Yanks report on Flensburg capture and German leadership
Dispatches describe occupation troops entering Flensburg the German government seat as World War II nears its end. Reports mention Karl Doenitz possible successor, uncertain, while claims of Gestapo ties, Tyrol operations, and delays in trials surface amid the collapse of German leadership.
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Loddon
Flensburg
Karl Doenitz
Adolf & Verag
Aires
Sry
Potce
W. Rattenbrunner
Landes Xe
Hattenbrumer
Tyrol
Doenitz
Grensburg
Gera Q
Reimsane
Barlin
Germnany
Ailes
Postwar Nazis Face War Crimes Probes At Large
Dozens of high Nazis including Goering Himmler and von Krosigk face trials or detention as Allied authorities pursue war crimes cases. Quisling Laval and other ministers await verdicts while continued searches in Flensburg target Himmler and top Reich officials. Evidence includes execution methods in camps and testimonies from survivors, with plans for future trials in Norway France and Germany.
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Bethe Binet
Potend
Germany
Acréing
Jendas
Gasibén
News Chronicle
Raitenbrusner
Hima
Goering
Dwight D. Riserhower
Luz Schwerin
von Krosigk
Doenitz
Arthur Levss-Inquart
Hans Frenk
Karl Hermann
Frank
Holland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Himmle
Vidkun Quisling
Norway
School Group To Elect At Annual Meeting
A school group election will be held next Tuesday at 3 PM in the school auditorium with an executive board brief session at 166 pans. A social hour follows with refreshments and entertainment by kindergarten ministers. Mrs. Edward Pfeffer chairs the annual sprite card party set for June at the school with cochairmen named.
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Oher
Onsea
Mondeet
Pup
Edward Pfeffer
Cochairman
Raymond Seidel
Wilam J. Thelen
J.J. Leary
J. N. Branson
E. E. Brady
Paul Hook
Aig
Euiaie Hetran
Pisrs
Prefer
Faikers
John J. Leary
Birs
Edward Picken
Wallace Robertson
War Exhibit Slated Tonight At Veterans Memorial Stadium
Off duty personnel and 37 veterans will perform a weapons demonstration at Veterans Memorial Stadium at 6 30 p m today The mock combat team showcases a range of arms from 45 caliber pistols to mortars with Garand rifles carbines automatic rifles and machineguns Their display aims to illustrate infantry tactics and adaptability under siege conditions during World War II The public may handle weapons and observe demonstrations under Treasury Department and Army Ground Forces support led by Gen Joseph Stilwell
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Veterans’ Memorial Stadium
Greep Island
Treasury Department
Seventh Ward
Army
Joseph Stilwell
Gas Poisoning Found Cause of Man's Death
Coroner Carlos J. Cote reported that Joseph Bouchey of 17 Sherriad Avenue died Sunday May 6 from gas poisoning found in the Albany Schenectady area dwelling. State Police Laboratory results prompted the inquiry, with Cote withholding final ruling as investigators continued. District Attorney Wey and county detectives pursued remaining questions, while officials indicated accidental causes remain the most likely explanation.
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Joseph Bouchey
Albany-Schengctady Road
Sher- Riad Avenue
Carlos J. Cote
State Police Laboratory
Cote
Berle J. Wiley
Tae
I Wey
Hamburg Returns to Normal After Devastation
Hamburg caregivers and officials report progress toward normalcy as trains shuttle thousands of commuters through ruined areas to the port city. Food supplies stabilize, trolleys to run soon, and bankers and industrialists show interest in a new burgomaster as insurers reopen.
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Hamburg
Geresany
Herve
Prague Radio Reports Hacha Arrest Under Probe
Prague radio says former Czechoslovak president Emil Hacha was placed under arrest yesterday along with many Protectorate officials for collaboration with the enemy. Hacha, elected in 1938, reportedly agreed to German occupation when recalled by Hitler in 1939.
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London
Gpi
Meili Hache
Czechoslovakia
Hitler
Uder
Prague
Bohemia-Moravia
Hecha
Eduard Benes
Hacha
Berchtespaden
Nezi
Hoosick Falls Lieutenant Wins Bronze Star for Leyte Fight
First Lt Anthony J Wirmusky son of Village Thistee and Mrs John Wirmusky of Hoosick Falls earned the Bronze Star Medal for meritorious achievement in operations against the enemy on Leyte October 20 1944. He left Hoosick Falls October 23 1940 joined 103rd Infantry Headquarters Detachment then served in Hawaii and Okinawa where he landed April 1. He attended Officer Candidate School at Fort Knox in 1922 and was promoted to first lieutenant in January 1944. He is a St Marys Academy Hoosick Falls graduate class of 1936.
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Anthony J. Wirmusky
Thistee
John . Wirmusky
Hoosick Falls
Pacific
Leyte
Wirmusky
Hoosick
Hawaii
Schieel
Fort Knox
Philippines
Okinawa
St. Mary's Academy, Hoosick Fails
Yanks Impose Stern Rule On Germans
Washington dispatch recounts American occupation policies in Germany. General Eisenhower drafted ordinances allowing death or long imprisonment for offenses including espionage, aiding the Nazi regime, violence against Allied personnel, and sabotage. Courts range from summary to general military, with penalties up to death in the harshest crimes.
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Elton C. Fay
Washington
United States
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nazi Party
Reds Locate Goebbels in Berlin Ruins
The body of Nazi Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels was found in an underground city beneath Berlin, with his wife and children. The discovery was reported by the Red Star, detailing a vast shelter complex below the Gestapo headquarters, a mini electric railway serving munitions districts, and a system of entrances and armored walls. The report cites allied control measures, including potential fines for communities and review by designated military officers, with confirmation by General Eisenhower.
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Mosebw Digi
Nasi
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Berlin
Red Army
Red Stax
Armenaig
Goebbels
Hermann Goering
Aubterrebean
Goexing
Red Star
Ile
Miniatire
Weg
Eisenhower
Rochester Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
Mrs Minerva Rexicker, a Rochester resident, marked her 100th birthday yesterday. The war bride recalled her Civil War letters aid to a mother whose son served, the soldier Nicholas Hexicher, who later became her husband.
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Rochester
Minerva Rexicker
Cele
Nicholas Hexicher
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Calvert Distillers Corporation
N.C
Prague Radio
Reds
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