Congress warns neutral nations on Nazi war criminals
The House foreign affairs committee approved a floor resolution to pursue and punish Nazi war criminals in neutral countries regardless of treaties. It urges cooperation with Allies to arrest and punish war criminals, while a separate warning leaflet pledges harsh punishment for mistreatment of Allied prisoners.
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Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Rep
King
D.-Calif
Congress
Rep. Celler
D.n.we
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Capitol Hill
Reich
Truman
Churchill
Stalin
Germany
Russian Armies Tighten Berlin Encirclement In World War II
Soviet and Polish troops push deep into Berlin center amid panics and demoralization. Red Army traffic control, German surrender reports, and battles around Wilhelmstrasse reveal a widening encirclement with strong advances toward Potsdam and central Austria.
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Red Army
Marshall Ivan
Konev
Potsdam
Berlin
Izvestia
Jannow
Izvest
Brandenburg
Nazidom
Americans Await Juncture With Rampaging Reds
Soviet field radio chatter hinted at a possible juncture with American troops on the front near the Elbe. The first joint statement would come from Washington London and Moscow chiefs of state. Russian tank crews spoke of approaching contact and urged patience as U.S. units advanced.
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U.S. First Army
Germany
Supreme Headquarters
Paris
Washington
London
Moscow
Alexander J. Baker
Pittsburgh
Augustine
Lish
Stars and Stripes
Wade Jones
Associated Press
U. S. Ninth Army
U.S. 83Rd Division
Th Elbe
Petain Heads To France To Stand Trial
Bern dispatch reports Marshal Petain entered Switzerland from Germany and began efforts to surrender to French authorities. King Leopold of Belgium was also expected to reach the Swiss frontier, while Pierre Laval appeared at Liechtenstein but faced rejection. Petain, on his 89th birthday, traveled in a nine car convoy and paused at the border before moving to Saint Galen. The move followed Allied awareness and possible coordination, with the trial set for May 17 in absentia and possible postponement if Petain returns to France.
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Thomas Hawkins
Bern
Marshal Petain
Switzerland
Germany
France
Leopold
Belgium
Pierre Laval
Liechtenstein
Laval
Marseille
Petain
Saint Margaethen
Saint Galen
Easttern
Lake Constance
Reich
Gestapo
Sigmaringen
Paris
Ministry of Justice
Andre Mor
Pattensteipen: Allied push nears Berchtesgaden with Ulm fall
Paris reports a three army operation overruns Ulm on the Danube and moves within 105 miles of Hitler’s Berchtesgaden hideout. American Third Army advances 93 miles toward Linz and Salzburg while Seventh Army pushes toward Munich. French and American forces seize Ulm and expand the Danube bridgehead as armored units secure airfields and pockets in the area.
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Berlin
Red
Elbe
Alexander Platz
Hitler
Friedrich’s Park
Koenigs Gate
Unter der Linden
Friedrichstrasse
Luxembourg
Paris
Danube
Ulm
Berchtesgaden
Germany
Third
Linz
Salzburg
Seventh Army
Munich
Wurttemberg
Napoleon
George Patton
Regensburg
Irwin Rommel
Normandy
Supreme Headquarters
Ninth Army
Leipzig
Dahube
Ehigen
Brenner Pass
Italy
Dillingen
Alps
Hellcat
12Th Armored
Kicklingen
Gumbremmingen
Altenbraindt
Sontheim
Next Move In Big Three Row Over Poland
State Department reports a split over Poland among the Big Three may hinge on Stalin. Delegates await Moscow guidance as Stettinius Eden and Molotov seek unity before the UN conference opening.
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Poland
Stalin
John M. Hightower
San Francisco
Marshal Stalin
Moscow
Washington
Stettinius
Iden
Molotov
United States
Dumbarton , Oaks
Eelco van Ijens
Netherlands
Roosevelt
Churchil
Yalta
Bombing Hitachi Engine Plant in Tokyo Area by B-29s
A fleet of 100 to 150 B-29 Superfortresses bombed the Hitachi engine plant near Tokyo as part of a campaign to cripple Japanese aircraft production. Marianas-based bombers, visual targets in good weather, also struck plants in Tachikawa area and west of Tokyo. Tokyo reported airfields and military installations as targets with 30 minutes of overflight.
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Guam
Tokyo
Hitachi
Japan
Tachikawa
Voters Sparse At Winchester Polls In State Election
Only 17 voters were recorded by 11 30 am in Winchester for the constitutional convention delegate race. At several precincts results were light with City Hall reporting zero ballots by noon and rain dampening turnout as observers forecast a historically small election. J Sloan Kuykendall is a candidate for delegate representing the 25th Senatorial District.
