Congressmen Castigate Germans For Brutality
United Nations officials seek Moscow input on trusteeships and regional defense as big five talks progress. Gromyko refers proposals to the Kremlin while US Britain push agreed terms. France nears recognition for a permanent UN Security Council seat. Bi dault to fly to Paris as talks on structure continue.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
San Francisco
United Nations
Moscow
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Molotov
Kemlin
Gromyko
United States
Britain
France
China
Security Council
World Organization
World Assembly
Organization
General Assembly
Secrety Council
Oaks
Bidault
Pais
President Hopes Three Leaders Meet On Peace Plan
President Truman voiced hope for a future peace conference with Churchill and Stalin and said a meeting could occur after discussions with Eden. He favored repealing the Johnson Act to ease private loans to nations in default on World War I obligations and noted no definite date for a Big Three table. Eden and Attlee met Truman en route to London from San Francisco.
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Washington
Truman
Churchill
Staiin
Anthony Eden
Stalin
Eden
Clement Attless
London
San Francisco
British Press Association
White House
Joseph C. Grew
Congress
Roosevelt
Conscience Clear Kennedy says he acted on duty
Edward Kennedy, AP correspondent discredited for prematurely releasing word of Germany's surrender, says his conscience is clear. He claims he informed SHEAF Public Relations in advance and that Morton Gudebrod acted under his instructions. He says the surrender decision was his alone and without NY AP consultation.
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Paris
Edward Kennedy
Associated Press
Supreme Headquarters
Germany
Morton Gudebrod
New York
Gudebrod
Antiques and Household Sale Set for May 17 18 in Winchester
A sale of antiques and household effects is planned for May 17 and 18 at 9 30 a m at the American Legion Building, 211 North Main Street in Winchester Virginia. Proceeds benefit Boyd G Headley.
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American Legion
N. Main Street
Winchester
Boyd G. Headley
Frederick County Supervisors approve office move for education staff
In a regular May meeting the Frederick County Board of Supervisors ordered exchanging the offices of Ruth McNiel and Annie Preston Starling to consolidate the county education department on one side of the second floor of the county courthouse to support agricultural activities. They took no final action on the 1945 46 budget, noting a $3000 gap between the school board request and their tentative approval, with final action possible at a special meeting this month.
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Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Ruth McNiel
Annie Preston Starling
County Department of Education
County Court House
Leslie D. Kline
Churchill Questions Hitler Death Clarifying Doubt
London May 15 Prime Minister Churchill would not declare Hitler dead stating he has no more evidence than any newspaper reader. He said he would announce facts when available and favored the prevailing opinion. He joked about inquiries into whether Hitler hid with Eire and noted protests over Irish actions after Hitler's death.
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London
Churchill
Commons
Hitler
de Valera
Eire
Roanoke Priest Is Ordained Bishop
In Richmond on May 15 the Most Rev Vincent Stanislaus Waters was consecrated Bishop of Raleigh amid dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church. Bishop Waters received the mitre ring crozier and gloves and was blessed for his new office. Co consecrators included Bishops Emmet Walsh and Gerald O Hara. The sermon was given by Monsignor Jeremiah Minihan.
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Richmond
Vincent Stanislaus Waters
Raleigh, Co
Sacred Heart Church
Peter L. Ireton
Waters
Emmet M. Walsh
D. D
Charleston
S. C
Gerald P. O'Hara
D.D
Savannah-Atlanta
Georgia
Jeremiah F. Minihan
Archiocese of
Boston
Goering Named on War Crimes List in 1944
London report states Reichsmarschall Hermann Goering's name was placed on the first list of war criminals in November 1944. The United Nations War Crimes Commission clarified the 1944 listing amid press discussions.
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London
War Crimes Commission
Reichsmarshal
Hermann Goering
United Nations Commission
United Nations War Crimes Commission
Tito Not Ordered To Quit Istria
A British spokesman called claims Tito was ordered to withdraw from Istria and Trieste exaggerated. Britain and the United States say Trieste stays under Allied control until a peace conference decides its status. The envoy communication to Belgrade was frank and there is no crisis or ultimatum.
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London
Tito
Yugoslavia
Istria
Trieste
Britain
United States
Belgrade
Stern Penalties For Infractions
Washington May 15 The United States imposes stern penalties on German infractions in the occupation zone Gen Eisenhowers orders set up three military courts and list death sentences for espionage sabotage and aiding Nazi causes with up to ten years imprisonment or ten thousand dollar fines in intermediate courts and up to one year or a thousand dollar fine in summary court
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Washington
United States
Germany
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nazi Party
Americans Final Drive For Okinawa Defenses
American forces captured Yonabaru airfield and Conical Hill on Okinawa and prepared for the final assault on Shuri defenses. Maj. Gen. James L. Bradley's 96th Infantry Division took Yonabaru and Conical Hill, as Maj. Gen. Lemuel Shepherd Jr. fought in northern Naha with the Sixth Marine Division.
