenthau indicated administration opposition until Japan is defeated.
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Washington
Senate House
Tax Committee
Treasury Department
Treasury
Morgenthau
Japan
Doughton
D-N.c
House
Ways and Means Committee
George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
Four Quisling Aids Get Truce To Milk Cows
Four top members of Vidkun Quisling's Norwegian Nazi Party held out in a mansion at Stabekk as a cordon of freedom fighters closed in. The jailed ex-tender anger and rage led to the tearing of cell furnishings while Quisling awaited treason charges and arraignment.
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Oslo 1
Vidkun Quisling
Tedeathi
Stabekk
Police
Jonas Lie
Sverre
Pissadese Xaunerard
Quisling
Quisling State Police
Henrik Rogsied
Lin
Marines Cross Asa River in Okinawa Front Clash
Marines of the Sixth Division bridged the Asa River near Naha and pressed across in heavy fighting with Japanese defenses along southern Okinawa. Two Japanese attackers bent on self destruction damaged the crossing and delayed the advance as warships supported the action and halted enemy concentrations in rear areas.
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Guam
Sixth Marine Division
Asa
Okinawa
Neha
Streight Tay
Machinate
Naha
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Van Riper Acquitted by Federal Jury in Gasoline Case
A federal jury in Newark Minnesota last night acquitted State Atty Gen Walter D Van Riper on seven counts of an indictment charging gasoline rationing violations. The acquittal ends the gasoline rationing case against the official whose legal troubles drew regional attention.
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Lary
van Riper
Newark
Walter D. van Riper
May Snow Fells Across Northeastern New York
A rare May snowstorm battered Northeastern New York yesterday, snapping tree branches and toppling wires as roads grew slick. The Weather Bureau called the event extraordinary, noting four inches of snow in places with drifts up to two inches, and warned of possible freezing temperatures threatening early crops.
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New York
Troy
Weather Bureau
Atera
Lost Battalion Fight Near Davao Mindanao
Manila General Roscoe Woodruff’s 24th Infantry Division battles Japanese forces along the Talomo and Davao rivers near Davao City. Doughboys crossed the Talomo, built a bridgehead, and press an assault amid stiff cave defenses as Marine dive bombers provide support. The large civilian population has evacuated inland toward a plateau.
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Manila
Davao
Hibawe-Talomo
Missing Poles All Ker Leaders Eden Reports
Eden says nearly all leading Polish underground figures were arrested by Russia. Many detainees British considered part of a democratic Warsaw government despite assignments to a separate Soviet backed structure. Foreign Secretary notes implications for Polish resistance and government-in-exile allies.
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Eden
San Francisco
CPI
Anthony Eaen Seid Yemerdar
Ithe
Russia
Int
Warsaw
How Army Point System Works for Discharge
A note explains the Army point system to determine discharge eligibility. It uses service months, overseas time, valor awards, and dependents to compute a total score. A soldier with 361 months service and multiple commendations may reach 91 points, exceeding the 3-point threshold for potential release, though exceptions apply.
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G. I. Joe
Ior
Biz
Goering Likely First to Face Allied Trial
Hermann Goering, once a leader of Nazi air force, is described as the likely first major Nazi to face Allied justice. The War Crimes Commission source notes a broad hunt for other top leaders as Russians report charred bodies possibly including Hitler and Goebbels.
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London
Hermann Goering
Europe
Just Fice
War Crimes Commission
Hunt
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Martin Bormann
Hitler
Heinrich Himmler
Gestapo
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Himmler
Sweden
Norway
von Ribbentrop Siissing
Associated Press
Louis P. Lothner
Fuschl
Austria
von Ribbentrop
Werner von
Congress Grants $2500 Tax Free Expense Allowance
Congress approved a $2500 annual tax free expense allowance for members, with a voice vote tally near 179 to 3 in favor. Backers argue it funds entertaining constituents and travel, while opponents call it a misnamed pay raise. The measure awaits Senate action to become law.
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Washington
House of Representatives
House
Capitol
Senate
German Forces Resist in Czech Pocket as Soviet Attack Advances
Moscow announced that German troops in Czechoslovakia refused to surrender while the Red Army launched a major offensive. Three Russian armies pressed the front with reports of prisoners taken, and Field Marshal Schoerner was named a war-crimes suspect as German resistance continued amid fighting.
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London
Moscow
Czechoslovakia
Red Army
Europe
Germany
England
Channel Islands
Donkerque
Ferdinand) Schoersner
Schoerner
First
Nineteer
WAZ
U S Troops in Persia Transferred to China
U S troops in Persia have been shifted to China as a massive convoy completes a 6000 mile supply run from the Persian Gulf to Kunming. The operation moved by sea rail and highway, with the first leg from Persia to India aboard ships. From Calcutta the convoy traveled by rail to the western frontier and then by road to Kunming, arriving all vehicles intact.
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China
Persian Gulf
Persian Desert
Kunming
Csnver
Syneccotus
Saleutra
India
Shi
Calcutta
Jap spotter plane targets in self-destructive attack near Davao
A Japanese soldier near Davao Island strapped explosives to his body and charged American lines in an apparent suicide attack. He ignored supply dumps, tanks, and guns and reached a spotter plane strip before colliding with an enemy aircraft, both men dying in the effort.
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G. SS Highthaney
Philippines
Davao
Mindateo Island
Troops Face Release Under 85 Credit System
Washington outlines a plan to release about 1.3 to 1.4 million troops in the next year by a credit score. Overseas service, combat awards, and family status determine eligibility. Some retained due to military necessity and skill gaps, with reviews for officers and replacements pursued. Officials say the system aims to be fair and reflects soldier views.
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Pacific
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