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Winchester
Reuss
Lewis N. Barton
Friendship Preceinct
Mary E. Kerlin
Miller Streit
Sarah
Eagles Nominating Meeting For Officers Next Year
At the April 24 meeting of the Eagles officers for the coming year will be nominated. Attendance of all officers and members is requested.
Virginia Apple Growers Seek OPA Rule Change
A Virginia delegation of apple growers and representatives from West Virginia Pennsylvania New York and Michigan will testify before the Senate Agriculture Committee in Washington to seek removal of OPA regulations they call a bottleneck. They claim about 400000 bushels are going to waste due to three CPA mistakes and urge relief to save stored apples as the 1945 crop drops to about one third of last year.
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Richmond
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Washington
Appalachian
Office of Price Administration
L. M. Walker, Jr
Old Dominion
CPA
Walker
Senate
OPA
Walter Bursey Wins 10 Dollar Prize in School Clothing Drive
Walter Bursey a fifth grade student at Virginia Avenue School wins the $10 prize for contributing 869 clothing items to the school drive. Second place goes to Miss Boyer with 836 items. The Handley elementary sixth grade earned a classroom citation with an average of 90 items per student. Leading rooms include Handley high school 45 per student John Kerr 64 per student and Virginia Avenue 57 per student. With one week left the goal is 50 000 pounds of serviceable clothing for Winchester and Frederick counties chaired by Ralph Hengeveld.
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Walter Bursey
Virginia Avenue
Garland R. Quarles
Walter
Miss Boyer
Patsy
Clyde Hall
Handley
Iris F. Anderson
Wisecarver
Handley High School
Pearman
John Kerr School
Hall
Winchester
Frederick County
Ralph G. Hengeveld
Antique Auction May 5 in Winchester Virginia
Antique sale scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday May 5 1945 at 211 North Main Street Winchester Virginia. Tiles B Dean advertises honest antiques and lists catalog references for the sale.
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North Rest
Winchester
B. Dean
Dance Round and Square at Orchard Inn
Round and Square at the Orchard Inn hosts a Wednesday night event with music by Sonny Frye and His Playboys scheduled for April 25. The listing notes a live performance by Sonny Frye and His Playboys on April 23 edition records.
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Orchard Inn
Sonny Frye
His
Playboys
Byrd Butler Bill Seeks Congressional Control of Major Government Corporations
Senator Byrd urged Senate Banking and Currency Committee to back the Byrd Butler bill giving Congress control over huge government corporations with about 40 billion dollars in resources. Comptroller General Warren called the measure the most forward looking in 25 years and a first great step toward financial stability.
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Washington
Senator Byyrd
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Senator Butler
Senato Byrd
Congress
Byrd
Comptroller
Lindsay Warren
Byrd-Butler
Tokyo Radio Reveals Great Bomb Damage in Japan
San Francisco reports Tokyo radio detailing heavy destruction from American air raids. It lists disaster victims totaling 3,140,000 across four industrial cities and 770,000 names destroyed, with seven Tokyo wards mostly in ruins and fires sweeping Kobe Yokohama Osaka and Nagoya.
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San Francisco
Japan
Radio Tokyo
FCC
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagoya
Kobe
Yokohama
Kawasaki
Greater East Asia
Imperial Palace
Omoga
Okasaka
Infantry Seizes Road Junction in Mindanao Advance
Manila report says Maj R B Woodruff's 24th Infantry Division seized a key road junction at Kan midway to Davao, splitting Japanese forces. MacArthur praised the swift Eighth Army advance in the central Philippines, noting low opposition and patrols pushing beyond Kabacan toward Davao and Dayao Gulf.
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Manila
R. B. Woodruff
Mindanao
Kan
Davao
Douglas MacArthur
Eighth Army
Philippines
MacArthur
Kabacan
U. S
Associated Press
Richard Bergholz
Dizgos
Dayao Gulf
Four Killed One Hurt In Crash At Death Curve
Four men died and one was seriously injured when their car struck a culvert on Death Curve near Frederick, Maryland, rolled down an embankment. Two victims were sailors, one a soldier from Camp Detrick, and a civilian from Baltimore. Sgt Leo F McAloon was hospitalized at Walter Reed with serious injuries.
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Ridgeville
Prederick
U. S. Route 46
Camp Detrick
Frederick
Alfred A. Battista
Worchester
Mass
Lewis Thomas
Mild
Paul P. Doulis
Hopewell
Willis Henry Wright
Baltimore
Leo F. McAloon
New Britain
Conn
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
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