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Guam
Yonabaru
Okinawa
Shuri
Conical Hill
James L. Bradley
96Th
Lemuel Shepherd, Jr
Sixth Marine
Naha
Asato
Merlin F. Schneider
22Nd Marine Regiment
Miners Persist In Idleness Amid Delivery Controls
In Washington May 15 government seizure of anthracite pits continues as 72 000 miners stay idle since May 1. Interior Secretary Ickes bans deliveries in 12 eastern states to users with more than five days of fuel on hand while wage talks between John L. Lewis and Pennsylvania operators remain deadlocked over underground travel time pay. The War Labor Board Economic Stabilizer and the President are urged to resolve the stalemate.
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Washington
Ickes
John L. Lewis
Pennsylvania
War Labor Board
William H. Davis
Truman
WLB
Meya
Lewis
Red Army claims vast war gains and prisoner totals
Moscow announced the Red Army slew or captured 12,770,000 enemy troops over almost four years on the eastern front and has taken more than 1,230,000 prisoners since Germany's surrender. The tally notes 101 generals among recent captives and cites ongoing searches for Himmler.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Red Army
Easten
Saas
Reich
Ferdinand Schoerner
Otto Woehier
Czechoslovakia
Austria
Germany
Himmler
Gestapo
Heinrich Himmler
Flensburg
Rioland
Czechossoussia
Vakia
Russia
Poland
Channel Islands
Dublin
Irish Times
Churchill
Eire
Famon de Valera
Lone Neuter
Hitler
Ireland
James H. Doolittle
House Food Committee Seeks Sugar World Quota Disclosure
Washington May 15 The House Food Committee urged the administration to drop secrecy on world sugar quotas promised to Allied and neutral nations. Chairman Anderson pressed for public release of quota figures, naming Spain France Italy and Switzerland. Earlier testimony indicated U S industrial sugar use may drop to 45 50 percent of pre war supply this year.
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Washington
House Food Committee
Anderson
D.N. M.i
Leo T. Crowley
Spain
France
Italy
Switzerland
United States
Bloody Balete Pass Falls To American Forces
American forces of the 25th and 37th Divisions seized Balete Pass after weeks of bitter fighting. Gen. MacArthur said 7,000 Japanese dead counted with toll expected to rise to 20,000 as cave networks are cleared. Mindanao fierce resistance and advancing units mark a broader push toward Luzon and Manila’s water supply lines.
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Manila
Balete Pass
Douglas MacArthur
Cagayan Valley
Luzon
Associated Press
James Hutcheson
Charles L. Mullins, Jr
Santa Fe
Villa Verde
Ipodam
Congressional mission reports Nazi camps as calculated torture program
A six senator six representative delegation to Europe described Nazi camps including Buchenwald and Dachau as a calculated program of torture and murder. They urged swift punishment for leaders but found Allied agencies sufficient and warned the war crimes system should pursue practical justice. The Dachau visit followed its liberation when many prisoners lay dead at the camp’s gates.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Europe
Buchenwald
Nordhausen
Germany
Buchelwald
Dachau
Ates
UVa Dean Dr. Modlin to Speak at Post-War Council Meeting
Dr. George M. Modlin dean of the University of Virginia school of business administration will address the Winchester and Frederick County post-war planning council at 8 pm Thursday at the George Washington Hotel. He will discuss The Community and the Returning Veterans. A film Three To Be Served will be shown. Executive board report and possible constitutional changes will be considered and three board seats filled. the public is invited.
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George M. Modlin
School of Business Administration
University of Virginia
Winchester
Frederick County
George Washington Hotel
Modlin
Richmond
National Industrial Information Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Council
Scout Camporee to Be Held at Handley High School Grounds
The Boy Scouts of Winchester Berryville Boyce Middletown and Stephens City announce their annual camporee on May 19 and 20 at Handley High School grounds. Scouting activities include tent pitching meal preparation and a campfire with discussions on American precepts since 1909. Parents and citizens are invited to visit the site Saturday and Sunday.
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Boy Scouts
Winchester
Berryville
Boyce
Middletown
Stephens City
Handley High School
Boy Scout
Handley Campus
America
Handley
Nurse Wanted for Baby at Amherst Street
Help wanted for a nurse to care for a baby with best wages. Apply in person at 326 Amherst St. Indicates a local employment opportunity with limited details.
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Amherst St
For Sale Complete dinnerware sets at Sears Office
For sale complete sets of dinnerware with samples at Sears Order Office 121 S Loudoun St. Phone 4101. Also delicious candies at Valley News stand 30 E Piccadilly St. Wanted experienced painters Gardner B Hillyard.
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Sears
S. Loudoun St
Dial
Valley
Piccadilly St
Gardner B. Hillyard
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