United States Delegates Break Deadlock at Security Conference
U S delegates reported a break in a week old deadlock over regional security amid a plan linking treaties for defense to UN charter rules. The compromise aims to allay fears of small nations by ensuring quick protection while preserving the world body’s authority.
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John M
Hightown
San Francisco
United States
United Nations
Security Council
Statie Stettinius
Stettinius
U. S
Britain
Russia
League
Flow of Goods To Defeat Inflation
The OPA declared that a flood of consumer goods at low prices and high wages will curb inflation during reconversion. Price levels for most commodities will be kept at 1942 levels, with higher manufacturer prices approved only if needed and offset by lower production costs.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Local 71 Textile Workers meeting set for May 13
Regular monthly meeting of Local 71 United Textile Workers of America will be held Sunday May 13 at 2 pm. An International Office representative will attend. Signed Ernest A. Carper President. 5-11-1p-2
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United Textile Workers of America
Ernest A. Carper
Sugar Rationing Shrinks Industrial and Home Supplies
Washington May 12 Increasingly tighter sugar rationing is planned with industrial users cut to 45 to 50 percent of 1941 levels and home canning allotments frozen at 600 000 tons. OPA officials testified that the moves aim to curb a growing sugar shortage and curb over Issuance in 1944. Local boards will require applicants to detail canning plans and sugar needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
House Food Investigating Committee
Richard Fields
Max McCullough
Prisoners Abandoned By Japs Rescued In Rangoon
In Rangoon on May 4 the 15th Indian Corps evacuated twenty US Army Air Forces officers and 19 enlisted men from the central prison. They were among 400 POWs marched north by the Japanese on April 25. Among the liberated was Lt. Col. D. G. Gilbert of Arlington Virginia.
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Rangoon
U. S. Army Air Forces
15Th Indian Corps
Burma
Insein
14Th Army
D. G. Gilbert
Arlington, Va
Antique and household goods auction in Winchester
An auction sale of antiques and household effects runs May 17 and 18 starting at 9 30 a m at the American Legion Building 211 North Main Street Winchester Virginia led by Boyd G Headley include items from various estates and households to be sold at public auction.
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American Legion
N. Main Street
Winchester
Boyd G. Headley
Missing in Action Sgt James Holland Listed by War Department
Relatives in the city were notified that Sgt James F E Holland 24 is reported missing in action by the War Department since April 19 He trained at Camp Chaffee and Camp Campbell served with General Patchs Seventh Army and arrived overseas in November 1944 He was in France and Germany and last letter from Germany dated April 10 He attended Handley Schools and Braddock Street Methodist Church His brother Pfc Willard Holland serves in Germany with the First Army and another brother Russell Holland lives here
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James FE. Holland
Nellie R. Holland
West Leicester Street
War Department
Safeway
Camp Chaffee
Arkansas
Camp Campbell
Kentucky
Patch
Seventh Army
France
Germany
Handley Schools
Braddock Street
Austria Decrees Death For Nazis
The Soviet backed Austrian provisional government passes a law to suppress the Nazi party and imposes death sentences on those who belonged to or work for the party between 1933 and 1945. Property held by Nazis is to pass to the Austrian Republic with limited cases commuting death to 10 to 20 years imprisonment.
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Austria
Tass
Moscow Radio
FCC
Pingley and Carper Cleaners Announces Hours
Effective May 7 will operate five days a week Monday through Thursday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday hours are 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Open Friday night, closed Saturday. Cleaners Pingley and Carper.
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Pingley & Carper ‘Cleaners
Timberlake’s Will Close Monday Notice
A local notice states Timberlake’s will be closed on Monday with regret for any inconvenience. No further details on opening hours or reasons are provided in the fragment.
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Timberlake
Redeployment In Europe Aims At Pacific Victory
Paris May 12 The U S Army begins a vast redeployment from Europe to the Pacific after General Eisenhower announced that combat troops who served in North Africa and Europe would not have to fight in the Japanese theater. Lt Gen Lucius D Clay says the plan focuses on applying overwhelming force to end the war quickly in the Pacific. Troops lacking sufficient points for discharge will be kept in Europe for occupation. others will be released or reassigned. Some units are already moving toward French ports, with combat troops to begin relocation in about six months. The process will take about 45 days to name men eligible for discharge under the point system.
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Robert Eunson
Paris
U. S
Europe
Pacific
Eisenhower
North
Africa
Eis
Lucius D. Clay
U. S. Group Control Council
Japan
War Department
Germany
France
Virginia State Guard to Attend Memorial Service
Captain W A Baker announced that Company 115 VSG will assemble at Municipal Parking Lot at 10 30 AM to march to Christ Episcopal Church for a memorial service. Rev R B Nelson organized a program and urged service members on leave to join. Public invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Baker
Virginia State Guard
Christ Episcopal Church
R. B. Nelson
Russians press advance as forces link with Allies in Czechoslovakia
Soviet armored units slash at Nazi troops in Czechoslovakia and push west toward American lines while forcing surrender of many enemy units in northern Austria. Berlin and Norway show stubborn resistance as Quisling officials die by suicide. Link-up with the Americans is reported below Prague as Malinovsky’s and Konev’s forces reach three new junctions.
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London
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Berlin
Norway
Germany
Vidkun Quisling
Quisling
Oslo
Nicholaus von Falkenhorst
Seventh Army
S. Konev
Rodlan V. Malinivsky
Prague
Senate panel eyed meat subsidy boost aims for next week
Senate banking chair Wagner said an OPA order to boost meat subsidies may be issued next week. If it faces cattle feeder and packer objections, it could clear the way for quick action to extend the price control act for another year beyond June 30. Bowles plans to discuss the situation with the agriculture committee.
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Washington
Senate Committee
Senate
Wagner
Banking Committee
OPA
Chester Bowles
Agriculture Committee
Appea
Thomas D.okla
SN Eee
Thomas
Ralph Shafer Jr Musters Out From Army
Fort Meade Md May 12 110 war veterans from the middle Atlantic states received honorable discharges under the new point system. Final pay and transportation home were to be issued at noon with groups ready to depart an hour later. Among local men Technician Ralph A Jr of Winchester appears on the list as the first Winchester man mustered out.
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Fort George G. Meade Md
Middle Atlantic States
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Ralph A. , Jr
Winchester
R. A. Shafer
No. 25
West Boscawen Street
Ollie C Cooper Sale Advertisement Noted
An item references a sale advertisement for Ollie C Cooper appearing in the newspaper on Monday May 21 with page indicators 5 12 16 19 1p 3.
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Ollie C. Cooper
Japs Garrisons on Mindanao Isolated by New U S Landing
Manila reports Gen. Douglas MacArthur says Mindanao garrisons are cut off from each other and from outside aid after American forces land at Maajalar Bay. The 40th Division advances behind enemy lines while Davao and Bukidnon defenses resist. Guerrilla units support from Butuan Bay and far northeast Mindanao.
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Manila
Mindanao
Douglas MacArthur
Philippines
40Th
MaAjalar Bay
Akidnon
A. D. Struble
Bukidnon
MacArthur
Davao
24Th Division
Tarakan
Borneo
Djocata
Luzon Island
Ip Dam
Army
Wendell Fertik
Butuan Bay
Macajalar
Mindano
Sarangani
No News On Possible Truman Churchill Stalin Meeting
London reports no definite statement on rumored talks among President Truman Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin. Downing Street and foreign office spokesmen declined comment as speculation swirled around Yalta pledges and possible cooperation breakdowns.
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London
No. 10
Downing Street
Troypand
Churchill
Truman
Stalin
Foreign Office
Yalta
Restaurants Hit By Meat Famine
Richmond restaurant operators warned meat sugar and butter may vanish from menus in six weeks. Meeting urged use of apples sweet cabbage and beans. E mer G Hoelzie of the Restaurant Association blamed WFA for a 1,000,000 head chicken surplus and a poultry famine in Richmond.
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Richmond
Virg Nna
Hotel Association
Virginia State Restaurant Association
Emer G. Hoelzie
Restaurant Association
WFA
Shenandoah Valley
Plea for Just Peace After Tarawa War
Marine General Julian C. Smith urged a united effort with peaceably disposed nations to secure a lasting peace after the Barbarous War. He spoke at the launching of the aircraft carrier in Norfolk and recalled Tarawa and Normandy, emphasizing national security and civilization against aggressors. He described Tarawa’s 76 hours of combat, 4000 defenders, and nearly 1000 American deaths as a benchmark for future amphibious operations.
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Portsmouth
Julian C. Smith
Tarawa
United States
Norfolk Na Yard
Normandy
Far Pacific
Smith
Department of the Pacific
San Francisco
Central Pacific
Mes
Japanese Holding Prayer Meetings in War News
San Francisco May 12 Radio Tokyo broadcast claims of damage to American ships in Kinaiwa waters and attacks by Indonesian volunteers on Tarakan island. It reports two unidentified ships sunk and vows special services by 110000 Japanese shrines to seek victory and guidance amid the crisis.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo
Kiniawa
Tarakan
Borneo
Federal Communion Commission
U. S
Mindanao
L Pw
Samar Island
Davao Gulf
Tarakan Island
Jimmy
British Resent Hand Shaking Amid Goering Reception
The News-Chronicle reports British anger over Hermann Goering's surrender reception by American forces. It notes handshakes between Goering and officers including Brig. Gen. Stack and Maj. Gen. Dalquist, sparking claims of mercy seen as undeserved. The editorial condemns Goering as a cruel murderer and calls for justice.
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London
News-Chronicle
Reichsmarshal Hermann
Rol
B Stack
U. S
Goering
Associated Press
Kutzbuhel
Austria
Stack
John E. Dalquist
Hermann Egil
Okinawa Fronts See Fierce Combat Across Island
Allied forces fight along the entire Okinawa front as the First and Sixth Marine divisions press the assault toward Shuri and Naha. Generals Buckner and Haugland describe heavy fire, bayonet clashes, and attrition as naval and air support pound Japanese positions. Casualties mount with thousands killed or missing in the Ryukyus campaign.
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Vances
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Tenth
Associated Press
Vern Haugland
Chester W
Ryukyus
Buckner
Japan
Okinawa
Iwo Jima
President Stays Close To Mother On Mother's Day
Officials said he would devote time to his 92-year-old mother Mrs. Martha Truman who arrived from Missouri for Mother’s Day. A presidential proclamation set tomorrow as a national day of prayer for victory in Europe. The President planned to attend church services while his mother remained at the White House. A secretary said she traveled well and was in fine spirits.
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Martha Truman
Missouri
Europe
White House
Little America fading from London Mayfair scene
London reports that the area around Grosvenor Square in Mayfair will be largely vacated as U S army forces move from the heart of the district. The Grosvenor Hotel ballroom became a consolidated office space and meals were served in assembly line fashion, earning the nickname Willow Run.
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London
Little
America
Grosvenor Square
Mayfair
Grosvenor Hotel
Willow Run
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Iwo
Tokyo
21St Bomber Command
Iwo Island
Army Air Forces
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Willard Holland
First Army
Russell Holland
St. James FE
Holland
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VASG
Ralph Shafer, Jr
Fred Hampson
By AL. Dopking
Guam
Ee “Okintawas Island
Shuri
Naha
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